Countries
Use this screen to manage Countries for Postage
Summary
This page can be used to view a summary of how you have set up your Countries; you can also apply changes in bulk if needed.
The table will show the
Disabled Countries are shown below enabled Countries.
Key to icons
= edit this Country
= is available
= is unavailable (e.g. no deliveries to this Country are possible)
= is an EU Country
= removes VAT from all orders despatched to this Country
= charges VAT on all orders despatched to this Country
Edit Country
Use this screen to manage an individual Country.
Setup
Country
Basic Information
Field | Purpose |
Zone | Select Postage Zone for this Country |
Available for Delivery |
If left unticked, this will disable the Country; delivery to this Country will not be permitted (this can not be manually overwritten)
Disabled Countries are hidden from the Country drop down when customers register an account or use the checkout |
EU Member |
Set whether the Country is a member of the European Union
This impacts how tax is charged, if your business is based within the European Union, otherwise it has no impact |
Tax Rates
Field | Purpose |
Charge VAT |
Choose from:
This will apply to all Sales Orders where the delivery address is set to this Country |
VAT Standard |
Set the standard VAT rate - this will apply on all Sales Orders where the delivery address is set to this Country
Only applies if the Charge VAT drop down is set to use this Country's specific VAT Rates |
VAT Reduced |
Set the VAT Reduced rate - this will apply on all Sales Orders where the delivery address is set to this Country
Only applies if the Charge VAT drop down is set to use this Country's specific VAT Rates |
VAT Zero |
Set the VAT Zero rate - this will apply on all Sales Orders where the delivery address is set to this Country
Only applies if the Charge VAT drop down is set to use this Country's specific VAT Rates |
VAT Exempt |
Set the VAT Exempt rate - this will apply on all Sales Orders where the delivery address is set to this Country
Only applies if the Charge VAT drop down is set to use this Country's specific VAT Rates |
Counties
Counties are used to create Postage Rules, and as validation during address entry in the CMS, POS and by customers on the website.
Use the controls to enter Counties by name. Code is optional.