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Costs Setup

Learn how to set up costs in Shopshot

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COGSEnter your product costs so Shopshot can turn revenue into real profit. Costs are snapshotted at order time.
Shipping CostsShopshot resolves one shipping cost per order via a priority waterfall. The first available source wins.
Transaction FeesConfigure payment gateway fees (percent plus fixed). Changes retroactively recalculate historical orders.
Fulfillment (Handling) CostsAccount for packaging and labor with per-order and per-item handling rules: perOrderCost + (perUnitCost x totalUnits).
Operating ExpensesRecurring overhead, calculated daily and allocated to orders so net profit reflects the true cost of the business.
Tracking Shopify App CostsRecord your Shopify app subscriptions as operating expenses so software spend is reflected in net profit.
Set up costs for a new store (start here)The five-step cost setup that makes your Net Profit exact: COGS, shipping, transaction fees, fulfillment, and operating expenses. Do these in order for a complete P&L.
Import COGS via CSVThe fastest way to complete your product costs. Download the template, fill it in, and upload to set COGS in bulk.
FAQ: my order costs are not updatingWhat to check when an order's costs or profit do not look right: snapshotting, sync timing, missing inputs, and the cost source used.
FAQ: how do I set shipping cost to zero (free shipping)?How to record free shipping correctly in Shopshot, and the difference between what you charge customers and what shipping costs you.
COGS: bundles and quantity-based costsSet costs for products sold as bundles or at quantity tiers, so margin stays accurate when unit cost is not a single flat number.
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