Why a fixed amount
The subsidy should not grow with the value of the goods. Gross and net are linked through the tax rate: €10.00 gross is €8.40 net at 19% tax.
Subsidising shipping to certain countries
The shop pays €10.00 of the shipping costs for deliveries to Austria. The plugin adds a fixed discount to the cart for that as soon as the delivery country matches.
- Type
- Pseudo product, absolute
- Value
- −€10.00
- Rule
- Delivery country
- Removable
- No
The rule and the item.
On the left the rule in the Rule Builder, on the right the item's fields that matter. Everything else stays as it is when you create the item.
RuleRule Builder
- Shipping address: CountryIs one of Austria
Shipping subsidy −€10.00
- Pseudo productsCatalogues
- Basic DataProduct typePseudo product
- Basic DataRemovableoff
- Basic DataRuleDelivery to Austria
- Pseudo ProductTitleShipping subsidy Austria
- Pseudo ProductType of surcharge/discountAbsolute
- Pseudo ProductSurcharge/discount (gross)−€10.00
- Pseudo ProductSurcharge/discount (net)−€8.40
- Pseudo ProductTax rate19%
What the customer sees.
The discount is a line of its own in the cart. Shopware calculates the shipping costs themselves as always; the subsidy sits next to them. It stays at €10.00 with 2 or 3 products too, as measured in the demo shop.
Cart2 items
- Main product1 piece €495.95
- Shipping subsidyautomatic fixed amount −€10.00
Subtotal€485.95
Why it is set up this way.
Why a line of its own
The customer sees that the shop pays for something, instead of the shipping costs quietly dropping. The shipping method's price matrix stays as it is.
Several countries
For Switzerland with a different amount, create a second item with its own rule. Every item has exactly one rule and one amount.
What to watch out for: If the subsidy should only apply above a certain goods value, use the condition "Subtotal of goods (excl. discounts/fees)". The "Cart total (incl. shipping)" also counts shipping and the plugin's items, so with surcharges the rule can switch itself off again.
All examples.
Transport insurance
If product A, B or C is in the cart, the delivery goes to Austria or Switzerland and the customer is a retailer.
Shipping subsidy
For deliveries to certain countries the shop pays part of the shipping costs.
Payment method
A discount for payment in advance, a fee for cash on delivery: one item per payment method.
Bulky goods
A surcharge per bulky product when delivery is by freight.
Mandatory product for retailers
A real product from the catalogue that retailers get once, with their first order.
Free gift
Once the goods total reaches €50.00, a catalogue product is added free of charge.
Free insert
A magazine or a sample that the customer can see and remove.
Gift wrapping
In Advent, one gift wrap per product in the cart, which the customer can remove.