TLC-Inclusive Pricing is a Tax Strategy that includes all costs, such as product, taxes, duties, and import fees, directly in your product price. Your customer pays one clear, upfront price (plus shipping).
Why use TLC-Inclusive Pricing?
No surprise fees at delivery
Improved conversion
Simplified international sales
Compliance without complexity
How It Works
Swap calculates the total cost based on:
Destination country
HS codes (product classification)
Tax and duty rates
De minimis thresholds
We then combine these into the product price shown to customers.
Example
Base price: $100
Duties and taxes: $20
TLC-inclusive price shown on storefront: $120
What Your Customer Sees
A single, all-in product price
No separate line items for taxes or duties
Only shipping is added at checkout
How to Enable It
Go to your Swap Dashboard.
Open the relevant Pricing Zone.
Under Tax Strategy, select TLC Inclusive.
You’ll see a checkbox labelled “My prices already include the selected tax strategy.”
Checked → Swap back-calculates VAT and duties from the given price (treating it as inclusive).
Unchecked → Swap adds VAT and duties on top of the base price (treating it as exclusive).
Save your changes.
Nexus and Tax Collection
Taxes and duties are only collected in countries where your brand has reached a tax nexus (a local sales threshold).
If your brand has not hit nexus in a country, taxes and duties will not be collected — even if TLC Inclusive is selected.
Once you have hit nexus and enabled tax collection, Swap will apply VAT and duties according to your checkbox setting (added or back-calculated).
Orders Below De-Minimis
TLC-Inclusive Pricing always accounts for duties and taxes in the price for consistency. However, if your brand has not reached nexus in that country, no taxes will be collected on the order breakdown until nexus is enabled.
How Are Duty Rates Determined?
Swap uses a single flat duty rate per country, not product-specific rates. This simplifies setup and helps keep pricing predictable.
⚠ We may slightly overestimate to ensure all costs are covered. You’re only billed for the tax we collect—Swap covers the difference if needed.
Compatibility
TLC-Inclusive is now available in all countries.
For some countries, it only applies if you enable the checkbox “My prices already include the selected tax strategy”, so Swap can back-calculate VAT and duties from your product prices. You will be warned if this is the case.
You cannot use TLC-Inclusive with other tax strategies in the same Pricing Zone.
Limitations
TLC strategy replaces fixed Shopify pricing.
Available only on Shopify Advanced or Plus plans.
Shopify limits you to 50 active markets.
FAQ
Why don’t the tax lines at checkout match actual fees?
TLC charges are pre-calculated and baked into the product price. Actual duties may differ slightly. We benchmark and adjust over time to stay accurate.
Can I switch between tax strategies?
Yes, but pricing zones tied to an active Pricing Strategy will be locked. To make changes, remove or update the active strategy first.