There is no doubt that the shipping policy is fundamental for all online businesses selling physical products. Therefore, as a Magento store owner, you need to know how to set up shipping rates and make sure that your shipping policies are implemented without any errors regardless of in different regions.
In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to set up the table rates shipping in Magento. From that, you will be able to apply diverse shipping rates to each of your customers based on their location.
To begin with, it’s worth noting that there are three major ways of setting up table rates:
- Price vs. destination
- Weight vs. destination
- Number of items vs. destination.
Owing to that, you can set cheaper shipping to certain destinations if the cost of the item is high, or if the weight and number of items is low and vice versa.
4 Steps To Set Up Magento 2 Table Rates Shipping
Step 1: Configuring Default Table Rate Settings
Go to the Admin Panel => Stores => Configuration
On the left panel, under Sales, select Shipping Methods.
Step 2: Setting the Stage for Your Magento 2 Table Rates Data
To begin with, go to the Table Rates and choose “Yes” option in the Enable field. Next, designate a Title and Method Name for the specific table rate shipping policy you intend to establish.
Navigate to the Condition field and select your calculation method. If you wish to include virtual products in the calculation, make sure to set “Include Virtual Products in Price Calculation” to Yes.
Additionally, if necessary, fill out the “Calculate Handling Fee” and “Handling Fee” fields.
Next, enter the message you want to display in case the selected method becomes unavailable in the “Displayed Error Message” field.
To ensure the shipping method is available in specific countries, pick those countries in the “Ship to Applicable Countries” field.
Don’t forget to set the “Sort Order” for the shipping method, and then save the changes.
Step 3: Bringing in Table Rates Data through Import
To configure the CSV file for table rates, choose the appropriate Store View, and click on “Export CSV.”
Open the file, and fill in the table with the necessary values.
Once you’ve completed the table rates file, save it, and return to the “Table Rates” section.
Double-check the Store View setting in the left corner to ensure accuracy.
Then, locate the “Import” field, click on “Choose File,” and select the file you’ve just filled in on your computer.
Save the configurations after importing the file.
Step 4: Conducting a Trial Run
Once you’ve configured your shipping method, it’s time to take the final step and head to the front end of your online store.
Carefully check the results of the shipping method configuration to see how your customers will experience the shipping options you’ve set up.