How to Append Packing Weight onto Base Weight
Integrate packing weight with base weight for accurate shipping rate calculations
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Overview
You may want to include both the base weight of a product and its packing materials to calculate the total weight of an order at checkout 😊. To achieve this, append the packing weight to the product's base weight.
Example Use Case
Imagine you're using Custom Table Rates with these rates:
- Shipments of 0-0.5lbs are rated at $4.95
- Shipments of 0.5-0.75lbs are rated at $5.95
If a product weighs 0.4lbs and its box has a packing weight of 0.2lbs, ShipperHQ will combine these to a total weight of 0.6lbs. It will then match your rate for 0.5-0.75lbs and provide the $5.95 rate. This applies to live rate carriers like UPS, FedEx, and USPS as well 💡. The combined weight of items and packing materials—a total of 0.6lbs in this example—will be sent to the carrier to calculate shipping rates.
⚠️ Please note: This method does not work with weight filters configuration. It must be enabled with Dimensional Shipping.
Prerequisites
- Enable Dimensional Packing
- Provide Box Packing Weights in the Advanced tab of each box
Setup
This section guides you through enabling the Append Packing Weight onto Base Weight feature:
- Go to ShipperHQ > Advanced Features > Dimensional Packing > Settings > Advanced.
- Switch Append Packing Weight onto Base Weight to 'Yes'.
- Apply the changes.
To add packing weights to your boxes, visit your box Advanced settings.
Conclusion
With this setup, ShipperHQ will now consider box weight when evaluating weight parameters on a Custom Table Rate 😊.