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Tax Rate
Example: 0.0825
The tax rate, as a decimal value. For example, 8.25% would be entered
as 0.0825
as 0.0825
Click on the "Save" icon to add your new Tax Rate information.
4.11. Shipping Modules
4.11.1. Standard Shipping
It is wise first of all to think about how you will charge for postage and packing. The easiest way is
to have a fixed shipping price for all of your products, but this is not always practical – especially if
your products vary greatly in size and/or weight.
to have a fixed shipping price for all of your products, but this is not always practical – especially if
your products vary greatly in size and/or weight.
Not only do you need to think about shipping rates, but also shipping methods. Will you offer more
than one shipping method – eg. next day delivery as well as standard? DHL as well as Royal Mail?
than one shipping method – eg. next day delivery as well as standard? DHL as well as Royal Mail?
Even if you decide to only use one company for all of your shipping, you still need to tell VirtueMart
about it. To set up a new ‘shipper’, select ‘Create Shipper’ from the ‘Shipping’ menu. This takes you
to shipper editor.
about it. To set up a new ‘shipper’, select ‘Create Shipper’ from the ‘Shipping’ menu. This takes you
to shipper editor.
Figure 4.54. VirtueMart Administration: Shipper Form
List order is just a numeric value which is used to sort the shipper names, so enter 1 for the shipper
that you want to be listed 1st, 2 for the one you want to be listed 2nd, etc.
that you want to be listed 1st, 2 for the one you want to be listed 2nd, etc.
When you have added the shipping companies you want to use, you need to configure the shipping
rates. You can set up different rates for different service levels (eg. next day, two day, first class etc.)
or according to the weight of the shipment. You can also select whether to add VAT to the shipping
rate or not. All of this takes place in the Shipping Rate Editor – see next figure.
rates. You can set up different rates for different service levels (eg. next day, two day, first class etc.)
or according to the weight of the shipment. You can also select whether to add VAT to the shipping
rate or not. All of this takes place in the Shipping Rate Editor – see next figure.
To edit or delete existing shipping rates, select ‘Shipping Rates’ from the ‘Shipping’ menu.