The shipping template is a tool launched to solve the problem of frequent changes in shipping costs for different regions and user types after an order is completed, which leads to a surge in workload and low work efficiency. Sellers can use the shipping template to solve the problem of shipping cost differences when different regions and different types of buyers purchase products, and can also solve the problem of shipping cost consolidation when the same buyer purchases multiple products in the store.
Like many buyers on domestic e-commerce platforms, most overseas buyers like to use search terms with “Free Shipping”, so many sellers will cater to this situation and set free shipping, but the distance between different countries or regions and China is different, and it is difficult to accurately calculate the logistics cost when calculating the cost, so it is impossible to achieve global free shipping.
Therefore, according to the postage rules (postage first weight price x weight + additional weight price x excess weight + registration fee, etc.), sellers generally control the weight of products when selecting products. For example, the China Post parcel sent to Russia has a first weight of 4.65 yuan (30g) and an additional weight of 153.47 yuan kg. A product weighing 200g is free of registration fee and requires a postage of 31 yuan. The same product needs to be shipped to Gabon in Africa for 68 yuan. Therefore, when setting up the shipping template, sellers will set up free shipping countries, postage discount countries and standard postage countries according to different countries’ shipping fees to ensure normal profits. This is a meticulous and important job. Sellers need to update and improve the shipping fees in a timely manner according to different express delivery methods.