How to create a free carrier

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How to create a free carrier

When incorporating free carriers into your shop, you have to take into account whether you have more than one currency configured in your shop, or if currencies different to the euro show up.

In the case where the only currency in your shop is the euro:

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  1. Go to Transport –> Preferences (point 1).
  2. If you wish to make postage free once a certain order total is reached, fill out the field in point 2.
    Example: If you wish to make postage free for orders of €50 and upwards, type in 50.
  3. If you wish to make postage free once a certain order weight is reached, fill out the field in point 3.
    Example: If you wish to make postage free for orders of 5 kg and upwards, type in 5.
  4. Click on Save (point 4).

In the case where you have the euro and other currencies in your shop:

nuevo-transportista-21. Go to Transport –> Carriers (point 1).

2. Click on Add New Carrier (point 2).

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3.On the new page opened click on Add New Carrier (point 1).

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4. In the General Settings (point 1) fill out the following fields:

  • Carrier name (point 2): Name of the carrier that you wish to add.
  • Transit time (point 3): Transport duration.
  • Speed grade(point 4): By defect 0.
  • Logo (point 5): Logo of the carrier that you wish to add.
  • Tracking URL (point 6): Traking number to the new carrier.
  • Click on Next (point 7).

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5. In the paragraph Shipping locations and costs (point 1) fill out the following fields.

  • Add handling costs (point 2): YES (recommended)
  • Free shipping (point 3): Always NO
  • Billing (point 4): Select the configuration you want
    • According to the total price (recommended)
    • According to the total weight
  • Taxes (point 5): Select the configuration you want
    • There is no tax
    • ES Books Rate (4%)
    • ES Foodstuff Rate (4%)
    • ES Reduced Rate (10%)
    • ES Standard rate (21%)
    • ES Super Reduced Rate (4%)
  • Out-of-range behavior  (point 6): Select the configuration you want
    • Apply the highest cost of the defined range
    • Disable carrier
  • Ranges:
    • (point  7): If you want to offer free shipping from 50€, you should write:
      • Will be applied when the price is >= 0
      • Will be applied when the price is < 50
    • (point 8): You must apply the shipping cost that you want to add to products with a price below 50€. Por example: We apply 5€ to Europe and 10€ to Europe (non-EU).
  • Click Add new range (9) in order to create a new range for the remaining prices. Repeat the point 7 with the ranges >= 50 and < 1000000 in order to cover all product prices; repeat as well the point 8 with cost 0€, just as you can see on the imagen below:

nuevo-transportista-6Haga click sobre Siguiente (punto 10).

nuevo-transportista-7Size, weight, and group access (1)

Fill out the shown fields:

  1.  Maximum package width (cm) (2)
  2. Maximum package height (cm) 3
  3. Maximum package depth (cm) (4)
  4. Maximum package weight (kg) (5)
  5. Group access ( 6)

In the Summary section (point 1), a summary of all the configuration you have made with your carrier is shown.

To end and finish the creation of your carrier, click on Finish.