# How to Charge a Cash on Delivery (COD) Fee on Shopify

URL: https://geofraudshield.com/blog/cash-on-delivery-fee-shopify
Published: 2026-09-27
Reading time: 8 min read
Category: Guide
Author: Robert John, Founder & CEO at Blockly (https://geofraudshield.com/about#robert-john)
Publisher: Blockly (https://geofraudshield.com)

## TL;DR

Shopify has no native per-payment-method surcharge, so charging a COD fee takes a workaround. Here are the approaches that work, their trade-offs, and how to set up a clean COD fee flow.

## Key points

- It encourages prepaid payment for customers who are comfortable with either option, which reduces your refusal risk.
- It filters some impulse orders. A customer who is not serious about receiving the parcel is less likely to accept an extra charge.
- It makes your pricing honest. Instead of raising prices for everyone to cover COD costs, the customers who use the more expensive method cover more of its cost.
- The fee is visible as part of the price before payment.
- No extra products in the cart, no inventory side effects.
- The fee appears on the order as shipping, which is easy to reconcile.

## Questions this answers

- How does shopify work on Shopify?
- How does checkout customization work on Shopify?
- How does cash on delivery work on Shopify?
- How does cod fee work on Shopify?
- How does payment customization work on Shopify?

## Primary sources referenced

- Shopify Functions (Shopify developer docs): https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions

## Citation format

Blockly (2026). How to Charge a Cash on Delivery (COD) Fee on Shopify. https://geofraudshield.com/blog/cash-on-delivery-fee-shopify