A common question I see in ecommerce shops is someone trying to create a scaling shipping cost with a minimum fee. That’s a complicated way of saying it, but here’s a few examples of how it could be implemented:
- “$2 shipping & handling per product with a $10 minimum”
- “Orders under 10 pounds are $20 to ship, with $1 per pound afterwards.”
I know there’s some people who want a quick video and some who want some nice text, so choose one (or both) and get going!
What You’ll Need
Video
Text (Really just an image) Walk-through
In your Table Rate Shipping Settings, you’ll want to create a setup like this:

Have a better way, or think I’m going around it the wrong way? Let me know in the comments!