Description
Charge a Cash on Delivery (COD) fee — or any payment-method surcharge or discount — in 60 seconds. No code. No bloat. Works on classic and block checkout.
WooCommerce has no built-in way to add a fee when a customer picks a specific payment method. If you offer Cash on Delivery you absorb the courier collection fee and the cost of returned parcels; if you take cards you absorb the processor fee. This plugin lets you pass that cost on — or reward prepaid customers with a discount — cleanly, in the checkout totals.
It does one thing well: when the customer selects the payment method you choose, it adds your fee (or discount) to the order.
Features
- One flat fee or discount (negative amount) when a chosen gateway is selected
- Pick which payment method triggers it (any registered gateway)
- Custom, customer-facing fee label
- Taxable / non-taxable toggle
- Works on classic and block checkout, with the fee updating live when the shopper switches payment method
- Fee shows on checkout totals, order confirmation, customer email and the admin order screen
- One clean WooCommerce settings tab — no extra admin menu clutter
- Lightweight: no jQuery; a tiny script loads only on the checkout page, everything else is server-side PHP
- HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible
Some countries and US states restrict surcharging card payments. Check your local rules before adding a fee to card gateways.
Installation
- Upload the plugin, or install it from Plugins Add New.
- Activate it.
- Go to WooCommerce Settings Checkout Fees.
- Enable the fee, choose the Payment method (e.g. Cash on Delivery), set a Fee label and Fee amount, toggle Taxable if needed, and Save changes.
- Place a test order on a staging site to confirm the fee appears when that method is selected.
FAQ
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Does it work with the new WooCommerce block checkout?
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Yes. The fee appears and updates live when the customer changes payment method, on both classic and block checkout.
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Can I add a discount instead of a fee?
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Yes — enter a negative amount (e.g. -5). It shows as a discount and is capped so the order total can never go below zero.
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Is the fee taxed?
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Your choice. Enable Taxable to apply the store standard tax class, or leave it off for a tax-free fee.
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Which payment methods are supported?
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Any registered gateway — Cash on Delivery, Bank Transfer, Cheque, Stripe, PayPal, WooPayments and third-party gateways.
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Does it work with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?
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Yes — it declares HPOS compatibility and uses the WooCommerce order API.
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Contributors & Developers
“CartMend Checkout Fees & COD Surcharge for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.3
- Renamed to lead with brand.
- Removed comparative and promotional wording from the readme and admin UI.
- Fixed contributors.
- Free build fully functional (flat fee/discount per gateway).
1.0.0
- Initial release: single flat fee or discount per chosen payment gateway, classic + block checkout with live recalculation, taxable toggle, HPOS + Blocks compatibility.