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Overview

Freight is normally calculated and displayed at the end of the checkout process, after the customer enters the delivery address. 


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The Customer Self Service eCommerce Platform has a wide variety of capabilities when it comes to calculating and charging freight, including custom connections to external freight provider APIs. This page describes at a high level what the application can do. Contact Commerce Vision for more information on any of these functions and options.



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Overview Of the "Customer Self Service eCommerce Platform" Freight Capabilities

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Select from a wide variety of capabilities when it comes to calculating and charging freight, including custom connections to external freight provider APIs.

Standard Freight 

  • Allows for unlimited carriers to be defined.
  • For each carrier, unlimited charging zones can be set up. A charging zone contains a start and end postcode within a country.
  • Minimum weight allowed
  • Maximum weight allowed
  • Maximum volume allowed
  • Order Limit for no charge - this defines the value the customer needs to buy before they get free freight
  • Start and End Order Value range - this is useful when it is required to have different freight amounts based on dollar value (handy where weight is not defined on products)
  • Volume to weight conversion
  • Track and Trace URL
  • Calculation of freight can be done using (base $ + $ / kg) OR % of Order total
    • See our Standard Freight help page for more information

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    Generic Freight API

    Region Freight

    • Allows for a rule to be set up that can be assigned to a debtor (normally B2B only). it is linked to the debtors delivery sequence which is maintained in PRONTO
    • Allows for start and end order values
    • Calculation of freight is either a flat $ charge OR % of order value
    • Supports product group exclusions or inclusions
    • See our Region Freight help page for more information

    Product Type Freight

    • Works with Standard freight
    • Allows for product types to be defined to handle bulky products (e.g. Trampolines)
    • Overrides standard freight for those items

    Other Features

    • Allow for store pick up
    • Allow for own couriers
    • Allow for quoting when no freight zone
    • Define charge types
    • Set Product Delivery restrictions (product vs postcode or country)
    • Supports live freight calls to PRONTO.

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    Minimum Version Requirements
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    Self Configurable
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    Yes

    Business Function
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    Freight

    BPD Only?
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    Yes

    B2B/B2C/Both
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    Both

    Third Party Costs
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    n/a

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