Creating your own customized shipping templates on Amazon.

Understand Shipping Templates: A Guide to Configuring Your Shipping Settings on Amazon

Are you an Amazon seller looking to improve your customer delivery promises? Do you want to set different shipping rate models and offer free shipping? Look no further than shipping templates. In this article, we'll explain what shipping templates are, how to configure them, and how to set different shipping rates to ensure more accurate customer delivery promises.

Topics to be discussed in this article:

• What are Shipping Templates?
• How to create Shipping Templates?
• How to configure different rate models on shipping templates?
• What are different shipping options?
• How to offer free shipping?

What Are Shipping Templates?

Shipping templates are customizable options that allow you to assign multiple ASINs to each template. Within a shipping template, you can configure your transit times and fees for both domestic and international deliveries. Shipping templates enable you to:

• Customize shipping options for groups of SKUs
• Assign specific fees within a region of a country
• Configure an option for customers to get expedited shipping and set a specific price for this accelerated transit time

Creating Shipping Templates on Amazon

To create shipping templates on Amazon, follow these simple steps:

1. Log in to your Seller Central account.
2. Click the gear icon to open the settings menu.
3. Click Shipping Settings.
4. Click the Shipping Templates tab.
5. Review existing templates or create new ones.
6. Assign SKUs to templates or edit existing templates.

Configuring your Shipping Rate Models

When configuring shipping fees on your shipping template, you have two rate models to choose from:

1. Per item weight-based: Select a shipping fee for each item shipped, plus a shipping fee for each additional item or pound that the first item weighs.
2. Price banded: Set a shipping fee based on the price of the item being shipped.

Different Shipping options

There are different shipping options that you can choose from when setting up your Amazon shipping templates. Here are some of the most common shipping options:

1. Free Shipping: Offering free shipping is an excellent way to attract more customers. To offer free shipping, select the "Free Economy" option in your shipping template.
2. Standard Shipping: Standard shipping is the default shipping option. You can set your shipping fees based on item weight or by price band.
3. Expedited Shipping: Expedited shipping is a premium option that allows customers to receive their items faster. You can set a specific price for this accelerated transit time.
4. International Shipping: You can also set up different shipping options for international deliveries. You can choose to ship internationally using Amazon's Global Shipping Program, or you can set up your own international shipping options.

Offering Free Shipping

Free shipping is a great way to attract customers and boost sales. Here's how to offer free shipping on Amazon:

1. Create a new shipping template or edit an existing one.
2. Select a rate model.
3. Set the shipping fee to $0.
4. Save your changes.

If you want to offer free shipping only for certain SKUs or regions, you can create a new shipping template and assign specific SKUs or regions to it. If you set your shipping fee to $0, your customers will see a banner that says "Free Shipping" which typically leads to more product views and sales.

Meeting Customer Delivery Promises

It's important to meet customer delivery promises, including same-day handling time for orders received before 2 pm local time, plus the transit time. For this reason, you must ensure your business can meet this turnaround time before enabling premium shipping and selecting the regions where you want to offer these options.

Additional Resources

Amazon provides helpful resources to help you navigate shipping templates and settings. From Seller Central, click on the help button and search for "shipping templates" to access the help pages. Additional help pages can help you with weekend carrier operations and holiday settings.

Conclusion

Shipping templates are a powerful tool for Amazon sellers looking to improve their customer delivery promises and set different shipping rates. By customizing shipping options for groups of SKUs, assigning specific fees within a region of a country, configuring an option for customers to get expedited shipping, and offering free shipping, you can attract more customers and boost your sales. Remember to regularly review and update your shipping settings or templates as needed.

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I hope you found this article informative and helpful. Stay tuned for more useful tips and tricks, and have a successful selling week ahead!

Best regards,

Muhammad Hassaan Basil.