Accounting for Extra Packaging Weight
When shipping packages, your total shipment weight can be greater than the total weight of the items. To ensure that the weight listed on your Shipping Report are correct, you can account for extra packaging weight on the order’s item fulfillment.
To account for the added weight when you fulfill sales orders, fulfill each order individually. If the shipping cost changes due to the extra package weight, manually adjust the shipping cost for each package.
To account for extra packaging weight in shipments:
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After a sales order has been created and approved, go to Transactions > Sales > Fulfill Orders.
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Beside the customer whose order you want to fulfill, click Fulfill.
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Click the Packages subtab.
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In the Weight field, make sure that the weight is the same asthe total weight of the shipment. This is the weight shown on the Shipping Report.
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If the total weight you entered changes the shipping cost, click the Shipping subtab.
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Enter the new cost in the Shipping Cost field.
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To bill this order with the new shipping cost, click Save & Bill.