How To: Make Shipping Cost Depend on Order Total and Weight

To set up a shipping cost that depends on order total and weight:

  1. In the Administration panel, go to Administration → Shipping & taxes → Shipping methods.

  2. Add a new shipping method with manual rate calculation, or choose one of the existing methods to configure it.

  3. The shipping method editing page will open. Switch to the Shipping time and rates tab.

  4. Decide where your shipping method will be offered. To do this, choose rate areas from the dropdown list. If there is a rate area in the store which you did not include in the shipping method, orders will not be delivered in this area.

    Hint

    If a certain rate area does not exist in your store, you can add it. This is only necessary if you need to add different conditions and availability/unavailability of delivery to this area.

  5. Leave the Rate field empty.

  6. Configure the Price condition section as follows:

    From To Surcharge / Discount
    $00.00 $1000.00 $50.00
    $1000.00 and up (leave the field empty) $20.00

  7. Configure the Weight condition section as follows:

    From To Surcharge / Discount
    0 lbs 100 lbs $10.00
    100 lbs and up (leave the field empty) $15.00

    Note

    Make sure to specify the weight when you add or edit products.

  8. Click Save.

    In this case the shipping rates from the Price condition and Weight condition sections will apply together. Here are some examples of how the shipping cost will be calculated:

    • The order total is below $1000, and the order weight is less than 100 lbs: $50 + $10.
    • The order total is below $1000, and the order weight exceeds 100 lbs: $50 + $15.
    • The order total exceeds $1000, and the order weight is less than 100 lbs: $20 + $10.
    • The order total exceeds $1000, and the order weight exceeds 100 lbs: $20 + $15.