Manually calculate shipping cost value

Use this article to calculate the shipping cost for each square centimetre. It applies to Advanced Letter and Frame Fit pricing when you select Flat parcel under Sign Dimension Pricing - (Shipping Unit Pricing). For volumetric shipping, read Pricing - Advanced letter model.

You do not have to do the calculation. Enter the parcel cost in Parcel Cost. The admin then fills in Price per cm². The last section shows where to do this.

Before you start

Get a shipping cost matrix from your supplier or freight company. If you do not have a matrix, read Get your shipping cost matrix.

The formula

Parcel Cost / (Maximum Width x Maximum Height)

Each size boundary has a Maximum Width and a Maximum Height. Find the step in your matrix that has the same size. Use the cost of that step. Use centimetres for the width and the height.

If your Store uses inches, the admin shows the rate for each square inch (Price per in²). The formula does not change. Use the width and the height in inches.

Example

A size boundary has a Maximum Width of 75 cm and a Maximum Height of 75 cm. In the matrix, the cost for 75 cm by 75 cm is $98.00.

98 / (75 x 75) = 0.017422

The rate is $0.017422 for each cm². Do not round the rate to three decimal places. The admin keeps six decimal places. If you enter 0.017, the shipping cost of a 75 cm by 75 cm sign is $95.63 and not $98.00.

Enter the value in the admin

Open the Sign Customiser admin. Click Customisers and select your customiser.
In the menu on the left, go to Core Setup → Pricing.
Click Add Pricing, or select your existing pricing.
Under Sign Dimension Pricing - (Shipping Unit Pricing), select Flat parcel. A new pricing has this option selected already.
Scroll to Size Boundaries. Click Add size boundary, or select an existing size boundary.
Set Maximum Width and Maximum Height to the size of one step in your matrix. If these fields are disabled, the pricing has only one size boundary. Click Done. Then click Add size boundary, and select the size boundary again. The fields are then editable.
Under Sign Dimension Price - (Shipping Unit Price), enter the matrix cost in Parcel Cost. The admin fills in Price per cm².
Or enter the rate in Price per cm². The admin then fills in Parcel Cost.
Click Done. Do steps 5 to 9 again for each size boundary.
Click Save.

To learn how size boundaries work, read Pricing - Advanced letter model or Pricing - Frame Fit model.