Shipping Rates

Shipping costs are calculated based on the total weight of the items in the Checkout. For this the administrator can define a unit weight per template and needs to setup Shipping Rate Profiles. Shipping charge calculation can be enabled per company and multiple shipping rate profiles can be assigned to that company.

In PrintShop Mail Web customers can add one or multiple documents to a shipping basket or checkout. The documents in the checkout will be part of the same order. In previous versions of PrintShop Mail Web each order had one document. By grouping documents into a single order, the ordering process is shortened as the customer has to state shipping and billing only once. Shipping charges are calculated based on the total weight of the orders in the checkout, resulting in a more accurate price calculation. In the ordering process the customer will be able to select the desired shipping method (if available).

Shipping Rate Profiles

Shipping Rate Profiles can be defined for specific shipping methods/carriers and for different levels of shipping services. Shipping rate profiles are assigned to companies allowing the end user to select one of the profiles available for that customer in the ordering process (Checkout).

The Shipping Rate Profiles overview

Shipping rate profiles allow the administrator to define an initial parcel weight cost and a weights rate table. If no rates table is defined the initial parcel weight cost will be charged as the shipping costs (flat fee) otherwise the costs are calculated based on the approximate weight of the ordered document(s) and the initial parcel weight cost is added (if defined). When using the rates table a weight per unit needs to be defined per template.

The Rates overview table