Auto choose shipping method based on product

Yep, it’s definitely possible to have different shipping costs based on the products being ordered.

The easiest way to do that is using the flat rate shipping method along with the shipping classes (e.g. “Small Parcel” and “Big Parcel”). For each of the shipping classes, you could use a different rate in the flat rate shipping method.

For more information on how this works, have a look at the following guides:

• https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/product-shipping-classes/
• https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/flat-rate-shipping/

Hi RK,

Yes, i red that. But I proberbly not fully understand because it wasn’t working. I’ll look into this again. Thanks.

All good – Let us know if anything is unclear on shipping classes. They’re tricky to get your mind around, but a life-saver when you do ??

In short, shipping classes are used to group types of products together for shipping. So “Apples” and “Bananas” can use the same shipping class (e.g. “Big Parcel”), while “Berries” can use another class (e.g. “Small Parcel”). During checkout, you can then specify separate shipping costs for each class ??

Hi RK,

I’m worried this is not working for me. This raises the existing shippingmethod.
I have 2 options now:

-Pakkage for €3,50
-Free shipping with €30,- or higher order ammount

But i need a 3th and a 4th one for the plugin of the transport company so I can easely print labels from within WP/Woocommerce.
-Larger package €6,-
-Larger package with discount of 3,50 with €30,- or higher order ammount

I need to split ‘package’ and ‘larger package’ because the plugin print a shipping label thats different for small and large packages. Our costs for a small package is much lower.
I hope you can follow what I’m trying to accomplish.

Thanks

I’ve been working through what you’ve written, but it’s not completely clear to me.

Here’s what I think you’re looking for:

* Small jewelry box for small items for €3,50
* Free shipping if the order total is €30,- or more and items fit in small box

* Larger box for large items for €6,-
* Reduce shipping cost by 3,50 if the order is €30,- or more

Is that correct?

There are a number of options to handle it, but it’ll be easier to give you good advice when it’s completely clear. ??

Most shipping options can’t automatically print labels from WooCommerce. Did you already have a solution in mind to handle this?

Hi Hannah,

Yes that is correct, but the right options must be choosen automatically.

Yes our postal company has a plugin where I can check the orders en give a ‘print label’ command. It uses an API to my account of the postal company.

Thank you for your time.

Thanks for confirming that!

* Small jewelry box for small items for €3,50
* Free shipping if the order total is €30,- or more and items fit in small box

Default WooCommerce can handle this first scenario without any trouble, using flat rate and free shipping methods.

The second part is where it gets complicated, because of the shipping discount.

Also, to clarify:
* How many items fit in a small box?
* How many items fit in a large box?
* Is the shipping cost per box, i.e. 3 small items = 3 small boxes = 3 * €3,50

Hi Hannah,
Quantity of the items is no issue. Shipping cost is per order.

Thanks!

* Small jewelry box for small items for €3,50
* Free shipping if the order total is €30,- or more and items fit in small box

* Larger box for large items for €6,-
* Reduce shipping cost by 3,50 if the order is €30,- or more

You can easily set two shipping classes to handle the large boxes and the small boxes. However, using WooCommerce core, you can’t have two different types of shipping discount. The easiest thing to do would be to offer free shipping over a certain amount.

If you want to handle it this way, then I can recommend the WooCommerce Table Rate Shipping plugin:
https://www.woocommerce.com/products/table-rate-shipping/

Hope that helps!

Thanks for your time Hannah,
I will look into it!