Integration Guide

Website Payments Standard Integration Guide September 2008 295
Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Automatic Calculation of Shipping Charges (U.S. Merchants Only)
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FIGURE 7.25 Shipping Rate Table With a Basis of Total Order Amount
Each row in a rate table represents a different tier. Each successive tier encompasses a
successively increasing range within the rate basis. You specify a separate rate for each tier.
In the preceding example rate table, each successive tier encompasses an increasing range of
order amounts. The first tier encompasses orders that total from $0.01 USD through and
including $10.00 USD. The shipping rate for orders that fall within the first tier is 5% of the
total order amount. The shipping charge for an order amount of $6.75 USD is $0.34 USD.
Shipping Rates and Currencies
When you set up shipping methods, specify the same currency for the shipping rates that you
used to price the products on your website. Specify shipping rates for both domestic shipments
and international shipments in your domestic currency, provided that you priced your products
for international buyers in your domestic currency.
If you price your products in multiple currencies, you should specify international shipping
rates in the same currencies that you priced your products for international buyers. For
example, a merchant in London might price products in Pounds Sterling for British buyers,
while also pricing the same products in Euros for Euro-zone buyers and U.S. Dollars for U.S.
buyers.
Adding Shipping Rates for the First Time
The first time you set up shipping rates, the page sequence is tailored for creating your initial
shipping regions, methods, and rates.
To begin adding shipping regions, methods, and rates for the first time:
1. Log in to your PayPal account at
https://www.paypal.com.
The My Account Overview page appears.
2. Click the Profile subtab.
The Profile Summary page appears.