Sell on Shopify with Matterhorn - Part 4: Setting Shipping Costs

Introduction

In this part of the guide, you will learn how to adjust shipping costs in your Shopify store to account for the charges applied by Matterhorn. Shipping costs are available in the app under the "Shipping rates" section and are calculated based on the cheapest available shipping method for a given country.

Option 1: Automatically create a shipping profile for products from the Matterhorn wholesale offer based on our price list

If you want the app to create a new shipping profile for products from the Matterhorn wholesale offer, go to the "Shipping rates" section in the app and use the "Add Shipping Profile for Products From This App" option.

This way, a new shipping profile will be created in your store with prices taken from our app. This profile will only apply to products from our offer, so you can still sell other products based on your already configured price lists. Moreover, you can freely modify the created shipping profile and adjust the prices as you see fit. This process speeds up the store setup. 

Option 2: Create a shipping profile manually or add the Matterhorn Location to your existing shipping profile.

If you do not want to use the Matterhorn price list in your store, you can manually configure your shipping profile based on the Matterhorn dropshipping price list. Remember, the price list must include a "location" named "Matterhorn fulfillment" for Matterhorn products to be considered.

Before we start, let’s explain how shipping costs are configured in Shopify. 

In Shopify, configuring shipping costs is based on several key elements.

Shipping profiles allow you to define different delivery rules for specific groups of products – for example, you can set different rates for light clothing and different ones for heavier shoes.

Location refers to places from which products are shipped – it can be your own warehouse, an external supplier, or even several points at once. Shipping zones define the geographic areas to which the store delivers – for example, a division into Poland, Europe, and the rest of the world. Finally, we have

Rates, which are the specific costs assigned to a given zone and shipping method, e.g., free shipping above 100 EUR or a fixed courier fee of 15 EUR. Shopify provides great flexibility in their configuration, allowing you to tailor shipping costs to your store's sales strategy.

How to set shipping costs in Shopify

1. Check the shipping cost price list in the Matterhorn app

   • Go to the "Shipping rates" section in the app.

   • Familiarize yourself with the shipping costs for different countries and package weights.

1. Go to shipping settings in Shopify

   • Log in to your Shopify admin panel.

   • Click Settings, then select  Shipping and delivery.

1. Add shipping zones for the location "Matterhorn Fulfillment"

   • In the "Shipping zones" section, add the countries you plan to ship products to.

   • For each zone, assign the appropriate shipping methods.

   • You can create a zone for entire regions and apply an average price based on our price list.

1. Configure shipping rates

   • Enter shipping charges based on the price list from the Matterhorn app.

   • You can set costs manually, e.g., by weight ranges.

   • Optionally, add a "Free shipping" option for orders above a certain amount.

   • You can use "Conditional rating" to create price ranges for corresponding weights.

1. Save changes and test settings

   • Check if shipping rates are correctly applied when placing a test order.

   • If necessary, adjust the rates to better fit your pricing strategy.

Add rates for all the zones you create. 

Summary

Configuring shipping costs in Shopify can be done automatically or by manually adjusting the rates. When setting shipping prices, it is worth considering the Matterhorn shipping price list and choosing a pricing strategy that best suits your store. Remember to assign products to the location "Matterhorn Fulfillment" and ensure that the shipping costs align with the actual shipping charges.

In the next sections, we will describe the order process - we will explain what happens from the moment your customer places an order in your store for products from Matterhorn until they are shipped.