Consider following purchase order as an example to illustrate that shipping fee will be different by having different shipping types for the same order, and how it affects final order total.

Item	Quantity	Weight	Unit Price	Subtotal
Product 1	1	10g	$10.00	$10.00
Product 2	2	20g	$10.00	$20.00
Product 3	5	30g	$20.00	$60.00

Order Subtotal = $10.00 + $20.00 + $60.00 = $90.00

Weight Total = 10g + 20g + 30g = 60g

1. Free Shipping

In this setting, Shipping Fee = $0.00.

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee = $90.00 + $0.00 = $90.00.

2. Flat Fee Shipping

Set Rate per Order = $1.50

In this setting, since shipping fee is flat for all items in one single order, hence Shipping Fee = $1.50.

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee = $90.00 + $1.50 = $91.50.

3. Tiered Fee Shipping with base 'Order Subtotal'

Set:

Tier	Floor	Ceiling	Rate
Tier-1	$0.00	$90.00	$0.50
Tier-2	$90.01	blank	$0.00

 

In this setting, Order Subtotal falls in the range of Tier-1, hence Shipping fee = $0.50.

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee = $90.00 + $0.50 = $90.50.

Quiz: Assume Order Subtotal is now $10.00, what is Order Total now? [ Answer: $90.00 ]

4. Tiered Fee Shipping with base 'Weight'

Set:

Tier	Floor	Ceiling	Rate
Tier-1	0g	50g	$2.00
Tier-2	50.01g	100g	$1.00
Tier-3	100.01g	blank	$0.00

 

In this setting, Weight Total falls in the range of Tier-2, hence Shipping fee = $1.00.

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee = $90.00 + $1.00 = $91.00.

Note: Under base 'Weight', we do not consider Order Subtotal when computing shipping fee.

5. Product Level Shipping Fee Surcharge

Let say now we have a new order below:

Item	Quantity	Weight	Unit Price	Subtotal	Surcharge per product
Product A	1	10g	$100.00	$100.00	blank
Product B	2	20g	$100.00	$200.00	$2.00

 

Order Subtotal = $10.00 + $20.00 + $60.00 = $90.00

Weight Total = 10g + 20g + 30g = 60g

Product B has a shipping Surcharge per product of $2.00

Follow settings in Example 1

Shipping Fee = $0.00, Surcharge = 2 x $2.00 = $4.00 (note we purchase 2 items of Product B).

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee + Surcharge = $90.00 + $0.00 + $4.00 = $94.00.

Follow settings in Example 2

Shipping Fee = $1.50, Surcharge = 2 x $2.00 = $4.00

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee + Surcharge = $90.00 + $1.50 + $4.00 = $95.50.

Follow settings in Example 3

Shipping Fee = $0.50, Surcharge = 2 x $2.00 = $4.00

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee + Surcharge = $90.00 + $0.50 + $4.00 = $94.50.

Follow settings in Example 4

Shipping Fee = $1.00, Surcharge = 2 x $2.00 = $4.00 (note we purchase 2 items of Product B).

Order Total = Order Subtotal + Shipping Fee + Surcharge = $90.00 + $1.00 + $4.00 = $95.00.

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