Creating a new shipping method

1. On Shipping methods page perform one of the following:
   • If you have not created any shipping methods, the system displays the following in the center of the screen:

     

   • If you have already created one or more methods, the system displays a list of all created shipping methods and the following button in the toolbar of Shipping methods page:

     

2. Click Create a shipping method or Create shipping method respectively.
   The Create a shipping method page appears.
3. In the Name input field, enter a name for the shipping method.
   For example, enter Express shipping.
4. Choose an area where the shipping method will be applied.
   The shipping method will then be displayed to customers, whose shipping address is in this area.

   If you choose Select countries… radio button, you must select one or more countries from the dropdown box.

5. In the Shipping price radio button group, select what the shipping price will be based on.
   For example, you can charge for shipping with respect to weight or price.
   After you select the base for the shipping method, you must enter the limits, if needed, and the price of the shipping.

   EXAMPLE: You want to charge the customers from the United Kingdom for shipping, based on the weight of the product they have purchased. One price for items between 10 lbs. and 50 lbs. and another price for items up to 10 lbs. You must create two separate shipping methods. In both methods, select Select countries... radio button and from the list, select United Kingdom. Under shipping price, select Weight. In the first method, enter 0 in From input field and 10 in To, in the other method, enter 10.1 and 50, respectively. In the Shipping price, enter the price for each shipping.

6. In Sort order input field, enter the rank in which the shipping method will be displayed to the customer during the checkout process.
7. To activate the method immediately, select This method is active checkbox.
8. You can change the automatically generated name for developers by expanding Advanced, clicking Change, and entering the new name in the input field that appears.
   This is the name of the shipping method that is used by developers to refer to it in the code.
9. When you are finished creating the product, click Create this shipping method.