LemonStand Documentation

Managing shipping options

To open the shipping option list, please click the Shipping Options submenu in the Shop menu. Click the Add shipping option button to create a new option, or click a record in the list to edit an existing shipping option.

A contents of the Create/Edit Shipping Option form depends on a specific shipping method assigned to the option. For example, if you creating the table rate shipping option, the Rates table will be displayed. If you creating the UPS-based shipping option, the corresponding UPS service related fields will be displayed.

Common shipping option form fields description

• Enabled
  Determines whether the shipping option can be selected by a customer during the checkout process.
• Taxable
  Determines whether the tax should be applied to the shipping service. If the shipping option is taxable, the Shipping tax class will be used for evaluating a tax rate.

Configuring the table rate shipping option

For the table rate shipping options LemonStand displays the Rates tab with the rates table on the shipping option configuration form. The Rates table has a number of columns, allowing you to specify shipping rates for specific countries and states depending on the package weight, volume or the order totals.

The list of countries and states should be defined on the System/Settings/Countries and States page. You can use the wildcard (*) character to specify the “any country” or “any state” value in the in the Country, State and ZIP/Postal Code columns of the table. When you need to refer a specific country or state, use its 2-character code (US, CA for countries or TX, BC for statues). LemonStand will suggest you a list of existing country or state codes if you make an mistake.

You can create more than one table-rate based shipping options, for example for the ground and air delivery.

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