International Shipping -Weight calculation

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   Hi,

I am creating a custom option for International shipping and I used the "Flat rate based on order weight".  I filled in all the weight and pricing within the chart.  In other words, I set my range in the chart to be starting at 0 kg to 3 kg at a flat shipping rate,  then 4 to 6 kg at another shipping rate.  Increments of 3 kg per row so it is calculated up to  30 kg in the chart.  I did the chart up to 30kg because that is the most weight I can ship in 1 carton.  I also set the "Maximum Weight per Package" to 30 in the Shipping settings page.

Question:
When I did a test purchase and added products to my cart that weighed over 30 kg I was expecting the shipping amount to have an additional shipping charge for the extra weight above 30kg because I set the "Maximum Weight per Package" to 30 in the Shipping settings page.  Instead, during the checkout it removed that custom shipping option  from the shipping options completely.  Am I using this correctly?  How do I set the maximum weight per package to work for this custom shipping option?

John

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john123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09-January-2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote john123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: International Shipping -Weight calculation Posted: 18-October-2009 at 1:36am
	Hi, I am creating a custom option for International shipping and I used the "Flat rate based on order weight". I filled in all the weight and pricing within the chart. In other words, I set my range in the chart to be starting at 0 kg to 3 kg at a flat shipping rate, then 4 to 6 kg at another shipping rate. Increments of 3 kg per row so it is calculated up to 30 kg in the chart. I did the chart up to 30kg because that is the most weight I can ship in 1 carton. I also set the "Maximum Weight per Package" to 30 in the Shipping settings page. Question: When I did a test purchase and added products to my cart that weighed over 30 kg I was expecting the shipping amount to have an additional shipping charge for the extra weight above 30kg because I set the "Maximum Weight per Package" to 30 in the Shipping settings page. Instead, during the checkout it removed that custom shipping option from the shipping options completely. Am I using this correctly? How do I set the maximum weight per package to work for this custom shipping option? John

MikeCC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26-August-2007 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote MikeCC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27-November-2009 at 7:14am
	There's a setting to allow multiple packages (ie split the order). Otherwise, I think you need to keep adding to the table of weights for consignments over 30kg. Guess it depends on your shipping provider how you do this but usually lower weight packages are more expensive pro-rata.