Let's apply $20 flat rate shipping for Germany addresses.
- Flat rate shipping is enabled by default on installation. If it isn't enabled, let's open the Extensions | Shipping menu in the administration panel and click on the Install link near the Flat Rate item. Then, we will Edit the flat rate settings. Write 20 for Cost, choose Tax Class as Taxable Goods, Geo Zone as Germany Tax Zone, and Status as Enabled. Click on the Save button to enable Flat Rate shipping.
- As you can see from the following screenshot, a customer from Germany will have a flat shipping rate of $20 no matter the amount of the shopping cart. A $20 charge is applied in the same way for a $10 or a $1,000 order.
We have learned how to enable flat rate shipping for a certain zone. Remember that the flat rate shipping method value should be larger than average real shipping costs for the store.
When the per item method is applied, there is a shipping cost for each product in the basket. For example, if we apply a per item cost of $6, it would be $60 for 10 products in the basket no matter what the prices of the individual items. As in all shipping methods, it is possible to limit this shipping method on a Geo Zone.
Configuring the per item method is very similar to the flat rate method. Now, it is your turn. Define the per item cost as $6 for the US shipping zone and test the behavior on the client side by filling the shopping basket with several products.