Shipping and Taxes
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Administration Panel > Store Configuration> Shipping and Taxes  
 
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Sales Tax Type - Select which country or regional tax will be applied to orders. For instance; US sales tax, VAT (European Union), or GST (Canada).  
 
State/Province to Charge Sales Tax To – If a shippable product is in to the cart, a shipping destination form will be required before Check Out in order to calculate shipping and/or taxes. Shipments to the state (US) or province (Canada) that is set here will be taxed at the rate set in Sales Tax/VAT/GST Percentage for US and the PST for Canada. If no US sales tax or Canada PST is to be charged, select None.  
 
EU VAT Origin Country - When Request VAT Number From Customer (see below) is checked, a VAT Registration Number text box appears within the shipping form. EU businesses can enter their VAT Number to be exempted from the tax. The country that is set in EU VAT Origin Country is excluded from the VAT exemption and will be charged VAT even if a registration number is entered by the customer.  
 
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Sales Tax/VAT/GST Percentage - This percentage rate used to calculate US sales tax, VAT, or GST for products that are set as taxable.  
 
PST Percentage (Canada) - The Provincial Sales Tax rate that is set here will be applied to taxable products for Canada where the customer's province is the same one that is set in the State/Province To Charge Sales Tax. This tax is in addition to the GST.  
 
Request VAT Number From Customer - When this box is checked, the VAT Number box appears in the shipping destination form. EU customers, except countries that are set in EU VAT Origin Country (above), are exempt from the tax.  
 
Sales Tax On Shipping - If this box is checked, sales tax will be applied to the taxable product subtotal AND shipping at the rate set above.  
 
Local Handling country/countries - The local handling charge (per order) will be added to orders where the shipping destination is a country that is set here.  
 
To add a country to the list, click the Add Country button. Another selection box will appear where the country can be selected.  
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To remove a country from the list, select Remove This Country from the drop-down list. When the form is submitted, that selection box will be removed.  
 
Ship Locally Only - When this box is checked, only the local handling countries will appear in the shipping form country selector that customers see and a small note appears below saying "We only ship to this country." or "We only ship to these countries.".
 
Add Local Handling Charge The amount set here will be added to each order that where the destination country is set as an origin country.  
 
Add International Handling Charge The amount set here will be added to each order that where the destination country is NOT set as an origin country.  
 
Manage Zip Tables - Zip tables can be used to calculate shipping charges based upon one of 7 zones within the United States. Zip codes and ranges of zip codes can be set for each zone. When Zip Zone shipping is selected for a product, a shipping amount can be set for each of the 7 zones for that product. See Zip Zone Shipping Rates.  
 
Manage Shipping Options - Express or special shipping charges can be set for customers to select within the shipping information form. There is no limit to the number of shipping options that can be created. A description and amount can be set for each option and each option can be set to apply to local, international, or all destination countries. See Manage Shipping Options.  
 
Manage Shipping Discounts - Shipping discounts can be created based upon the quantity of shippable products that are in the shopping cart basket. See Manage Shipping Discounts.