Set Up Real Time Shipping with Weebly
Real Time Shipping (RTS) offers the most accurate shipping rates and helps avoid under or over charging for shipping. Carriers provide dynamic rate estimates at checkout based on distance, weight, and the number of boxes needed to ship the items.
Real Time Shipping rates are estimates and may differ from the actual postage paid contingent on final weight and box size. Additionally, you can use a combination of Real Time Shipping and manual shipping rates.
Prerequisites
To use RTS, you will need the following:
- United States: For sellers based in the US, we provide master accounts with United States Postal Service (USPS) and DHL Express. You can connect additional carriers such as UPS and FedEx.
- Canada and Mexico: Sellers in Canada and Mexico can use personal DHL Express, UPS, FedEx, or Canada Post accounts. If using your own account, you’ll need to know account information such as your ID, password, meter number (for FedEx), and other details.
You’ll also need at least one shipping box configured for estimating shipping rates. The dimensions, max weight, and item capacity of the boxes are used to determine the total number of boxes needed to ship an order. A default box will be created for you, but you can edit the settings for that box and add additional box sizes as needed.
Configure Your Carriers
For US based merchants, there are master accounts with USPS and DHL that offer discounted rates. These carrier accounts are already set up for you to use, and require nothing additional on your part.
If you want to use UPS, FedEx, or DHL to ship from outside the US, you must connect your own accounts.
To use your own account:
From your Weebly Dashboard, go to Fulfillment > Shipping.
Under Shipping Carriers, select Manage.
Choose a carrier and enter your information.
Select Done.
For FedEx, you’ll need both your Account ID and Meter number. Learn more about connecting FedEx y UPS to your Weebly website.
Configure Shipping Boxes
The default box setting for RTS is 10” x 10” x 10” with a max weight of 70 lbs. To edit the default box settings:
From the Weebly Dashboard, go to Fulfillment > Shipping.
Under Shipping Boxes, select Edit.
Edit the dimensions, maximum weight, and maximum number of items that will fit into the box (optional).
To add more box sizes, select Create new and enter the information for each box.
Edit your items to link them to any one of your box sizes.
The default box will be used for items that don’t have a specific box assigned to them. If a customer places an order where more than one box size is needed, RTS will use multiples of the largest box size needed to accommodate the number and weight of items purchased.
FAQ
In order to use your FedEx account with RTS, you’ll need to enter your FedEx Meter Number. This number is given to you when you move your FedEx account from test to production. To get your meter number:
- Go to the FedEx Developer Resource Center for FedEx Web Services.
- If you’re not already registered, be sure to sign up to get a developer account.
- From the main FedEx developer page, click FedEx Web Services > Move to Production.
- Click Get Production Key.
- Fill in your account information and submit your data. Your information, including your meter number, will be emailed to the account address.