Shipping Modules Setup

Understanding Shipping Method

Shipping Methods

Flat Rate is a simple shipping solution that uses a standard fixed rate per item or per order, regardless of order size or weight.

Table rate shipping lets you calculate shipping rates based on the combination of several conditions. The rate can be based on Weight v. Destination and Price v. Destination,

Free Shipping is one of the easiest and most effective promotions you can offer.

Available Shipping Modules

FedEx = Offers domestic and international shipping services by land and air to more than 220 countries.
UPS = United Parcel Service offers domestic and international shipping services by land and air to more than 220 countries.
USPS = The United States Postal Service is the independent postal service of United States government. USPS offers domestic and international shipping services by land and air.

Canada Post = This Canada Post Shipping Module is one of the most sophisticated online shipping services available today. Canada Post account records information such as the warehouse postal code, handling charges, pick-up times, fulfillment times, delivery options, and box sizes.

Australian Post = Australia Post provides reliable and affordable postal, retail and financial services across Australia.

Selling physical products from your store will require you to choose and configure at least one shipping method before customers can buy from you. Shipping methods allow you to define how a customer can receive the products they buy from your store.

There are two different shipping method types:

1. Real-time shipping quotes

All real-time shipping quotes retrieve shipping rates in real-time from the shipping companies web site when someone is in the process of buying from your store.

2. Fixed shipping methods
All fixed shipping methods are priced and configured from the shipping settings page and they do not need to retrieve shipping quotes from third parties.

Here are the fixed shipping methods available:

Flat Rate Per Item
Ship By Weight
Flat Rate Per Item
Free Shipping
Pickup Item

Because fixed shipping methods are defined by store manager, the customer doesn't have to choose a shipping method.

Setup Shipping Zones

Step 1 — Create a Zone

Zone is used to group countries to calculate freight expenses. You can use the zone for taxation and shipping purposes.

To better understand, let set an example.

Scenario

I am a seller from New Zealand and I am selling tangible items around the world. Shipping within NZ is free while outside NZ customers will be charge $15 Flat Rate for shipment below 2KG. Above 2KG will be charge additional $20 per kilo.

Solution

Create a shipping zone for New Zealand Buyers.
Create a another shipping zone for countries outside NZ. (You should select all countries except NZ)

Step 2 — In the Admin panel, select Components >> jMarket >> Shipping >> Zones

Step 3 — In the zone page, click New to create a zone.

Step 4 — Click Save to save the changes.

Shipping Modules Setup

Step 1 — Open a Shipping Account

USPS

The USPS is the independent postal service of United States government, offering domestic and international shipping services by land and air. This article provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the USPS shipping method.

1. Open a USPS Web Tools account. After you complete the registration process, you will receive your User ID and a URL to the USPS test server.

2. You can skip the testing phase, and contact their Internet Customer Care Center to request immediate activation to the production server. The Customer Care Center will validate your store, and send you the URL to the production server.

Learn more about USPS Web Tools, see their Ecommerce API Technical Guides.

FedEx

FedEx is one of the world's largest shipping service companies, providing air, freight, and ground shipping services with several levels of priorities.

1. Register for FedEx Merchant Account
You must create a FedEx merchant account to obtain the Account No. and Meter No.

UPS

United Parcel Service (UPS) offers domestic and international shipping services by land and air to more than 220 countries.

1. Open a UPS Shipping Account

o offer this shipping method to your customers, you must first open an account with UPS. They will provide your Account No. and API Username.

Step 2 — Configure Shipping Modules

1. In the Admin panel, select Components >> jMarket >> Shipping
2. Click New to create a Shipping
3. Fill in the information that is given from UPS, they will provide you Account No. and API Username.
4. Click [ Save ] to save your changes.

5. In the Shipping carriers page, click Rates ( 0 ) under rates column.
6. In the Rates page, click New / Edit and fill in the information that are necesarry.

7. Click [ Save ] to save all the changes.