In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to set up table rate
shipping in Magento, giving you the ability to charge different shipping
rates to individual customers based on their location–from the regional
all the way down to the postcode level.
Essentially what this means is that you can set cheaper shipping to certain destinations if the cost of the item is high, or if the weight and number of items is low.
While logged in as admin, navigate to System > Configuration and then, in the left menu under Sales, select Shipping Methods.
Three ways to price shipping
One thing to note, before we start, is that there are three main ways of setting up table rates–price vs. destination, weight vs. destination and number of items vs. destination.Essentially what this means is that you can set cheaper shipping to certain destinations if the cost of the item is high, or if the weight and number of items is low.
Configuring table rate shipping
You set table rate shipping inside the System menu accessed via Magento’s backend.While logged in as admin, navigate to System > Configuration and then, in the left menu under Sales, select Shipping Methods.