Calculating shipping costs to NZ from overseas

[billiesidea]

Hi there. 

Very new to Shopify and I am slowly working my way around the site. 

A question I have is, what is the best way to calculate the cost of shipping where the supplier is based in the US or Europe? 

Is there an app/plugin that is able to see where the seller is located and then apply the shipping cost or rough shipping cost to the final price?

What would be better yet is the ability to pull through the shipping cost from the suppliers page, is this possible?

Thanks

[Dirk · Accepted solution]

Hey, @billiesidea 

I take it you are dropshipping? There isn't a way to automate this process to my understanding. Each supplier you work with is going to have its own unique shipping costs. My best suggestion would be to start a spreadsheet and go through your products to list the product and the shipping option the supplier offers along with the product cost. That way you can set up an average shipping cost to accommodate most of your products or lump all the similar products by shipping cost by using Shipping Profiles.

If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.

[billiesidea]

Thanks @Dirk @Anindita 

I am looking at dropshipping. I can use a spreadsheet to start as it’s all very new and the number of products are low. 

It would be nice to be able to somehow pull shipping costs through from the supplier via the app (Spocket). 

If I get in to this and have a variety of products from different suppliers a spreadsheet might not be the best solution. 

I assume there’s an API that could handle something like this as a future enhancement? 

[Anindita]

Hi @billiesidea,

Are you dropshipping or going to ship via shipping carriers like New Zealand Post, Fastway Couriers, EasyPost & so on? If it is with shipping carriers I can suggest you with the right shipping solution. Let me know & I will be happy to help!

[Jackriver]

Hi, What is your best shipping solution?