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Brilliant news forÌýºÚÁÏÃÅ merchants inÌýtheÌýUK! WeÌýjust released our integration with top shipping carrier Royal Mail, toÌýlet you easily display real-time Royal Mail shipping rates atÌýcheckout.

With automatic shipping rates from Royal Mail, you can charge your customers theÌýsame rates you’ll pay when shipping their orders, soÌýyour delivery costs are always covered.

Read onÌýtoÌýlearn how toÌýset real-time rates forÌýRoyal Mail inÌýyour ºÚÁÏÃÅ store.

Your Shipping Expenses Will Always beÌýCovered

Calculating accurate shipping rates isÌýessential forÌýcovering your costs without charging your customers too much orÌýtoo little. Charge your customers too much andÌýyou risk losing them toÌýhigh delivery costs; too little andÌýyou lose your own margins toÌýcostly shipping expenses.

New Royal Mail real-time shipping rates allow you toÌýaccurately display shipping costs atÌýcheckout, soÌýyour customers are charged fairly andÌýappropriately based onÌýproduct dimensions andÌýdistance ofÌýshipping. They pay what YOU pay.

ToÌýgive customers more options, you can add upÌýtoÌý18ÌýRoyal Mail shipping methods inÌýyour store. For example, some shoppers might beÌýwilling toÌýaccept longer delivery times forÌýaÌýlower shipping cost, while others would beÌýwilling toÌýpay aÌýbit more toÌýhave their order delivered faster. Offering aÌývariety ofÌýshipping methods will reduce barriers andÌýenable you toÌýclose more sales among shoppers who arrive atÌýtheÌýcheckout process.

You can add different Royal Mail shipping options inÌýyour store settings inÌýjust aÌýcouple ofÌýclicks. Once enabled, customers will beÌýable toÌýchoose from your listed Royal Mail shipping options atÌýcheckout.

How toÌýEnable Automatic Royal Mail Shipping Rates inÌýYour ºÚÁÏÃÅ Store

Automatic Royal Mail Shipping Rates are available forÌýmerchants onÌýall . Yep, that includes our Free plan!

Setting upÌýautomatic rates forÌýRoyal Mail isÌýpretty straightforward, but before you start, ensure that:

• You’ve marked products asÌýshippable andÌýentered each products’ weight.
• You’ve specified theÌýshipping origin address (the UK) andÌýcurrency (pound sterling).

Now you can enable theÌýautomatically calculated Royal Mail rates inÌýyour ºÚÁÏÃÅ store:

1. 1. ³Ò´ÇÌý³Ù´ÇÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌý page inÌýyour ºÚÁÏÃÅ Control Panel.
   2. Click onÌý“+Add Shipping Method” andÌýclick onÌý“Set UpÌýRoyal Mail”.
   3. Find “Automatically calculated rates from Royal Mail” andÌýclick onÌý“Set UpÌýRoyal Mail”:

1. Specify theÌýaddress from where you ship your orders. ItÌýwill beÌýused toÌýretrieve calculated real-time shipping rates.
2. Click Save &ÌýFinish.

After you enable theÌýautomatically calculated Royal Mail rates, two ofÌý18ÌýRoyal Mail shipping options will beÌýactive byÌýdefault inÌýyour store: Royal Mail 1st Class andÌýRoyal Mail International Economy. ToÌýenable more Royal Mail options, goÌýtoÌýtheÌý page, find Royal Mail method, andÌýchoose Edit.

Learn more about editing shipping settings, setting upÌýdefault package size, andÌýshipping markup forÌýRoyal Mail inÌýour .

What ifÌýIÌýpay forÌýpostage through Royal Mail Click &ÌýDrop?

Royal Mail Click &ÌýDrop allows you toÌýbuy postage online, download your label, andÌýprint itÌýfrom your desktop. You can then put theÌýprinted label onÌýyour parcel andÌýdrop itÌýoff atÌýaÌýconvenient location like aÌýRoyal Mail Customer Service Point, post office, orÌýaÌýpostbox drop-off. You can buy postage andÌýdownload labels from theÌý.

IfÌýyou pay forÌýpostage through theÌýRoyal Mail Click &ÌýDrop service, you can check theÌý“Postage paid through Click &ÌýDrop” option inÌýtheÌýRoyal Mail settings inÌýyour Control Panel. After you doÌýthat, theÌýshipping costs atÌýcheckout will beÌýcalculated with discounted online prices from Royal Mail (the ones you paid forÌýwith Click &ÌýDrop) toÌýoffer more accurate cost calculations.

Learn how toÌýcheck theÌý“Postage paid through Click &ÌýDrop” option inÌýour .

What ifÌýIÌýalready use theÌýRoyal Mail Shipping Rates app from theÌýºÚÁÏÃÅ App market?

Before this update, ºÚÁÏÃÅ merchants were able toÌýdisplay Royal Mail shipping rates inÌýtheir online stores with theÌýhelp ofÌýtheÌýRoyal Mail Shipping Rates app from theÌýºÚÁÏÃÅ App Market. This app still works, but theÌýnew integration provides more accurate rates, works out ofÌýtheÌýbox, andÌýsupports more Royal Mail services.

WeÌýadvise you toÌýstart using theÌýnew Royal Mail shipping method andÌýdelete theÌýold Royal Mail method added with theÌýapp.

Learn how toÌýdelete theÌýold Royal Mail method andÌýstart using theÌýnew one inÌýour .

Take Your Shipping toÌýtheÌýNext Level with Royal Mail andÌýºÚÁÏÃÅ

For UKÌýsellers, set upÌýRoyal Mail shipping methods today andÌýstart enjoying our most convenient shipping process yet.

And while you’re atÌýit, upgrade your packaging andÌýshipping even more with theÌýfollowing articles:

• Everything You Need ToÌýKnow About Packaging
• How toÌýMarket Free Shipping toÌýGrow Your Online Store
• AnÌýEntrepreneur’s Guide toÌýUnderstanding Shipping Labels forÌýE-Commerce Stores

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