How to Configure Flat Rate Shipping Method in Magento 2

Flat Rate Shipping Method is the simple solution to configure the shipping method at your store. It charges a fixed shipping fee for any order with different sizes or weights or any shipping addresses. Because it is easy to configure and apply, the flat rate shipping is popular to many carries.

If you need to charge different shipping rates on your store, you can do it with Free Shipping Method and Table Rate Shipping Method. And now, we will learn together how to configure the flat rate shipping method in Magento 2.

Configure Flat Rate Shipping Method

• On the Admin Panel, Stores > Settings > Configuration.
• On the left panel, under Sales, select Shipping Methods tab.
• Open the Flat Rate section,
  • Enable the shipping method by choosing Yes for that.

  At that time, Flat Rate is available in the Estimate Shipping and Tax section of the shopping cart, and also in the Shipping section during checkout.

  • Set the Title for the flat rate shipping on the checkout page.
  • Describe the method in the Method Name field that displays with the calculated shipping rate in the shopping cart. The method name is “Fixed” by default or something suitable for your method.
  • To clarify the terms for applying Flat Rate Shipping Method, set the Type to one of the following:
    • None: The shipping rate for this type is zero, that is similar to free shipping method.
    • Per Order: Set the flat rate shipping for an entire order
    • Per Item: Set the flat rate shipping for each item. The rate is multiplied by the number of items in the cart, regardless of whether there are multiple quantities of the same, or of different items.
  • Offer the Price that you want to charge for flat rate shipping.
  • If you ask to charge an additional handling fee, set Calculate Handling Fee to fixed or percent, and then enter the number you want to set in the Handling Fee field.
  • Type the short text for Displayed Error Message if the flat rate shipping is unavailable.
  • Set Ship to Applicable Countries to one of two options:
    • All Allowed Countries : Free Shipping is supported for every country.
    • Specific Countries: Flat Rate Shipping is only supported for selected countries.
  • Set the Sort Order on the Shipping Method on the checkout page.
• Save Config to complete.