The 10 Best Pfand Apps for Shopify

The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for pfand, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.

Updated October 23, 2026 · Organic ranking

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There is no setting anywhere in Shopify that adds an arbitrary charge to an order, and the ways around that are more constrained than the listings suggest. The function that can genuinely rewrite what a cart line costs is limited to the top plan. Payment and delivery customization sound like they should help and cannot: they hide, reorder and rename options without touching a total. Extensions on the checkout steps themselves are documented as a Plus use case, while the thank-you and order-status pages are open to almost everyone.

What is left for everyone else is to make the fee a thing in the cart, a line that gets added alongside what the customer chose. That is why a surcharge so often looks like a product on the order, and it is the honest explanation for why two apps with identical feature lists behave completely differently on your plan. Plan compatibility is the real comparison here, and almost no listing states it.

1

Pfand ‑ Deposit & Cart Fee

★ 4.8 (17 reviews) · Free trial available

Create Mandatory, Optional Deposit & Surcharge Fees -Fixed/%
2

BB Pfand

★ 4.2 (6 reviews) · Free

Easily implement Container-Deposit for various beverages.
3

Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees

★ 4.9 (136 reviews) · Free plan available

Add Any Fee to POS + Checkout. Surcharges, Tariffs + Deposits.
Built for Shopify
4

VOL Surcharge Fee Product Fees

★ 5.0 (94 reviews) · Free plan available

Add Extra Fees, POS Fees & Tariffs to Cart, Checkout & Orders
Built for Shopify
5

Canteen ‑ Deposits and Fees

★ 3.9 (46 reviews) · Free trial available

Charge mandatory fees for deposits, recycling or setup fees
6

FeeBee ‑ Bottle Deposit Fees

★ 5.0 (28 reviews) · $9.99/month

Add deposits, tariffs and required fees to checkout and POS
Built for Shopify
7

DPG Pfand Germany

· Free trial available

Configure one-way deposits and review internal package data.
8

FlexiFees ‑ Conditional Fees

★ 1.3 (3 reviews) · Free trial available

Enhance your cart with flexible, automated fee management.
9

Levy: Surcharge, Fees & Tariff

· Free plan available

Add duties, surcharges and fees at checkout, shown up front
10

Upcharge Surcharge Fee Tariff

★ 4.7 (198 reviews) · Free plan available

Surcharges, extra fees, checkout fees, credit card fee & more
Built for Shopify

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What to look for in a Pfand app

Ask which mechanism, then ask about your plan: This is the only question that matters first. A vendor who can explain whether the fee is an added line or a price override, and what that means on the plan you are on, is a vendor who has thought about it. One who answers with a feature list has not.
Where the customer sees it: A charge that appears only at the last step is the kind of surprise that produces abandoned carts and chargebacks. Look for it shown in the cart with a name a person understands, and check what it looks like on the confirmation email and the invoice.
What the fee has to react to: Write your rule out first: a percentage of the order, a flat amount per item, only for certain products, only over a threshold, only in certain countries, only with one payment method. Then check that exact combination, because conditional logic is where these apps differ most.
Tax, refunds and the books: A fee that is a cart line is taxed like one and refunded like one, which may or may not be what your accountant expects. Ask how a partial refund treats it, and whether it lands anywhere useful in your reports.
The specific kinds of fee: Several listings ship presets for particular jobs: a cash-on-delivery charge, a container deposit, an import duty estimate, a card-processing surcharge. If yours is one of those, buy the preset rather than building it from a generic rule engine, and check the local rules that govern it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best Pfand app for Shopify?

Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "pfand", Pfand ‑ Deposit & Cart Fee currently holds the #1 spot, with a 4.8 star rating across 17 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.

How is this ranking determined?

We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "pfand", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "pfand", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.

Which Pfand apps are Built for Shopify?

4 of the top 10 pfand apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: Magical Surcharge + Extra Fees, VOL Surcharge Fee Product Fees, FeeBee ‑ Bottle Deposit Fees, Upcharge Surcharge Fee Tariff.

What does the Built for Shopify badge mean?

Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use, and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring ones with the badge is a safe default. Learn more about the Built for Shopify badge →

As of October 23, 2026, the top-ranked pfand app on the Shopify App Store is Pfand ‑ Deposit & Cart Fee, with a 4.8 star rating across 17 reviews. 4 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 4.2 stars across 528 reviews.

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