Before customers place an order, an optional sophisticated Advanced Shipping Cost Calculator module can automatically calculate how much to charge a customer for shipping based on what products are in their order and where the order is being delivered to.

Features include;

• Auto-calculation of cost based on the number of products and product size
• Any number of price levels based on product size
• Auto-look up of road distance to the delivery address to match courier regions
• Any number of shipping regions
• Charge more for rural delivery
• Set a maximum percentage of order value or maximum shipping cost
• Set up different calculation rules for different customer groups
• Customisable quantity shipping discounts mean five large products don’t have to cost five times the cost of one

Benefits of the Shipping Calculator include

• Give your customers certainty on shipping costs before they place their order 
• Reduce ordering friction by not having to call back your customer with a shipping cost
• Save staff time
• Recover freight costs more accurately
• Avoid killing sales by charging unreasonable delivery costs for large orders 
• Get flexibility to tailor your offer to different customer segments 
• You can choose what is best for your operations and your customers