Why charge per vendor?

Dropship partners often bill a per-parcel or per-item handling charge, and orders mixing your stock with partner stock ship as separate parcels. A vendor-scoped fee recovers that cost only where it occurs.

Can different vendors have different surcharges?

Yes, one fee per vendor with its own amount; fees stack per matching vendor in mixed carts.

Can I charge once per vendor parcel instead of per item?

Use a cart fee with the vendor condition: it applies once when at least one item from that vendor is in the cart, which models a per-parcel charge.

Dropship & vendor handling fees on Shopify

Last updated: July 18, 2026

When a dropship partner bills you per parcel or per item, recover it with a fee scoped to their products: a fixed fee with the condition product vendor is one of that partner. Per-product scope charges each item; cart scope charges once per order containing their goods, modeling a per-parcel fee.

The rule in FlexiFees

Setting	Value
Fee title	Direct-ship handling
Calculation	Fixed amount, per product fee (or cart fee for per-parcel)
Amount	The partner's surcharge, for example 2.00 per item
SKU	DROPSHIP
Condition	Product vendor is one of Acme Dropship

FlexiFees condition builder with product vendor Acme Dropship

Variations

Several partners, different rates: one fee per partner. Mixed carts stack the right combination automatically.
Made-to-order studios: the same pattern covers artisan partners who charge a make-and-pack fee.
Percentage instead: if the partner bills a share of item value, switch to a percentage per-product fee.

Vendor condition
International order fee · Bulk packing fee

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Dropship & vendor handling fees on Shopify

The rule in FlexiFees

Variations

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