1. Country-Specific Features
  2. Australia Help Topics
  3. Shipping Integration with Australia Post
  4. Getting Started with Australia Post Integration
  5. Creating Australia Post Shipping Items

Creating Australia Post Shipping Items

After registering the account, you can add the Australia Post shipping items. You can only set up the shipping items or services that are available for your account with Australia Post.

To associate a shipping item with an Australia Post service, you need to select from a list of service names. The service names available for selection depend on your Australia Post account. If you do not see a particular Service Name from the list, you can review your Australia Post account details or verify that you have registered the correct Australia Post account.

To create Australia Post shipping items:

  1. Go to Shipping > Lists > Shipping Items > New.

    Alternately, if you have the Ship Items list open, click New.

  2. On the Shipping Item page, enter the values for the basic shipping item details. For detailed instructions, see Creating Shipping Items.

  3. On the Shipping Rate subtab, in the Account (Shipping) field, select the account where charges for this Australia Post shipping item are recorded.

  4. For the shipping rate, choose Shipping Partner Rate.

  5. Click the Shipping Partner Rate section header to display the shipping partner fields.

    Screenshot of Shipping Partner Rate subtab

  6. In the Shipping Partner Rate section, select or enter the values in the following fields:

    Field

    Description

    Shipping Partner

    Select Australia Post.

    Service Group

    Select the service group to be used for the shipping item.

    Service Name

    Select the specific service to be used for the shipping item. This is the basis for the shipping rate.

    Registration

    Select the name of the shipping registration to be used for the shipping item.

  7. On the Shipping Labels subtab, select or enter the values in the following fields.

    Field

    Description

    Shipping Partner

    Select Australia Post.

    Service Group

    Select the service group to be used for labels of the shipping item.

    Service Name

    Select the specific service to be used for labels of the shipping item.

    Registration

    Select the name of the shipping registration to be used for labels of the shipping item.

  8. On the Shipping Rules subtab, enter the values in the following fields:

    1. In the Web Site Rules section, in the Limit to Sites field, select the web sites where your customers can choose this shipping item.

      • If you leave this field blank, the shipping item becomes available on all web sites in the list

      • If you check the Exclude box beside this field, the shipping item does not become available on the selected web sites.

      For more information about the fields on this subtab, see To define Shipping and Handling rules:.

    2. In the Shipping Restrictions section, select Australia from the Countries list. It limits the use of this shipping item to locations or addresses within Australia.

    3. In the Charge Tax on This Shipping Portion of Item field, select a tax schedule to be used for calculating the tax amount for the shipping charge.

  9. After entering the shipping item details, click Save.

Use the Australia Post shipping items to create and fulfill sales orders. To view the list of shipping items in your account, go to Shipping > Lists > Shipping Items. From the Ship Items list, you can also edit a shipping item record by clicking its Edit link.

You can use the shipping items to create and fulfill sales orders. For instructions, see Fulfilling Orders with Australia Post Shipments. You can also set a shipping item as a default shipping method for an item. For instructions, see Setting a Default Shipping Method Per Item.

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