Thanks Nick, I already have my pricing and mark up down, my issue is that I have a flat price to sell at, but my import pricing varies because shipping, vat and duties vary so I need to be able to reflect that for every new order received.
Topic summary
Request to reflect varying import costs per item (due to shipping, VAT, duties) and show multiple costs for the same product.
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Clarification: Shopify allows only one cost and one selling price per product. Prices can be adjusted over time, but multiple concurrent costs for a single item are not supported.
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Guidance shared: Link to Shopify’s pricing strategies; a screenshot was posted, but it focuses on pricing tactics rather than multi-cost support.
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Broader context: Advanced product costing (e.g., landed costs: inbound freight, duty, VAT) and purchase-order-based costing aren’t supported in Shopify POS. Proper handling would involve inventory costing methods—Standard (fixed baseline cost), FIFO (first-in, first-out), LIFO (last-in, first-out)—often managed in an accounting system rather than POS.
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Third‑party option: An app (“SmartStock”) claimed to support multiple costs per item, but it’s later reported as unavailable. A request for alternative apps remains unanswered.
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Current status: No native POS solution for multiple item costs. Recommended approach is to maintain actual costs and costing models in financial/accounting systems; further context from the requester was invited. Discussion remains open without a concrete resolution.
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