Manually create shipping rates

What is your shipping strategy? Will you choose to ship a flat rate across the country or divide shipping rates by different zones? Do you want to charge customers shipping by the weight of the package or by the total order price?

Manual shipping rates allow you to enter the rate your customer is charged at checkout. This differs from connecting to a carrier account like UPS or FedEx because the shipping rates shown to the customer are not in real-time.

Manual shipping rates can be used to incentive customers to purchase more in order to receive lower or free shipping rates. Manual shipping rates are recommended to ensure the lowest number of abandoned carts due to high shipping rates.

Read more about shipping best practices here.

Let flexible shipping rates work for you! Set up shipping rates based on zones, weight, bottles per order, or total order price - or a mixture of each. In this guide, learn how to enable the following options step-by-step:

• Setup manual shipping
• Shipping flat rates
  
  • Shipping rates by weight
  • Shipping rates by order price
  • Additional FAQ's
• Shipping rates by zones
  • Shipping rates by weight
  • Shipping rates by order price
  • Additional FAQ's

Setup manual shipping

Start by enabling the manual shipping feature within Corksy. 

1. Click on Settings in your Corksy navigation menu & select the Shipping & Delivery tab.
2. Navigate to the “Shipping” section and click "Manage Rates"

Next, you will need to come prepared with a shipping strategy. Will you choose to ship a flat rate across the country or divide shipping rates by different zones? Do you want to charge customers shipping by the weight of the package or by the total order price?

Shipping flat rates

Charging flat rates means charging the same shipping rates, no matter where in the country the packing is being shipped to. 

Steps: 

1. Click "Create a shipping zone"
2. Add a zone name such as "Flat Rate" and choose "United States" to select all states. This will apply all settings to all 50 states.
3. Now, you can layer on additional shipping rate parameters. Click "Add Rate"
4. Choose the shipping speed for your 1st rate and enter the price you'd like to charge
5. Click "Add Conditions"
6. Set up shipping rates by weight. Enter the weight parameters for this shipping rate.
   1. Example: Express 1-2 day shipping for packages between 10-15 lbs will be $30 across the United States
7. Set up shipping rates by order price. Enter the price total parameters for this shipping rate
   1. Example: Express 1-2 day shipping for packages between $100- $150 will be $30 across the United States

Shipping rates by shipping zones

Set different shipping rates depending on the different states your customer is shipping to. Zones can be set up state by state or you can group multiple states together into zones. This option is best for wineries that have licenses to ship to multiple states and want to reflect real-time rates for shipping across the country.

1. To begin creating shipping zones, click "create shipping zone"
2. Add a zone name such as "East Coast" and choose all the states that apply for this zone.
3. Now, you can layer on additional shipping rate parameters. Click "Add Rate"
4. Choose the shipping speed for your 1st rate and enter the price you'd like to charge
5. Click "Add Conditions"
6. Set up shipping rates by weight. Enter the weight parameters for this shipping rate.
   1. Example: Express 1-2 day shipping for packages between 10-15 lbs will be $30 across the United States
7. Set up shipping rates by order price. Enter the price total parameters for this shipping rate
   1. Example: Express 1-2 day shipping for packages between $100- $150 will be $30 across the United States
8. Repeat these steps for the next zone you want to create, such as "West Coast"