How to have different shipping services for different shipping zones

When operating an e-commerce store, you may want to provide various shipping services tailored to different shipping zones.

In this article, we will demonstrate how to set up different shipping services for USA and Canada. We will be using USPS for the USA area, then offer USPS and UPS shipping services for the Canada area.

1. Enable the shipping zone feature in the plugin  #

Go to the “Live Shipping Rates” tab in the settings. 

-enable the  “Shipping zone” feature.

-in the “Shipping Zone Fields”, click on the drop-down column, select  “Shipping services”.

Click the “save changes” button to save the settings. 

2.  Disable the shipping services in the plugin’s general settings #

-Go to the “Shipping services” tab, and disable all the shipping services, so that it will not conflict with the services in shipping zones.

-Click the “save changes” button to save the settings. 

Go to the  “Parcel packing” tab, and make sure you have configured the box you will use for shipping.

3. Set up USPS shipping services for USA area #

• Go to settings → Shipping zones → click on “add shipping zone”

• Create a USA zone, add “Shippo shipping” as a shipping method

-Please make sure the ” Shippo shipping” services is enabled. 

-Click on the “edit” of the shippo shipping section.

-Select “Shipping services” tab, and enable the USPS shipping services you want to use for USA area. —Click “save the changes”, so the plugin can save the changes.

Please note that Shippo’s DHL Express master account does not support shipments within the United States.

Next, proceed to the store and conduct a test using a fresh set of USA postal codes. This will help verify whether the newly implemented shipping service settings are working correctly.

4. Set up USPS and UPS shipping services for Canada area #

Repeat the same procedure to create a shipping zone for Canada

– Go back to Shipping zones → click on “add shipping zone”

-Create a Canada zone, add “Shippo shipping” as a shipping method

-Make sure the” Shippo shipping” services is enabled. 

-Click on the “edit” of the shippo shipping section.

-Select “Shipping services” tab, go add and enable the USPS and UPS  desired shipping services you want to use for Canada area. Save the settings.

Then go to the store and perform a new test with a new Canada postal codes. This will help verify whether the newly implemented shipping service settings are working correctly.