Do you need to ship products in and around Australia? Use the Australia Post service to ship your products? The Australia Post Shipping Method makes this a breeze.
Australia Post is a premium shipping method which let you get shipping rates from Australia Post’s Shipping API which handles both domestic and international parcels.
The extension requires that your store uses Australian Dollars for it’s currency and primarily works with cm and kg, but other units can be converted automatically. It can check availability and costs of the following services:
DOMESTIC
INTERNATIONAL
Regular / Parcel Post
Small
Large
500g Satchel
3kg Satchel
5kg Satchel
Express Post
Small
Large
500g Satchel
Courier Post
Small
Medium
Large
Express Post International
Express Courier International Platinum
Express Courier International
Registered Post International
Pack and Track International
Air Mail
Sea Mail
Please note: The Australia Post Shipping Method is for standard calculations only via the API, and does not support “Prepaid Parcel Post satchels” and their bulk discounts.
Other features:
Enable additional services such as extra coverage and delivery confirmation.
Enable/disable, edit the names of, and add costs to services
Pack items individually or using the built in box packer
Australia Post is a premium shipping method that allows you get shipping rates from Australia Post’s API. It requires that your store uses Australian Dollars (AUD) for its currency and that your store’s base country is Australia.
The combined weight of all items in the cart is used to calculate the cost. If the package becomes too heavy, it is split. Using this method, a Maximum weight field appears and must be filled out.
The box packer included with this shipping method lets you group items into packages of which you define the height, width, length, weight and max-weight. The packing is mainly volume based, but does also consider item sizes too.
The box packer is volume based. This will in most cases provide good results, but will never be as accurate as a real person packing a box (see BIN Packing Problem) therefore it is important you understand that packing results are as accurate as they can be and any anomalies should be accepted.
Satchel Rates are flat rates that you can use, instead of defining box sizes. If Satchel Rates are enabled on your site, then items are calculated based on one of three satchels available:
500g satchels are 335mm x 220mm (w x h) and are suitable for shipping CDs, iPods, mobile phones
3kg satchels are 405mm x 310mm (w x h) and are suitable for Fashion, books, digital cameras, toys
5kg satchels are 510 x 435mm (w x h)
There are three options regarding the Satchel Rates dropdown:
Enable Satchel Rates – Uses the above satchels to calculate shipping, which ignores your custom boxes.
Prioritize Satchel Rates – Uses Satchel Rates when applicable, but if your item does not meet criteria or fit in the satchel box, it will use a custom box size.
Disable Satchel Rates – Ignores Satchel Rates and uses your own boxes.
If you don’t intend to use the pre-defined satchels and want to use your own box sizes for the calculator, you need to select the option Disable Satchel Rates.
Satchel rates will be returned if the item (or the outer dimensions of your boxes, if you are using box packing) fit inside the satchel dimensions.
500g satchels are 335mm x 220mm ( W x H ) and are suitable for shipping CDs, iPods, mobile phones.
3kg satchels are 405mm x 310mm ( W x H ) and are suitable for Fashion, books, digital cameras, toys.
5kg satchels are 510 x 435mm ( W x H ).
When a service is made up of several types of rate, including satchel, e.g. Regular Post, Satchel rates will only be used if they are the cheapest.
If you are using box packing, choose a box L x W x H outer size which would fit inside a satchel. The length you use is up to you – usually this will be determined by the products being shipped.
Once you have chosen this method, please be sure to enter the box sizes you require (please ensure that these box sizes are same as the letter-box sizes mentioned in the Australia Post website – otherwise the extension will not calculate letter rates), and please tick the Letter check box:
By doing this, the Australia Post extension will fetch letter rates using the API, and fetch accurate letter rates for your customers.
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