Shipping and Tax Related Object Types

Shipping Region

A Shipping Region is a geographical location that your storefront ships to.

Sample XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<shipping_regions>
    <shipping_region name="Canada" guid="1">
        <region country_code="CA">
            <sub_region>AB</sub_region>
            <sub_region>BC</sub_region>
            <sub_region>MB</sub_region>
            <sub_region>NB</sub_region>
            <sub_region>NL</sub_region>
            <sub_region>NT</sub_region>
            <sub_region>NS</sub_region>
            <sub_region>NU</sub_region>
            <sub_region>ON</sub_region>
            <sub_region>PE</sub_region>
            <sub_region>QC</sub_region>
            <sub_region>SK</sub_region>
            <sub_region>YT</sub_region>
        </region>
    </shipping_region>
</shipping_regions>

Shipping Service Level

A shipping service level is the delivery service available to a Shipping Region.

Sample XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<shipping_service_levels>
    <shipping_service_level guid="service_level127672548310427">
        <shipping_region>USA</shipping_region>
        <shipping_cost_calculation_method type="fixedPriceMethod">
            <displayText>FixedPriceMethod_method_text</displayText>
            <shipping_cost_calculation_params>
                <shipping_cost_calculation_param>
                    <param_key>CalculationParameter_FixedPrice</param_key>
                    <value>25.0</value>
                    <display_text>25.0</display_text>
                    <currency>USD</currency>
                </shipping_cost_calculation_param>
            </shipping_cost_calculation_params>
        </shipping_cost_calculation_method>
        <storecode>SLRWORLD</storecode>
        <carrier>USPS</carrier>
        <localized_names>
            <value language="en">USPS Global Airmail Parcel Post</value>
        </localized_names>
        <code>SLRWORLD_USPSGlobalAirmailParcelPost</code>
        <active>true</active>
    </shipping_service_level>
</shipping_service_levels>

Tax Code

Tax code identifies the type of tax applicable to a product.

Sample XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<tax_codes>
    <code code="GOODS" guid="502"/>
    <code code="NONE" guid="501"/>
    <code code="SHIPPING" guid="500"/>
</tax_codes>

Tax Jurisdiction

A tax jurisdiction is a region with tax. The tax jurisdiction XML file includes tax values for the specific regions and sub-regions of the tax jurisdiction.

Sample XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<tax_jurisdictions>
    <jurisdiction guid="90A40DA5-CB0F-8470-B044-CA06D53F44F6">
        <region_code>CA</region_code>
        <priceCalculationMethod>false</priceCalculationMethod>
        <tax_categories>
            <tax_category guid="2BC591C4-0759-760E-96DA-DF2719DE58B8">
                <name>GST</name>
                <fieldMatch>FIELD_MATCH_COUNTRY</fieldMatch>
                <localized_properties/>
                <regions>
                    <region region_name="CA">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="5.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="5.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                </regions>
            </tax_category>
            <tax_category guid="B85640AA-986B-B07A-FFC3-5A74534BD9F4">
                <name>PST</name>
                <fieldMatch>FIELD_MATCH_SUBCOUNTRY</fieldMatch>
                <localized_properties/>
                <regions>
                    <region region_name="ON">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="NL">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="YT">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="MB">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="NU">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="NT">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="BC">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="QC">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="7.5000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="7.5000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="NS">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="PE">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="1.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="1.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="SK">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="7.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="NB">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="8.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                    <region region_name="AB">
                        <values>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="GOODS"/>
                            <value percent="0.0000" code="SHIPPING"/>
                        </values>
                    </region>
                </regions>
            </tax_category>
        </tax_categories>
    </jurisdiction>
</tax_jurisdictions>