Costs and fees settings
The main costs/fees that can be adjusted are Cost of goods, Other fees, Shipping cost, and VAT(%). To start managing data related to the product costs/fees, open the relevant settings form by clicking the value on the Product costs page grid.
The cost and fees settings functionality is represented by Cost of goods, Other fees, Shipping cost, and VAT(%) settings forms that provide the options to:
manage costs/fees for products for specific periods;
create custom cost/fee types and save them for the next cost/fee periods;
transfer costs/fees for the product to different marketplaces;
enable synchronization with Repricer for an auto upload of information on multiple products.
The option to view and edit costs and fees settings forms is available for the Admin role or for the users with the relevant permission (BA product costs > Manage is enabled). |
Permissions| Cost of goods | Other fees | Shipping costs |
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These three forms operate similarly and consist of:
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Cost and fee periods | ||
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Start dates The start dates of the cost/fee periods are displayed on the left side of the form. It marks the beginning of the cost/fee period. Exceptions:
The cost/fee period start date can be changed by clicking the Edit button. |  |  |
| Creating a new period | ||
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To create a new cost/fee period click the Split period option and choose the start date of the period. The logic of adding cost/fee periods ensures no time gaps because all periods are united in one chain in order to avoid missing any data. |  | In this particular example there are four cost periods:
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 Adding future cost/fee periods is disabled when synchronization with Repricer is enabled. |
| Period values | |
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The cost/fee period values are displayed on the right side of the form and show the total value for the particular period. The current cost/fee period value section is always highlighted. This value can also be found on the Product costs page grid. |  |
| Editing period value | ||
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To edit the cost/fee period value, click the Edit button opposite the corresponding value and open the edit-costs mode. It contains the start and end dates of the period, the output of the final value and the cost/fee details table. The Total value is summarised by all the cost/fee values filled in the table. The total value is always displayed in the currency of the current marketplace. |  |  |
| Cost fee table | |
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Cost/fee type – the type of cost/fee to be included in the period. It can be selected from the list or added manually, by creating a custom cost/fee type. Unit price – the product unit price. Quantity – the product unit number. Total – the price for all product units. Currency – the product unit currency. Note – the additional relevant information. Unit price – the product unit price. Quantity – the product unit number. Total – the price for all product units. Currency – the product unit currency. Note – the additional relevant information. |  |
| Add new cost/fee type | ||
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To add a new cost/fee type, click the plus button in the upper right of the cost/fee table. The new cost/fee type field will appear at the bottom of the table. After filling in all the required fields, click the Save button, and only after that all changes will be saved and transferred to the system. The updated values will be displayed on the Product costs page grid. To create a custom cost/fee type, enter the name of the new type in the Cost type / Fee type field and click the plus button. Once created, the custom cost/fee type is saved for all products: when editing another product, the added custom cost/fee type will appear in the drop-down list too. The Default cost/fee type can be neither edited nor deleted. |  |  |
| Note In the Cost of goods settings form, the Default cost type has been replaced by the Net purchase price, Customs duty, and Inbound shipment. Neither of them can be edited or deleted. | ||
| Currency exchange rate | ||
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When adding a new cost/fee type, the value can be submitted in any currency chosen from the drop-down list. By default, the current (present day) exchange rate is provided. The total value is always displayed in the currency of the current marketplace. When setting the cost/fee currency different from the current marketplace currency, the Total value (in the upper right) will be recalculated accordingly. |  | |
| To adjust the exchange rate, click the Edit currency exchange rate button next to the currency, enter the required exchange rate and select the tick icon. |  |  |
The exchange rate edited by the customer is not attached to a certain cost/fee type. Every time when a new cost/fee type is created, the marketplace currency is set by default. | ||
 Currency exchange rate editing is disabled when setting values for the costs/fees periods in future. | ||
| Editing VAT period value | ||
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| To edit the VAT(%) period value, click the Edit button opposite the corresponding value, enter the value and click the confirm button. |  |  |
| Deleting cost/fee period | ||
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To delete the cost/fee period, click the Delete button on the right of the period value and confirm the action. The Delete button is unavailable when the Repricer section shows no value and the first period was created manually. This period cannot be deleted. It can only be set to a zero value. |  |  |
| Marketplaces | |
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Marketplaces, where the product is presented for sale, are shown in the upper left of the form. They are set when enabling the BA module. The home marketplace is chosen when enabling the BA module and is marked with the house icon for convenience. The current marketplace is always highlighted. |  |