coreSTORE - Sales: How To Set Up a Restocking Fee
In coreSTORE you can setup various service items, in this article we will show you how to, specifically, setup a restocking fee.
Click Inventory > Items

Click + New

In this example we will name the fee Restocking Fee and the category will be Fees

In the Item Settings section, make sure that Is Service is checked with, in this case, no other checkbox’s are checked

Click the Pricing tab, which will save all settings created on the Item Info page

In this example we will set the restocking fee to 15% of the subtotal.

Make sure that if the Allow Item To Be Sold Below Cost checkbox is showing that it is checked or you will not be able to add this service item to the sale

Click Save

When completing a return, add the restocking fee as an item to the order

The system will automatically calculate a 15% restocking fee based on the sub-total

Complete the return as normal

Create Restocking Fee
Click Inventory > Items

Click + New

In this example we will name the fee Restocking Fee and the category will be Fees

In the Item Settings section, make sure that Is Service is checked with, in this case, no other checkbox’s are checked

Click the Pricing tab, which will save all settings created on the Item Info page

In this example we will set the restocking fee to 15% of the subtotal.

Make sure that if the Allow Item To Be Sold Below Cost checkbox is showing that it is checked or you will not be able to add this service item to the sale

Click Save

Using The Restocking Fee
When completing a return, add the restocking fee as an item to the order

The system will automatically calculate a 15% restocking fee based on the sub-total

Complete the return as normal

Updated on: 04/25/2025
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