12 Shipping Related Extensions for Magento 2 users to Streamline your Fulfillment Process
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Although, it is impossible for small and medium business to compete with Amazon (and it’s really unfair to expect) you can eliminate the operational discrepancies, and adopt an ameliorating methodology to minimize the delivery duration time.
As delivery is a tedious task, and lots of things work in parallel to finally deliver THE order within stipulated duration, it is quintessential to organize your process and make it redundant to maximum possible level.
Thus, we bring to you the TWO SET of MAGENTO2 shipping extensions. First set helps you to ameliorate the operational methodology and the second set connects you with the best shipping companies.
And, all you require is FEW CLICKS to complete your Fulfillment process
IMPROVE THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY:
Before you start actual shipping, there are several strings to be tied together to establish a continuous and seamless fulfillment cycle: Rules for weight and dimension of the products, the areas to deliver, the amount to be charged are the basic ones.
This is exactly what this set of Magento 2 shipping extensions help you accomplish — Improve the organizational efficiency.
1. ADVANCE RATE SHIPPING:
For creating a structure or institutionalizing the shipment process that streamlines and standardizes the fulfillment process and eliminate the time lapse for the absence of same, this Magento 2 extension is a great asset.
The extension enables you to create Tables for defining various rules related with shipping. With it you can create rates attributing to parameters such as country, region, city, zip code, weight, cart subtotal and quantity. Also, you can set maximum allowed weight and minimum order amount for free shipping.
All in all it helps you standardize your shipment process — a must.
The features are:
- Multiple Table Rates: Create as many table rate shipping methods as you want.
- All Conditions at Once: Create rates with all the conditions at a time like country, region, city, zip code, weight, cart subtotal and quantity.
- Max Allowed Weight: Set maximum allowed weight and minimum order amount for free shipping.
- Skip Products: Skip Virtual & Downloadable products, if needed, during shipping rate calculation.
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2 . DISTANCE BASED SHIPPING
As evident from its name itself, the Distance Base Shipping let Magento 2 website visitors to calculate the shipment price for their orders. This extension is extremely useful for users that are not associated with any big shipping company. They do it themselves.
The features are:
- Allow Admin to enable/disable the module.
- Allow Admin to set Distance Based Shipping method name that will be shown at front side.
- Calculates the exact shipping costs based on the distance between your store and your client.
- Uses Google Maps API for calculating the distance.
- Allows Admin to set Store Address.
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3. ADVANCED FLAT RATE:
Another pricing strategy for delivering products is Flat Rate i.e. deliver products on the same price to different locations one geographic area and different for others. Advance Flat Rate, a Magento 2 shipping extension helps you achieve the same.
The extension enables you to define the flat rates for different destinations. So, the admin can decide a particular flat rate for one country and different flat rates for different countries.
The features of this extension are:
- Flat rate could be applied by fixed amount or percent amount with per order basis or per item basis condition
- Admin can define the rates destination wise like country, state, zip code, city
- Admin can import and export the rate in CSV files.
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4. SHIPPING PER PRODUCT DESTINATION WISE
Since different products have different shipping requirements, for example shipping a sofa and shipping a pair of jeans are two totally different things and cost different money to sender. Therefore, Shipping per Product destination wise enables you to set variable pricing for different products, and then align them according to the distance.
The features of the extension are:
- Allow to calculate the shipping cost per product wise.
- Admin can add product wise shipping rate by CSV file and can export them too.
- Admin can make different shipping rate for every product which can vary destination wise.
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CONNECTS YOU DIRECTLY WITH SHIPMENT COMPANIES
Then there is set of Magento 2 shipping extension that lets you connect and fetch their prices and plans in real time. Connecting with Shipment companies have there own benefits.
And, you can choose the extensions depending on the geographical are where are you located at and where your prospects live. The extensions are:
5. SINGAPORE POST SHIPPING
For Magento 2 users living in Singapore, it’s an extremely affordable and flexible extension that lets you ship your products inside the Singapore and as well as globally. The extension divides shipping address into 3 shipping zones and according to their weights.
