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June 21, 2007

Shipping Rate Provider Suite Free Ground Shipping Sample

This sample shows how to use the Shipping Rate Provider Suite for BVC5 to provide free ground shipping for a single product.

Prerequisites

  • Shipping Rate Provider Suite 2.5
  • UPS Account

Steps

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  1. Create a new shipping method called Ground using the UPS provider:
    1. Select the Ground shipping type.
  2. Create a new shipping method called Everything Else using the UPS provider:
    1. Select every other UPS shipping method you want to offer.
  3. Create a new shipping method called UPS Ground using the Package Rules provider. This shipping method will calculate free shipping for one product (SKU = "DEV1") and use UPS Ground for all other products. Either way, the suggested packages will be configured to ship via UPS Ground. Screen shot
    1. Select UPS / Ground as the Suggested Service.
    2. Create a new packaging rule called Free: Screen shot
      Criteria: Total Item SKU Contains DEV1
    3. Create a new shipping cost rule: Screen shot
      When Packaging Name = "Free", Cost = 0.
    4. Change the default shipping cost rule to use the rate from "Ground". Screen shot

Change DEV1 to the SKU of your product or use any other criteria you want to select the free products.

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