Configure Shipping by Weight

The shipping by weight and by total option allows setting different shipping fees based on a shipment's weight and total. The ability to charge different fees depending on the weight and total of the shipment helps to keep the company's shipping costs down when heavy items are shipped, yet offers reasonable shipping costs to customers who purchase light products.

NOTE: Only one Shipping Rate Computation Method should be active at a time to prevent conflicting options from being presented to the purchaser.

Select the eCommerce module from the left-hand menu.
On the Configuration tab, select Shipping and locate the Shipping Rate Computation Methods section.

Click the Edit button for Fixed Rate Shipping.

Clear the Is Active checkbox and select Update.

Click the Edit button for the Shipping by weight option, and enable the Is Active checkbox.

Click Configure in the row that is titled Shipping by Weight.

Click Add record to populate the values for the formula.

The formula to calculate the rate is: [additional fixed cost] + ([order total weight] - [lower weight limit]) * [rate per weight unit] + [order subtotal] * [charge percentage].
- Select the Country and State/Province of the shipment destination. If an asterisk (*) is selected, then this shipping rate will apply to all customers regardless of the Country/State/Province.
- Enter a Zip or postal code. If this is left empty, this shipping rate will apply to all customers, regardless of their zip code.
- Select the Shipping Method for the weights/rates you are configuring. You will configure a record for each shipping method you offer.
- Configure Order weight from and Order weight to. If the customer’s shipment weight falls into this range, the additional cost will be fixed and will be calculated according to this record.
- Configure the Additional fixed cost: This is the cost of shipment in case the weight is under a certain level Lower weight limit.
- Configure the Rate per weight unit: This is the cost of each weight unit above the lower weight limit.
- Configure the Charge percentage (of subtotal): These are parameters used for calculating the extra cost based on the order subtotal.

Click Save. Repeat the steps above for each shipping method, and each weight range.

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