You must create at least one shipping method, even if your shipping is handled by a third-party fulfillment system.
To create a new shipping method:
On the Settings tab, click Shipping Methods.
Click New Shipping Method.
Enter the information that identifies the new shipping method. See the table that follows this procedure to learn about the information to enter in each field.
Click Save.
The following table describes the properties that identify a shipping method.
Property | Description |
|---|---|
Name | (Required) A name for the shipping method. |
Description | A short description of the shipping method. This does not appear on your store. |
Tax Code | A tax code to assign to the shipping method that allows your tax processor to make the appropriate tax calculations. For more information, see Configure Tax Processing. |
Enabled | Select the checkbox to make the method available on your store. By default, shipping methods are enabled. |
Eligible for Products with Shipping Surcharge | Select the checkbox to make the method available to ship products that have shipping surcharges. |
Shipping Regions | (Required) The geographic regions for this shipping method. For more information, see Create shipping regions. |
Price Groups | Select the price groups this shipping method applies to. If you leave this field blank, the shipping method applies to all price groups. |
Shipping Charges | (Required) Shipping charges are based on order cost. You specify one or more cost ranges and assign a shipping charge to each range. For example, order totals up to $50 cost $5.95 to ship, order totals from 50.01 to $74.99 cost $9.50 to ship, and order totals of $75 or more ship for free. Tip: To create a shipping method that provides the same shipping cost on all orders (for example, to offer free shipping), enter a Range Start value of 0.00, leave the Range End value blank, and then enter a shipping cost. |
