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Set Rate as Fixed Shipping Fee Set on the Product

Set custom per-item shipping rates using ShipperHQ for eCommerce platforms

Overview

In some eCommerce platforms, you can set a specific shipping charge directly on the product. For example, in Magento, this field is called "Shipping Fee," while in BigCommerce, it's known as "Fixed Shipping Price."

With ShipperHQ, you can define how and when this Shipping Fee is used as the Shipping Rate. You may have products with different flat rates like $10, $12, or $15 per item. The Shipping Fee feature lets you set these values on the product and use them in ShipperHQ.

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Prerequisites: We'll assume you've already set up at least one carrier in ShipperHQ and that your store supports shipping fees set on the product listing.

Supported Platforms

  • Magento 1
  • Magento 2
  • Adobe Commerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Zoey

💡 The use of this setting requires support from the eCommerce platform and a ShipperHQ Started Plan or higher.

Setup

Shipping Group Creation

In ShipperHQ, create a new Shipping Group named "PER_ITEM." This will make the group easy to identify while assigning it to your products and allows ShipperHQ to read the Fixed Shipping Price attribute assigned to your product(s).

Shipping Rule Setup

  1. From the left navigation menu in your ShipperHQ dashboard, select Shipping Rules.

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

  2. In the upper right corner of the shipping rules page, click Settings to access ShipperHQ's advanced shipping rule settings.

    Location to click Settings option to enable advanced settings for the shipping rules.

  3. Under the Advanced Settings section, go to the Apply Actions tab and set Product Listing Shipping Fees to Yes then click Apply to save the new setting.

    Location to enable Product Listing Shipping Fees from Apply Actions.

  4. Create a new Shipping Rule once you are back on the Shipping Rules Page.

    Click New to start configuring a new shipping rule.

  5. Select Override Rates for the rule type to be created.

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

  6. Enter a value for the flat rate to be applied and set the flat rate to be applied Each Item Within a Shipping Group then click Apply.

    We'll use $10 for this example.

    Sample showing how to configure the override rates and how this will apply on cart. In this example the override rate will apply on Each Item within a Shipping Group.

  7. Select any shipping methods you want to override with the flat rate.

    For this example, we'll use UPS Ground.

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

    Click Continue to move forward with the setup of this rule.

  8. Select Shipping Groups for the condition to be used in this rule and click Continue once more to proceed.

    Location to select Shipping Groups as a condition for the rule.

  9. You will now be prompted to enter the shipping group to be used for this rule.

    In the first drop-down, select Any Selected Shipping Groups are in the Cart then select the PER_ITEM shipping group in the next field.

    If you have not yet created the shipping group, you can do so at this stage by clicking I Want to Create a New Shipping Group.

    Setting to create a new shipping group for the rule.

  10. After selecting the shipping groups and proceeding, a summary of the shipping rule will be displayed.

    Be sure to add a title for the new rule so that it can be easily identified in the shipping rules list and during testing.

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

  11. Click Finish to save the new rule. This will apply the rule immediately.

    Once the rule is created, we recommend using the “Test your Rates” feature to confirm the new rule is working as expected.

  12. To complete the rule configuration, return to the shipping rules page and locate the new rule.

    Tip: The newest shipping rules can be found at the end of the list.

    Click the edit icon or click the rule itself and you will be taken to the rule settings.

    You can find the list of shipping rules on Shipping Rule page. The image shows icon to click in order to edit the rule.

  13. Navigate to the Advanced tab and locate the Advanced Actions field.

    Select Shipping Price in the Product Attribute Fee dropdown and then Save the rule once more.

    Example showing configuring the Product Attribute Fee as Shipping Price from Advanced Actions under the Advanced tab of the shipping rule.

⚠️ For merchants on Magento 1/2, Adobe Commerce, and Zoey, there is also an option for "Handling Fee" which works in the same way as "Shipping Fee."

Conclusion

Once completed, ShipperHQ will apply the flat rate defined in this rule for the selected shipping methods whenever a product with the assigned shipping group is in the cart.

Ensure that any products with a fixed shipping fee have both (A) The appropriate shipping set on the product, and (B) the shipping group PER_ITEM assigned to the product.

After completing the above steps, any product with the Shipping Fee set on the product that is assigned to the PER_ITEM shipping group will be charged the amount in the Shipping Fee field.