1. Using Oracle Commerce
  2. Configure Tax Processing
  3. Configure Ship from Warehouse Locations

Configure Ship from Warehouse Locations

The Ship from Warehouse Location properties specify an address from which items sold on your store are shipped.

The tax processor uses this information when calculating taxes.

  • In the Avalara AvaTax, this address is referred to as a warehouse location.
  • In Vertex O Series, this address is referred to as the physical origin.

If you run multiple sites within a single instance of Commerce, each site can have its own ship-from address. For example, suppose you run two sites, one that sells items in the United States, and another that sells items in France. For the US store, items would ship from your warehouse in Chicago; for the French store, items would ship from your warehouse in Paris.

Although tax processor settings take effect immediately, changes to the ship-from address must be published. This is because they are associated with a site, not with a tax processor.

To configure the Ship from Warehouse Location settings, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Settings icon then select Tax Processing.
  2. If you run multiple sites from a single Commerce instance, select the site whose address you want to configure.
  3. Enter your Ship from Warehouse Location Information.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Publish your changes.

The following table describes the Ship from Warehouse Location properties. Commerce does not validate any of the address details; for example, it does not check to make sure the Postal/ZIP Code you entered is valid for the Province/State.

Property Description
Country The country where the ship-from warehouse is located.
Address Line 1 First line of the address where the ship-from warehouse is located. For example, 1000 Smith Street.
Address Line 2 Second line of the address where the ship-from warehouse is located. For example, 4th Floor.
Address Line 3 Third line of the address where the ship-from warehouse is located. For example, Suite 403.
City Name of the city where the ship-from warehouse is located. This property is required if no Postal/ZIP Code is specified.
Province/State Province or State where the ship-from warehouse is located. This property is required if no Postal/ZIP Code is specified.
Postal/ZIP Code Postal/ZIP code for the ship-from warehouse location.