Create Per Unit Price Rules for Qty or Weight

Overview

If you want to adjust shipping rates based on unit quantity or weight, utilize the "Per Unit Price" actions within Shipping Rules. These features are available on the Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise plans. 

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Summary
• Enabling Per Unit Price Settings
  • Per Unit Price
  • Per Weight Unit
    

Summary

For instance, you might add a $2 charge for each item in the cart or set a $5 rate for every 10 lbs added. These adjustments work alongside the "Modify the Price of my Shipping Method" actions on shipping rules. By setting values in this section, you create a base cost, with unit-based charges added on top. However, you can leave the section blank if no base cost is needed.

💡 The units for weight (lbs or kg) correspond to those selected under My Account > Global Settings in your ShipperHQ account.

Enabling Per Unit Price Settings

Each per unit price setting is detailed at the end of this document.

1. Go to Shipping Rules.
2. Click on the "Shipping Rules Settings" link at the top right of your Shipping Rules page.

   

3. In the popup, open the "Apply Actions" tab.
4. Set the dropdowns for Per Unit Price Rules and/or Per Unit Weight Rules to "Yes".

   

    

    

5. After this, go to the Advanced tab within the desired shipping rule, where you'll see "Per Unit Shipping Price Modifications."

Per Unit Price

With Per Unit Price, set an amount to charge for each additional Quantity of items, starting at the Start Quantity. For example, entering $5 in the Per Quantity Price field, 2 in the Unit of Quantity field, and 5 in the Start Quantity field will add $5 for every 2 items over 5 in the cart. In this case, a cart with 10 items incurs a shipping charge of $15 (⌈((10-5)/2)⌉ * $5 = $15). Note that this rounds up. 

Per Weight Unit

With Per Unit Weight, set charges for each Unit of Weight starting at the Start Weight. For example, $5 in the Per Weight Price field, 2 in the Unit of Weight field, and 5 in the Start Weight field will add $5 for every 2 lbs over 5 lbs. For a 10 lb total, this results in a $15 charge (⌈((10-5)/2)⌉ * $5 = $15). This also rounds up.