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The Shipping matrices offer a powerful & flexible way to manage how much your customers are charged for delivery.
This is currently undergoing massive development, so expect to see new features & functionality in the future!
Shipping matrices
Create/Edit a Shipping matrix
Feature |
What it does |
|---|---|
Label |
Give your matrix a unique meaningful name. |
Label in order |
This is the label that the customer sees on their order & invoice. |
Article number |
If you export orders, this is the stock code that will be exported. |
Customer specific |
Select this if the matrix is for a specific customer or group of customers. Enabling this will show the customer selection information at the bottom of the page. |
Base cost |
This is the standard cost of the delivery. |
Be aware
As with every price in the back end of Nettailer, the Base Cost should be entered without VAT.
Delivery
Feature |
What it does |
|---|---|
Delivery specific |
If you want to give the end user multiple delivery choices (E.G. Next day, economy delivery, Saturday delivery, etc.,) select this box. |
Delivery options |
If the Matrix is delivery specific, pick which delivery or deliveries it applies to. |
Weight
Feature |
What it does |
|---|---|
Use |
If you want shipping to be calculated based on the weight of the goods in the basket, select this box. |
Weight(g) |
Enter the lower & upper weights (in grams) of the weight range. |
Cost |
Specify the additional cost that will be added to the base cost. |
Min/max cost
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The Min/max cost enables you to charge different costs of delivery depending on the cost of the goods in the basket in a similar fashion to price logics.
Feature |
What it does |
|---|---|
Order value |
Select the range of order values. |
Min / Max |
Enter the min & max price for delivery. |
Example Shipping Matrices
Example fixed price Shipping Matrix
Setting |
Value |
|---|---|
Label |
All orders £8 delivery. |
Label in order |
Standard Delivery |
Article number |
CAR-DEF |
Customer specific |
no |
Base cost |
6.66 |
Delivery |
Value |
Delivery specific |
yes |
Delivery options |
Standard Delivery |
Min/max cost |
Value |
Order value |
0 - ∞ |
Min |
6.66 |
Max |
6.66 |
In this example, the Standard Delivery will cost £6.66, irrespective of the value of the goods ordered.
Example of free delivery for any order over £75 (inc VAT)
Setting |
Value |
|---|---|
Label |
Free delivery over £75 |
Label in order |
Standard Delivery |
Article number |
CAR-DEF |
Customer specific |
no |
Base cost |
6.66 |
Delivery |
Value |
Delivery specific |
yes |
Delivery options |
Standard Delivery |
Min/max cost |
Value |
Order value |
0 - 62.49 |
Min |
6.66 |
Max |
6.66 |
Order value |
62.50 - ∞ |
Min |
0.00 |
Max |
0.00 |
In this example, orders with a value of over £75 inc VAT, will not be charged delivery.
Example of delivery calculated by weight of goods
Setting |
Value |
|---|---|
Label |
Delivery by Weight |
Label in order |
Standard Delivery |
Article number |
CAR-DEF |
Customer specific |
no |
Base cost |
0.00 |
Delivery |
Value |
Delivery specific |
yes |
Delivery options |
Standard Delivery |
Weight |
Value |
Use |
yes |
Lower Weight(g) |
Upper Weight(g) |
Cost |
|---|---|---|
0 |
249 |
3.00 |
250 |
999 |
5.00 |
1000 |
2499 |
7.50 |
2500 |
4999 |
10.00 |
5000 |
12.50 |
In this example, a small order weighing less than 250g will attract a £3.00 delivery fee, but heavier orders will cost more, up to a maximum of £12.50.
