To set up shipping where the products weight determines the cost of shipping, you first need to create product groups.
A product group is a group of products based on a criteria, in this case the criteria is weight.
Once you have created a product group, you then attach the product group to a shipping policy.
Please note the following scenarios around weight based shipping and how charges are applied using this example:
Product Weight | Shipping Charge |
Under 1 kg | $5 |
1-3 kg | $10 |
- Weight based shipping is based on the product.
i.e if Product X weighs 400g, the customer is charged $5. - You can choose to charge for additional items of product X or not, if you do charge for additional items the customer will be charged $5 for each quantity.
i.e if they buy 3 of Product X, they will pay $15 for postage. - You cannot have one shipping cost based on the total weight of all products. If a customer purchases multiple products, shipping costs are determined by each product.
For example, if a customer purchases Product X which is 500g and Product Y which is 2kg, they will be charged $5 + $10 =$15.
Instructions to set up
To create a product group:
- Go to 'Products' then 'Product Groups'
- Click 'Add a product group'
- Enter the name e.g 3-5kg
- Enter the weight range. In this example Minimum weight = 3 and maximum weight = 5 kg.
- Click 'Create product group'
- You should see it here:
- Now go to "Settings - Trade Me - Shipping"
- Click 'Add new shipping policy'
- Add a name for the shipping policy e.g Nationwide Courier - this is what the shipping option will be called on Trade Me.
- Use the product group you just created.
- Enter the amount you want to charge for shipping in $NZD e.g $4.95
- Click the "Update" button.
Thats it.
Now, all products that weigh between 3 and 5 kilograms will be charged 4.95 for shipping.
Points to note when naming your shipping policies:
- Max length of policy name is 50 characters
- Must not contain $ symbol
If you would like to offer multiple shipping options for these products, e.g add an Express option, you can then click 'add shipping method in the Product Group column:
- Add a name - e.g Nationwide Express Courier
- Choose the same product group as above: 3 - 5 kg
- Enter the shipping fee you want to charge in NZ$ e.g $9.95
- Click the "Update" button.
You will now see two shipping options for the products in the Product Group 3 - 5 kg.