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Setting Up Rules Based on Delivery Day

Apply delivery day-based surcharges, discounts, or hide shipping options using ShipperHQ rules

Overview

If you want to apply surcharges, discounts, flat rates, or hide specific shipping options for a certain delivery day of the week, you can do so by using ShipperHQ's shipping rules and the delivery date/time advanced feature. 😊

For example, adding a surcharge for Saturday Delivery or hiding a method that will deliver on Saturday are two common scenarios. This guide outlines the steps to surcharge, discount, or hide rates based on delivery date.

We provide three examples to demonstrate the process for configuring day-based shipping rules:

  • Setting up a surcharge for a Saturday Delivery
  • Setting up a discount for a Saturday Delivery
  • Setting up a rule to hide a method for Saturday Delivery

Table of Contents

Requirements

Setup: Surcharge Delivery on a Specific Day

Follow these steps to set up a surcharge rule for a specific delivery day. We'll use UPS Next Day Air with a surcharge of $50 for delivery on Saturday.

  1. Navigate to "Shipping Rules" in the left-hand navigation menu.

    Location of All Shipping Rules option under Shipping Rules menu on dashboard.

  2. Click "New+" to create a new shipping rule.

    Click on New to begin creating a new shipping rule.

  3. Select "Surcharge Rates" as the action for the rule.

    Location to select Surcharge Rates as the action for shipping rule.

  4. Apply the surcharge as a flat rate or a percentage. For this example, we'll use a flat rate of $50.

    Setting to configure how surcharge rate will apply through this rule. For example, Flat Rate, Percentage or both.

  5. When entering a percentage, specify how it should be applied.

    Setting to configure how the surcharge will apply to the cart.

  6. Choose the shipping method(s) for this surcharge rule from the list of available methods.

    Example showing selecting shipping methods on which the shipping rule will apply.

  7. After selecting the shipping method, click I Don't Have Any Conditions to Apply. We'll edit the rule with delivery day details once it's saved.

    Setting to be selected to proceed with the rule without any conditions.

  8. A summary of the shipping rule will be displayed. Ensure you add a title for easy identification.

    Example showing shipping rule summary before you click on Finish to complete the setup.

  9. Click "Finish" to save the rule.
  10. Return to the Shipping Rules list and locate the new surcharge rule. It will appear at the end of the list.

    Search the rule in the shipping rules list in All Shipping Rules under Shipping Rules menu. It will appear at the end of the list.

  11. Edit the rule and go to the Advanced tab.

    Location of Advanced tab in a shipping rule.

  12. Locate Days of the Week a Shipment Can Be Delivered and enter the desired day(s). In this example, we'll select Saturday.

    Setting to configure the Days of the Week on which the surcharge rates will apply.

  13. Save the rule with this advanced condition.
  14. Once completed, we recommend using the "Test your Rates" feature to verify the rule works as intended.

Conclusion

Once this rule is created and set for Saturday delivery, a $50 surcharge will apply to the shipping fee for the selected method when the delivery day falls on Saturday.

Setup: Discount Delivery on a Specific Day

These steps apply a discount rule for a specific delivery day. We'll use UPS Next Day Air with a discount of $50 for delivery on Saturday.

  1. Navigate to "Shipping Rules" in the left-hand navigation menu.

    Click All Shipping Rules under Shipping Rules menu to view list of all shipping rules and for creating new rule.

  2. Click "New+" to create a new shipping rule.

    Click New to start creating a new rule.

  3. Select "Discount Rates" as the action for the rule.

    Location to select Discount Rates as the action for shipping rule.

  4. Apply the discount as a flat rate or a percentage. We'll use a flat rate of $50 for this example.

    Sample showing how to configure discount rate for the shipping rule.

  5. When entering a percentage, specify how it should be applied.

    Setting to configure how the discount rate will apply to the cart through this rule.

  6. Choose the shipping method(s) for this discount rule from the available methods.

    Example showing how to select shipping methods to which the rule will be applied.

  7. After selecting the method, click I Don't Have Any Conditions to Apply. We'll add delivery day details once the rule is saved.

    Setting to select if no conditions need to be applied to the rule.

  8. A summary of the shipping rule will be displayed. Ensure you add a title for identification.

    Example showing summary of the shipping rule before clicking on Finish to complete the rule creation.

  9. Click "Finish" to save the rule.
  10. Return to the Shipping Rules list and locate the new discount rule. It will appear at the end of the list.

    Search for the shipping rule from the list of shipping rules in All Shipping Rules option. It will appear at the end of the list.

  11. Edit the rule and go to the Advanced tab.

    Location of Advanced tab in a shipping rule.

  12. Locate Days of the Week a Shipment Can Be Delivered and enter the desired day(s). In this example, select Saturday.

    Setting to configure the Days of the Week on which the discount rates will apply.

  13. Save the rule with this advanced condition.
  14. We recommend using the "Test your Rates" feature to verify the rule's functionality.

Once this rule is set for Saturday delivery, a $50 discount will apply to the shipping fee for the selected method on that day.

Setup: Hide Method when Delivery falls on a Specific Day

In this example, we'll hide UPS Next Day Air for delivery on Saturday.

  1. Navigate to "Shipping Rules" in the left-hand navigation menu.

    Location of All Shipping Rules under Shipping Rules menu on dashboard.

  2. Click "Add New" to create a new shipping rule.

    Click New to start creating a new shipping rule.

  3. Select "Hide Methods" as the action for the rule.

    Location to select Hide Methods as the action for the shipping rule.

  4. Choose the shipping method(s) to hide from the available list.

    Example showing how to select shipping methods to which the rule will apply.

  5. After selecting the method, click I Don't Have Any Conditions to Apply. We'll edit to include delivery day details once the rule is saved.

    Setting to select if no conditions need to be added to the shipping rule.

  6. A summary of the shipping rule will be displayed. Add a title for easy identification.

    Summary of the shipping rule before you click on Finish to complete the rule creation.

  7. Click "Finish" to save the rule.
  8. Return to the Shipping Rules list and find the new hide rule. It will appear at the end of the list.

    Search for the shipping rule in the list of shipping rules from All Shipping Rules option. It will appear at the end.

  9. Edit the rule and go to the Advanced tab.

    Location of Advanced tab in a shipping rule.

  10. Locate Days of the Week a Shipment Can Be Delivered and enter the day(s) where rates should be hidden. In this example, select Saturday.

    Location to configure Days of the Week on which the shipping rule will hide the selecting methods.

  11. Save the rule with this advanced condition.
  12. We recommend using the "Test your Rates" feature to ensure the rule operates correctly.

Once set for Saturday delivery, the method selected will not display rates on that day. 😊