# Common Fees

Learn about the requirements and what you can do with Common Fees.

A common fee is a buyer charge that passes any additional cost to the buyer (e.g. tip, delivery fee, processing fee).

Common fees are flexible and used for a variety of situations; however, common fees can't be named or presented to buyers in a way to offset the cost of processing payments or accepting cards.

## Examples

Here are a few examples of the different fees you can charge buyers using common fees. Please note that this is only a selection of the different names sellers can call common fees:

| Name                          | Description                                                                                         |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Administrative Fee            | A fee charged to buyers to cover costs related to administrative services as part of a service or good. |
| Bottle Deposit and Bag Fees   | A fee charged to the buyer for containers and packaging.                                          |
| Cleaning Fee                  | A fee charged to the buyer for costs related to cleaning property.                                   |
| Delivery Fee                  | A fee charged to buyers to cover costs related to delivery.                                          |
| Fuel Surcharge                | A fee used to cover costs related to fuel which can fluctuate greatly. This can be in addition to any other fee, including delivery. |
| Marketplace Fee               | A fee charged to marketplace users to cover costs related to the regulatory, safety and operational requirements the marketplace must follow. |
| Priority Fees                 | A fee charged to the buyer for faster delivery or service.                                          |
| Processing Fee                | A fee charged to buyers to cover costs associated with processing an order.                           |
| Regulatory Fee                | A fee charged to buyers to cover costs associated with government regulation.                         |
| Shipping Fee                  | A fee charged to buyers to cover costs associated with shipping or mailing out goods.                 |

## Requirements

Sellers and your integration must meet these requirements to charge Common Fees:

- Sellers can name the Common Fee anything as long as it sufficiently describes the fee's purpose.
- The fee should be priced in line with the actual cost of the fee's purpose.
- The fee needs to be consistently used throughout your integration.
- The fee cannot be related to the costs of processing cards or payments.
- The fee must be disclosed to the buyer and included in the receipt.
- After the fee gets disclosed, the buyer must have the option to cancel the transaction without any consequences.

## Finix API

When creating a `Transfer` (or `Authorization`) with Common Fees, you don't need to pass any additional information in the request. The `amount` value should represent the total amount of the transaction.

- Name and present the field to avoid confusion with any Convenience, Service, or Surcharge Fees.
- Consult with your legal counsel to ensure you're compliant with government rules.
- If you'd like to track the fee, we recommend either storing the value on your system, or passing the field in the `tags`.

See the following for a `Transfer` that includes a delivery fee.

- The example is a $50 food delivery payment with a delivery fee of $3.
- The fee is included in `tags` for tracking purposes.

```shell
# Common Fee Example
curl https://finix.sandbox-payments-api.com/transfers \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H 'Finix-Version: 2022-02-01' \
    -u  USsRhsHYZGBPnQw8CByJyEQW:8a14c2f9-d94b-4c72-8f5c-a62908e5b30e \
    -d '{\n        "amount": 5300,\n        "currency": "USD",\n        "merchant": "MUeDVrf2ahuKc9Eg5TeZugvs",\n        "source": "PIe2YvpcjvoVJ6PzoRPBK137",\n        "tags": {\n            "delivery_fee": "300"\n        }\n    }'\n```