Hi there folks
I'm just trying to sort out the shipping configuration of my site, and just a little confused here.
I live in Japan (I'm not Japanese) and would like to input the info for shipping. To mail my product, Japan Post (whom I will use) catagorises postage to countries into 3 zones;
Zone 1 is Asia and American Territories (ie Guam),
Zone 2 is Oceania, North/Central Americas, Middle East and Europe
Zone 3 is South America and Africa.
A 1kg package, for example, will cost about $17 USD to Zone 1, $22 to Zone 2 and $29 to Zone 3.
I defined these zones under "Zone Definitions" in the "Locations/Taxes - Zones Definitions" of the admin section.
I defined each country as outlined above, into their respective zones (close to 300 countries I believe, by hand).
Having done this, I proceeded to the Shipping modules page, only to discover that I need to use the "Zone Rates" module, and that I have to RE ENTER the same data, except that this time I must use 2 digit ISO codes.
What are the Zone Definitions for, if you have to enter each country again, under the Zone Rate module for shipping? I was under the impression that the Zone Definitions can be used for different tax rates AND shipping....?!
If someone would be so kind as to clearly explain this, I would be most appreciative!
Seven
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