# Shipping

Configuration

Shipping decides which delivery options a customer sees at checkout and what they cost. It is built from **shipping methods** (what the customer picks: "Ground", "Next day"), **shipping providers** (plugins that calculate the rates), **warehouses** and **pickup points**, and the **shipping settings**. All are under **Configuration → Shipping**.

### Shipping providers

![Shipping providers: Shipping by Weight, Shipping Fixed Rate and Shipping Point with display order, active flag and Edit buttons](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/configuration/shipping-providers.webp)

Configuration → Shipping → Shipping providers.

- **Fixed rate**: one price per shipping method.
- **By weight**: price by method, country, state, zip and weight range, with a per-kg charge - for parcels.
- **Shipping point**: pickup points the customer chooses at checkout.

Activate a provider with **Edit → Is active**, then click **Configure** to enter its rates. Carrier plugins (real-time rates, labels, tracking) are added the same way.

### Shipping methods

**Shipping methods** lists the options offered to customers, with a description and display order. The fixed-rate and by-weight providers price these methods.

![Shipping methods: Ground, Next Day Air and 2nd Day Air with descriptions and display order](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/configuration/shipping-methods.webp)

Configuration → Shipping → Shipping methods.

**Shipping method restrictions** hides a method for chosen countries or customer groups - for example no express delivery abroad.

### Warehouses, pickup points and delivery dates

![Warehouses: an EU Fulfilment Centre and a US Fulfilment Centre with codes and display order](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/configuration/warehouses.webp)

Configuration → Shipping → Warehouses.

- **Warehouses**: where stock is kept. Products can be stocked in several warehouses; shipments say which one an item left from.
- **Pickup points**: addresses where customers collect orders, when **Pick up in store** is enabled. A pickup point can have a fee.
- **Delivery dates**: texts like "2-3 working days" you assign to products; they show on the product page.

### Shipping settings

![Shipping settings: pick up in store, estimate shipping, display shipment events, skip shipping method page, free shipping over X, additional shipping charge, and the shipping origin address](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/configuration/shipping-settings.webp)

Configuration → Shipping → Shipping settings.

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| "Pick Up in Store" enabled | Offers collection from pickup points at checkout. |
| Estimate shipping enabled | A shipping estimate box on the cart page. |
| Free shipping over X | Free shipping above an order amount, optionally including tax. |
| Skip shipping method page if there's only one | Fewer checkout steps when there is no choice. |
| Display shipment events | Shows carrier tracking events to customers and staff. |
| Shipping origin | The address parcels leave from, used by carrier plugins. |

For free shipping on a condition (only for members, only with a coupon), use a discount of type *Assigned to shipping* instead - see [Discount types](https://grandnode.com/marketing-discount-types).

### Related

- [Shipments](https://grandnode.com/sales-shipments)
- [Payments](https://grandnode.com/configuration-payments)

- [Web page](https://grandnode.com/configuration-shipping)