Flat rate shipping

On the Admin sidebar, go to Stores > Settings > Configuration.

In the left panel, expand Sales and choose Delivery Methods.

Expand the Flat Rate section.

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For a detailed description of each of these configuration settings, see Flat Rate in the Configuration Reference Guide.

Set Enabled to Yes.

Flat Rate appears as an option in the Estimate Shipping and Tax section of the shopping cart, and also in the Shipping section during checkout.

Enter a descriptive Title for the Flat Rate method.

Enter a Method Name to appear next to the calculated rate in the shopping cart.

The default method name is Fixed. If you charge a handling fee, you could change this text to Plus Handling, or something else that is suitable.

To describe how flat rate shipping can be used, set Type to one of the following:

• None - Disables the payment type. The Flat Rate option is listed in the cart, but with a rate of zero—which is the same as free shipping.
• Per Order - Charges a single flat rate for the entire order.
• Per Item - Charges a single flat rate for each item. The rate is multiplied by the number of items in the cart, regardless of whether there are multiple quantities of the same, or of different items.

Enter the Price that you want to charge for flat rate shipping.

Configure the handling fee options according to your requirements.

The handling fee is optional and appears as an extra charge that is added to the shipping cost. If you want to include a handling fee, do the following:

• For Calculate Handling Fee, select the method you want to use to calculate handling fees:

  • Fixed
  • Percent

• For Handling Fee, enter the amount to be charged, based on the method you have chosen to calculate the amount.

  For example, if the charge is based on a fixed fee, enter the amount as a decimal, such as 4.90. However, if the handling fee is based on a percentage of the shipping cost, enter the amount as a percentage. For example, if you are charging six percent of the shipping cost, enter the value as 6.

If needed, change the Displayed Error Message.

This text box is preset with a default message, but you can enter a different message that you want to appear if Flat Rate Shipping becomes unavailable.

Set Ship to Applicable Countries:

• All Allowed Countries - Customers from all countries specified in your store configuration can use this delivery method.
• Specific Countries - When you choose this option, the Ship to Specific Countries list appears. Select each country in the list where this delivery method can be used.

Set Show Method if Not Applicable:

• Yes – Always shows the Flat Rate method, even when not applicable.
• No – Shows the Flat Rate method only when applicable.

For Sort Order, enter a number to determine the sequence in which Flat Rate Shipping appears when listed with other delivery methods during checkout.

0 = first, 1 = second, 2 = third, and so on.

Click Save Config.