This
WordPress.org package is
Vape Duty Manager Free. It helps UK vape retailers manage the Vaping Products Duty inside WooCommerce without an external service, licence server, or cloud database.
Included in Free
- Unlimited manual duty setup and apply in the WooCommerce product editor
- Product Prices management for products already enabled in the product editor
- Full-catalogue duty removal (restore saved base prices across duty-managed products)
- Storefront product, classic cart, and classic checkout duty notices
- Discount and coupon duty protection
- Order-line duty snapshots on customer orders
- Privacy export, erasure, and optional uninstall cleanup controls
- WooCommerce tax-configuration safety checks before prices change
Pro only (separate package)
- Calculate & Batches bulk preview, schedule, and apply across the catalogue
- Per-batch rollback
- Audit tab, sales and duty reports, and activity log
- Refund duty review and operational duty ledger
- Transition stock management
- Upstream duty recording workflows
- Manufacturer operating mode
- Cart and Checkout Blocks integration
- CSV exports from admin screens
Free includes an
Upgrade tab that explains the split. Pro is distributed separately.
Important: review calculated prices with your accountant or tax adviser before applying them. The plugin does not claim HMRC compliance, stock-lot tracking, supplier verification, or return submission.
- Install and activate the plugin from Plugins → Add New, or upload the ZIP to
/wp-content/plugins/.
- Confirm WooCommerce 8.0+ is active. Activation refuses cleanly if WooCommerce is missing or if WordPress multisite is enabled.
- Open Products → Vape Duty → Settings.
- Enable duty pricing, set the duty rate per ml, and map your liquid-volume attribute.
- Open a product in the WooCommerce product editor, mark it eligible, enter volume if needed, and apply duty when ready.
Composer is not required at runtime.