Exploring Shopware: Shipping Settings in Shopware 6

Inconvenient delivery options usually become the main reason to leave the checkout page without completing the purchase. Therefore, it is necessary to add several ways to ship the goods you sell to let potential buyers become your customers. With the Shopware 6 Shipping settings, you can easily achieve this goal. The platform offers flexible conditions when it comes to delivery options. It is even possible to apply rules and configurations per sales channel. Below, we shed light on the Shopware 6 shipping settings. You will find out how to add shipping methods in Shopware 6 and assign them to a sales channel. Also, you will learn what availability conditions are possible, how to enable tax calculations, what price matrices are at your disposal. Let’s see how everything is arranged in your administration.

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Shipping Settings in Shopware 6 Admin

Let’s find the Shipping Settings page in the Shopware 6 backend:

• Go to your Shopware 6 administration;
• Open its main menu;
• Proceed to the Settings section;
• Open the Shop subsection;
• Hit the Shipping icon.

All the available shipping methods are displayed here. You can see their names, descriptions, and activity statuses.

Shopware 6 lets you edit, duplicate, or delete shipping methods with the help of the context menu.

Adding shipping method in Shopware 6

Hit the Add shipping method button to create a new shipping method in Shopware 6.

The system redirects you to a new screen divided into several sections, including Basic Information, Availability, Tax Calculation, and Rules & Conditions.

Basic information

The Basic Information section looks as follows:

It lets you specify several parameters: 

• Name – the name of the shipping method is displayed at both backend and frontend; 
• Active – this toggle lets you enable/disable the shipping method;
• Description – the description of the shipping method is also displayed at both backend and frontend; 
• Upload logo – you can upload a logo for your shipping method here; 
• Delivery time – specify a delivery time for your shipping method here; activate the Show delivery time in cart option under Settings -> Shop -> Shopping cart.
• Tracking URL – enter the tracking number of your shipping service provider: specify the “%s” placeholder to insert the correct code for each order from the order details automatically;
• Tags – specify keywords for your new shipping method here.

Availability 

In this section, you can select a rule created within the Rule Builder. Note that availability rules should determine whether it is possible to use this shipping method or not. For instance, you can apply restrictions per country or product dimensions.

Tax Calculation

This section lets you choose the corresponding tax rate for your shipping method.

Additional Rules and Conditions

The section where you create additional rules and conditions looks as follows:

It lets you determine the shipping costs for your new shipping method. Shopware 6 lets you assign price rules in the corresponding matrix.

Firstly, you specify a restriction to this matrix, selecting a rule from the Rule Builder. It is also possible to create a new one at this stage. Note that the price matrix is used only when the condition is fulfilled. 

Select no rules to apply the matrix for this shipping method all the time. 

The system provides two ways to create the price matrix. It can be based on predefined properties either on rules from the Rule Builder. 

After your price matrix is created, you can add an additional rule by clicking the Add pricing level button. The context menu on the right from the button provides the ability to remove or duplicate the complete price matrix.

The main price matrix field lets you select a predefined shopping cart property or an individually created rule as your matrix base.

Hit the Add price matrix button to add another matrix to make your shipping method more flexible.

Price matrix by property

Creating a price matrix based on a property lets you leverage the number of positions, shopping cart value, weight, volume, etc. For instance, a price matrix  looks as follows:

The system lets you fill the price matrix with as many price rules as your business case requires. In the image above, the first rule is related to a shopping cart value that varies between 0 and 5. The shipping price, in this case, is €4,90. According to the second price rule, all shopping carts with a value of more than 5 are linked to the €3,90 delivery.

Price matrix by rules

Alternatively, you can create a price matrix according to a self-defined rule instead of the given properties.

In the image above, all deliveries to Germany cost  €4,90. Shipping to other countries is more expensive –  €8,90.

Assign shipping method to a sales channel

Before going any further, you need to assign your new shipping method to a sales channel. Otherwise, customers won’t be able to use it.

You can find the corresponding option in the general settings of your sales channel under Sales Channel -> General Tab -> Payment and Shipping -> Shipping methods.

How to import Shipping methods to Shopware 6

Although importing shipping methods to Shopware 6 doesn’t make any sense, you may need to transfer the rules necessary for creating flexible shipping conditions. With the help of our team, there is no need to recreate them manually. You can simplify and automate this process with the proper import procedure. Contact our support for more details and try our Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware. You can use it to import any entity to Shopware 6, including all data related to shipping. The module provides the ability to transfer data automatically according to a schedule. Besides, it lets you create presets to apply changes to imported and exported information so that it becomes suitable for Shopware 6 upon import or the connected system upon export.

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