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ShippingCharge

Optional for tangible goods.

Prohibited for all other offers.

The fixed cost of shipping this item.

For stores selling tangible goods, you must configure one or more transport methods when you register your electronic store. For each transport method and zone, you must indicate one of the following shipping models:

• flat-rate - Shipping charge for the entire order has a fixed rate.

• amount-based - Shipping charge is determined using the total cost of all the items in the order as an index into a transport rate table (defined during configuration).

• weight-based - Shipping charge is determined using the total weight of all the items in the order as an index into a transport rate table (defined during configuration).

If ShippingCharge is set, its value supersedes the Transact shipping model for an item. For example, if ShippingCharge is 5 and Currency is USD, then the shipping charge for this item is $5.00, regardless of the product's total cost or weight.

If an order consists entirely of items with ShippingCharge set, then the shipping cost of the order is the sum of all the ShippingCharge values, even if the shipping model for the transport/zone combination is flat-rate.

An order can also consist of some items with ShippingCharge set and others with ShippingCharge not set. In this kind of order, items with ShippingCharge set do not figure into the order's total cost or weight. For example, given the weight-based shipping model, consider the following three-item order:

• A bowling ball weighs 6 kilograms. ShippingCharge is not set.

• A painting weighs 8 kilograms. ShippingCharge is not set.

• A toy weighs 10 kilograms. ShippingCharge is set to 2.

In this case, the total shipping charge is the sum of

• The charge for shipping 14 kilograms (weight of the bowling ball and the painting)

• The fixed $2 charge for shipping the toy.

Note The commerce utilities cannot diagnose inappropriate, missing, or extraneous ShippingCharge values. It is your responsibility to ensure that ShippingCharge is set properly.

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