Shipping/freight handling

Element type: Required

Endpoints/models used: LineItemModel

The handling of shipping and freight in AvaTax must match your underlying system's implementation.

Some systems include freight in the total amount of the line or lines.
Other systems include shipping/freight on a separate line.

If your integration will include shipping/freight on separate lines, AvaTax provides various freight tax codes that you can pass on to your transactions. Our tax codes search utility provides a list of specific freight tax codes. Select the code that best represents how you ship your goods.

Freight included in total lines

View example:

 {
    "lines": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "quantity": 1,
            "amount": 102.50,
            "taxCode": "PS081282",
            "itemCode": "Y0001",
            "description": "Cost for yarn and freight"
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "quantity": 1,
            "amount": 52.50,
            "taxCode": "PS081284",
            "itemCode": "Y0002",
            "description": "Cost for string and freight"
        }
    ],
    ...
}

Freight as a separate line item

View example:

{
    "lines": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "quantity": 1,
            "amount": 100,
            "taxCode": "PS081282",
            "itemCode": "Y0001",
            "description": "Yarn"
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "quantity": 1,
            "amount": 5,
            "taxCode": "FR000000",
            "itemCode": "Y0001",
            "description": "Shipping cost for Yarn"
        }
    ],
    ...