While dealing with the shipping fee, there come the troubles that sometimes, the shipping rate is too high that it cannot attract customers or it is too low to cover the packing cost. In addition to that, you may want to give your customer a discount at the checkout or mark up the shipping rate by adding a percentage or a flat fee. If the rate contains both of them, the flat fee will be added after the percentage is calculated.
This is a writing on how to adjust calculated rates on Shopify which will help you a lot. Please read and follow my instruction carefully.
How to adjust calculated rates
- Step 1: Go to Settings > Shipping
- Step 2: Choose the shipping zone
- Step 3: Adjust calculated rates
- Step 4: Add a percentage or flat fee
- Step 5: Finish your adjustment
- Step 6: Saving
Step 1: Go to Settings > Shipping
After you logged into your Shopify account, take a look at the bottom of the admin screen, you can see there is a button called Settings with the gear sign next to it. Click on Settings.
After that, you will be taken to the Settings pages. There are a lot of choices on the page, however, for our purpose, please hit Shipping.
Step 2: Choose the shipping zone
You can see the Shipping rates at checkout area, you can find the shipping zone you need to edit and choose the Edit button.
Step 3: Adjust calculated rates
The system will take you to a new page, from this page, you need to scroll down to find a section named Calculated rates. After you find the section, click on the Edit button beside the rate you want to make changes to.
Step 4: Add a percentage or flat fee
In the new dialog box, you can see the percentage and flat fee field in the rate adjustment area. Add a number you want to the field.
If you want to give your customers a discount, add a negative percentage in the Percentage field.
Step 5: Finish your adjustment
If you are satisfied will all the changes, hit the Done button.
Step 6: Saving
When you get back to the shipping zone page, remember to save all your work by clicking the Save button.
To adjust calculated rates on iPhone
Step 1: Go to Store > Settings
After you logged in your Shopify account in the app, notice there is a Store button at the bottom of your phone screen, go to Store.
In the Store screen, there is a button called Settings, tap on it.
Step 2: Go to Shipping
After the previous step, you should find and tap the Shipping button in the Store setting area.
Step 3: Choose the shipping zone
After you get to the Shipping page, you can see the Shipping rates at checkout area, find the shipping zone you need to edit and hit the Edit button.
Step 4: Edit rate
In the section called Calculated rates, tap the Edit button.
Step 5: Add a percentage or flat fee
In the new dialog box, you can see the percentage and flat fee field in the rate adjustment area. Add a number you want to the field.
If you want to give your customers a discount, add a negative percentage in the Percentage field.
Step 6: Finish your adjustment
If you are satisfied will all the changes, hit the Done button.
Step 7: Saving
When you get back to the shipping zone page, remember to save all your work by clicking the Save button.
To adjust calculated rates on Android
Step 1: Go to Store > Settings
After you logged in your Shopify account in the app, notice there is a Store button at the bottom of your phone screen, go to Store. In the Store screen, there is a button called Settings, tap on it.
Step 2: Go to Shipping
After the previous step, you should find and tap the Shipping button in the Store setting area.
Step 3: Choose the shipping zone
After you get to the Shipping page, you can see the Shipping rates at checkout area, find the shipping zone you need to edit and hit the Edit button.
Step 4: Edit rate
In the section called Calculated rates, tap the Edit button.
Step 5: Add a percentage or flat fee
In the new dialog box, you can see the percentage and flat fee field in the rate adjustment area. Add a number you want to the field.
If you want to give your customers a discount, add a negative percentage in the Percentage field.
Step 6: Finish your adjustment
If you are satisfied will all the changes, hit the Done button.
Step 7: Saving
When you get back to the shipping zone page, remember to save all your work by clicking the Save button.
Conclusion
Above is my writing on how to adjust calculated rates on Shopify. Please have a great time reading and applying it while running your store. To read more instruction like this one, check out our tutorials on managing domains.