Payments & Shipping · Beginner

How to Configure Shipping Rates

Set shipping that covers your costs without frightening customers at checkout.

By The Community E-commerce Team · Published 13 August 2026 · 3 min read

Step 1 — Decide your model

Flat rate, weight bands or price-based thresholds. Pick the one that matches how similar your products are.

Start with your home country, then add international zones only where you are genuinely willing to ship.

Use real postage prices including packaging. Round up rather than down.

Place a test order to each zone and confirm the rate shown is the rate you expect.

Create a product with the details customers need and search engines can read.

Point a domain you own at your Community E-commerce store, and keep search engines pointed at the right version.

Build your store, join the community and start creating your next opportunity.