Defining weight tables

After defining your shipping zone tables, you can define weight tables on the Freight by Weight window for your user-defined shipping zones. Weight tables allow you to calculate shipping rates for individual shipping methods, and rates are calculated according to an order's shipping weight and shipping zone. When defining rates, high value determines the weight break for each rate.

After defining your weight tables, make sure you enable the Automatic Calculation of Freight Charge and Freight by Weight options on the Add-on Charges window (from Orders, select Set up module, and click Add-on Charges). When you enable these options, freight charges are automatically calculated by order weight when you enter an order.

Remember that you always can override automatic freight charges on the Order Details tab of the Enter and edit orders window if necessary. See Entering order details information for more.