Before setting your final prices, it’s vital to understand how shipping costs are handled.
How Shipping Rate Estimates Work
The shipping costs displayed in the product list are estimates based on the lowest-cost available option. The final shipping cost for an order depends entirely on the customer’s delivery address, which is unknown at the product creation stage. A print shipped locally will cost less than one shipped internationally.
Checking Live Rates for Specific Destinations
To develop an accurate pricing strategy, you need to know what you will actually be charged for shipping. We strongly recommend visiting the Live Quote Page in your Drop Print account dashboard. Here, you can select any print product and a destination country to see the precise, real-time shipping rates.
Strategy for Domestic vs. International Pricing
If most of your customers are in your home country, you can use the Live Quote Page to find your typical “domestic” shipping rate and factor that into your pricing. You can then check a destination that is far away (e.g., Australia if you are in the UK) to get an idea of a maximum “international” rate.
You can then use this information to set up your shipping options within WooCommerce itself. For complex scenarios, we highly recommend reading the official WooCommerce documentation on Flat Rate Shipping to learn how to configure different rates for different customer locations.
