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Website Payments Standard Integration Guide September 2008 303
Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Automatic Calculation of Shipping Charges (U.S. Merchants Only)
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EXAMPLE 7.3 Weight-Based Shipping Calculations
Assume the following shipping rate table with a basis of By Weight:
From(Kgs) To(Kgs) Rate(GBP)
0.01 49.99 3.00
50.00 and up 6.00
The shipping charge for an order that weights 36.50 kg is £3.00 GBP. The shipping charge for
an order that weights 66.50 kg is £6.00 GBP.
Calculating Shipping Charges Based on Quantity of Items Shipped
When you choose Total Order Quantity or By Quantity as the basis for shipping rates, tiers
in the rate table represent increasing ranges of order item counts. Generally, select By
Quantity as the rate basis if all your products have a generally uniform size and weight, such
as shoes.
EXAMPLE 7.4 Quantity-Based Shipping Calculations
Assume the following shipping rate table with a basis of By Quantity:
From To Rate(USD)
1 49 3.00
50 and up 6.00
The shipping charge for an order with 36 items is $3.00 USD. The shipping charge for an order
with 66 items is $6.00 USD.
Overriding Shipping Calculations on Individual Transactions
Sometimes you want to set special shipping rates for certain items, such as especially heavy
ones that cost more to ship, or services and digital downloads that do not require shipping.
Prerequisites for Overriding Shipping Rates on Individual Transactions
To override your profile-based shipping rates:
z Enable overrides of your shipping rates; overrides are enabled for new shipping methods
by default
z Set the special shipping rates for individual items or entire transactions with special HTML
variables of Buy Now, Donation, Add to Cart, and View Cart buttons
For more information, see “Setting Shipping Charges on Individual Items” on page 250
and “Setting the Tax for the Entire Cart” on page 251.
Disabling the Override of Shipping Rates on Individual Transactions
By default, shipping methods enable the override of shipping rates on individual transactions.
You can disable overrides by:
z Editing any shipping method and changing the Override shipping methods per
transaction.setting.
z Adding a new shipping method and changing the default value of the Override shipping
methods per transaction setting