The features are:
- Admin can enable or disable this shipping method
- It calculates the shipping cost by using the Admin origin address and destination address of the customer.
- Admin can set specific countries for shipping.
- Admin can enable or disable default shipping methods of Singapore Post.
- All the information regarding charges are saved into the database such as zone information, weight ranges for specific charges.
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6. SHIPDESK SHIPPING EXTENSION
This shipping extension is a special one. Apart from calculating the shipping extensions like other extensions, this Magento 2 shipping extension enables you to get the price quotations and ship the product through Major Logistics Behemoths Fedex, Bluedart, Aramex, and Delhivery.
The features are:
- Integration with Fedex, Bluedart, Aramex, Delhivery with accurate rates.
- Displays shipping cost along with shipping methods and shipment duration through API.
- Shipping cost can vary according to the rates, distance and ship duration.
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7. FASTWAY SHIPPING
Another Shipping extension for Magento 2 users and their prospects living in the countries Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, N. Ireland and South Africa. This is like other Magento 2 shipping extensions that helps your users determine the shipping charges — depending on product weight, dimensions, delivery method — in the one click.
The features are:
- Admin can set the Fastway Shipping method name that will be shown at front side.
- Admin can enable/disable the module.
- Admin can set the allowed countries for this method
Read here for more information
8. DOMESTIC AUSTRALIA POST SHIPPING
This for the Magento 2 users living and conducting their businesses in the down under. This extension enables you to ship your products within the Australia. Like others, here also the shipping cost is calculated according to product weight, dimension of the package and zip code.
The features are:
- Administrator control: to enable or disable the default shipping methods of Domestic Australia Post Shipping.
- Using Zip Code: Domestic Australia Post Shipping method works for Australia.
- Calculates: the shipping cost by product weight, dimension of package and zip code.
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9. AUSTRALIA POST SHIPPING
The Australia Post Shipping is a Magento 2 shipping extension enabling the Australian Magento users to ship their products worldwide. Since, Australia Post is the Government of Australia owned entity, it has a sprawling network and among the most affordable shipping extensions.
The features are:
- Australia Post Shipping method works for all the countries.
- Admin can enable or disable this shipping method
- Admin can enable or disable default shipping methods of Australia Post Shipping.
- It calculates the shipping cost by product weight and destination country.
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10. CORREIOS SHIPPING
This extension enables Magento 2 users living in the fastest growing Southern American Economy, Brazil ship their products within the country. Also, since correios is a national shipping courier, it offers one of the most cost effective solutions.
The features are:
- Allows Administrator: to select Different Shipping Methods for the product.
- Only for: Brazilian Postal code system.
- Administrator control: can enable or disable this shipping method
- Shows delivery time: for every method.
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11. ARAMEX SHIPPING
It’s an another exceptional shipping extension for the Magento 2 users residing in Jordan and UAE. The users can use this extension to ship their products within their countries and between them. This is among the most used shipping extension in the Gulf and Middle East Asia region.
The features are:
- Provides facility in and between Jordan and United Arab Emirates
- Calculated on basis of package weight, origin and destination addresses
- Admin can enable or disable shipping methods
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12. CANADA POST SHIPPING
Now for the Magento users residing in the Northern American country Canada, the extension enables you to ship your products not only within the Canada but to almost every county of the world. And being the national carrier, it’s also among the most cost effective extension to consider.
The features are:
- Admin can enable or disable this shipping method
- Canada Post Shipping provides the facility of shipping from Canada to all over the world.
- It calculates shipping cost by using the admin address as origin address and destination address of the customer.
- Admin can set specific countries for shipping.
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Installing these extensions enable you to plan and roll out shipment for your companies’ products. Not only these extension streamline the fulfillment process through implementing ameliorated methodologies but also enable you to eliminate the pseudo losses.