EdgeTariff Tools

Edge’s Combined Trading Platform (CTP) is a business support tool that is designed for businesses that trade nationally or internationally in physical goods. EdgeCTP provides a fully integrated CRM; Stock Control; Invoicing; Shipping Documents; Sales and Purchase Workflows; Connections (to various systems) and a total landed cost calculator, all in a single cloud application.

Why EdgeTariff?

EdgeTariff, a part of EdgeCTP, provides eCommerce businesses with a landed cost calculator, which enables overseas buyers to know the cost of the goods, shipping and duties & taxes BEFORE they make an informed purchasing decision. The benefits of installing EdgeTariff in your WooCommerce store is that international orders are processed on a DDP (Delivery & Duty Paid) basis, which makes international trade as simple as domestic trading.

Features

EdgeTariff provides three online services that can be integrated in an Ecommerce platform:
* Product Pre-Classification (PPC), which categories your product(s) into Harmonized System codes (HS6 and above), so that international customs authorities can recognise your product(s) to apply the correct duties & taxes.
* Expected Duties & Taxes (EDT), which shows to the overseas buyers, on the checkout, the cost of the goods; shipping costs and expected duties & taxes, i.e., the total landed cost. The buyers can then make an informed choice to buy.
* Restricted Party Screening (RPS), which allows you (as the seller) to screen your customer for any international trade compliance issues BEFORE you send the goods.

Installation and Use

• Download the plugin zip file from the WordPress Plugin Repository.
• Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
• Navigate to Plugins > Add New.
• Click on Upload Plugin and select the downloaded zip file.
• Click Install Now.
• After installation, click on Activate to enable the plugin on your site.
• Here’s a link to Download the installation guide.

It’s not working

• Step 1. Check if your Plugin is activated.
• Step 2. Deactivate all plugins except WooCommerce and reactivate EdgeTariff Tools.

External Services

This plugin interacts with several external services to enhance its functionality. Below is a detailed explanation of these services, including what data is sent, when it is sent, and links to the service’s terms of service and privacy policy.

1. Plugin Status Check
– Service: Verifies if the plugin is activated or deactivated.
– Data Sent: Only the site URL.
– Trigger: Upon plugin installation or activation/deactivation.
– Purpose: To ensure the plugin is properly registered and activated.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Link
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

2. Update Restricted Party Screening (RPS)
– Service: Checks whether a specific party is restricted.
– Data Sent: Checkout data, including order items and customer address.
– Trigger: During the checkout process.
– Purpose: To comply with legal restrictions on shipping to certain parties.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Link
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

3. Shipstation Order Update
– Service: Sends user order items to the ShipStation platform for shipment processing.
– Data Sent: Order item details.
– Trigger: When an order is placed or updated.
– Purpose: To facilitate order fulfillment through ShipStation.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Link
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

4. WooEstimatedDutyAndTaxes
– Service: Provides estimated duties and taxes for orders.
– Data Sent: Checkout data, including order details and customer address.
– Trigger: On the checkout page or when an admin creates a manual order.
– Purpose: To calculate and display estimated duties and taxes for international orders.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Link
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

5. RPS (Restriction Endpoint)
– Service: Checks if a customer is restricted from receiving shipments.
– Data Sent: Customer-specific information related to restrictions.
– Trigger: When processing restricted orders.
– Purpose: To ensure compliance with shipping restrictions.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Link
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

6. IP-Based Country Code Retrieval
– Service: Fetches the user’s country code using their IP address.
– Data Sent: The user’s IP address.
– Trigger: On the checkout page.
– Purpose: To determine the user’s country for tax and duty calculations.
– Service Provider: IP-API
– [Service Link](http://ip-api.com/php/’ . urlencode( $ip_address ) . ‘?fields=countryCode)
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

7. Connection Links for Estimated Duty and Taxes
– Service: Facilitates the plugin’s integration with external services for duty and tax estimation.
– Data Sent: Order details and customer information.
– Trigger: During the checkout process.
– Purpose: To connect with external services for accurate duty and tax calculations.
– Service Provider: EdgeCTP
– Service Links:
– BASE URL
– SWAN BASE URL
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy

8. TCPDF External Library for Bulk Printing
– Service: Provides PDF generation and merging capabilities used for bulk printing of invoices and labels.
– Data Sent: Document content (invoice and label data) generated within the plugin; no external data transmission occurs.
– Trigger: When users perform bulk print actions for invoices or labels.
– Purpose: To generate and merge multiple PDFs into a single printable file.
– Service Provider: TCPDF (Open Source PHP PDF Library)
– Service Links:
– Service Link
– Github Repository
– Terms of Service
– Privacy Policy