Core Charge

Core Charge

Core Charge

A Core Charge is a refundable deposit applied to certain rebuildable or remanufactured parts — alternators, starters, calipers, turbos — that is returned to the buyer when the worn unit (the "core") is sent back to the seller. Core charges keep usable cores in circulation and prevent rebuildable parts from being scrapped. In Sustain360, core charges are a configurable line item on the part record. The pricing rules engine can attach a core charge to a part type, applied at listing time and visible on the invoice. When the core is returned, the workflow captures the inbound vehicle or shipment, releases the deposit through the payment provider, and updates the order ledger so accounts and the storefront agree. Cores returned to the yard re-enter the dismantling or rebuilding workflow as their own short-form lifecycle, never as untraceable stock. The audit trail captures the original sale, the core return, and the deposit release as linked events.

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