[Fixed - See post 26] USPS International shipping problem...

[bumba000]

Thanks Linda! Workin' Great so far on 1.3.8>upgrades>1.3.9h

John

[Ajeh]

Also, if, after installing Ajah's quick fix, international is showing up, but domestic is not, change, on line 193 the zen_round from 3 to 2 ...
Line 193 old: $shipping_ounces = zen_round($shipping_ounces, 3);

Line 193 new: $shipping_ounces = zen_round($shipping_ounces, 2);

for some reason, USPS can't handle 3 digits!

P.S. All credit to Ajeh, who found this for me months ago! Thanks again for the quick action Ajeh!!!

Did you find you needed the 2 digit for domestic or international?

What are your settings in the Shipping/Packaging?

[woodlandsprite]

thank you Ajeh for the super fast response. In case anyone wants to know if this works with rather old versions of zencart, I run 1.3.0.2 and it appears to have taken just fine.

I should also note that the weights I have set in my shop are 3 decimal points and there were no issues returning a postage estimate - international nor domestic.

[Ajeh]

Usually, I have only seen that issue on certain cases of Tare Settings ... but I am looking for a better pattern ...

I hate to default it to 2 digit unless it is absolutely necessary as that causes issues for folks with very low weight products ...

[PhotoShip One]

I too had customers telling me they could not place orders. This started a day or two ago. I did some Googling and came up to this thread.

Applied the above fix and it works great! I have 1.3.8a

Love this site!

[SeanLoberg]

Usually, I have only seen that issue on certain cases of Tare Settings ... but I am looking for a better pattern ...

I hate to default it to 2 digit unless it is absolutely necessary as that causes issues for folks with very low weight products ...

Did you find you needed the 2 digit for domestic or international?

What are your settings in the Shipping/Packaging?

Good morning Ajeh! I had it backwards in my previous post (sorry everyone)... if International is not showing up, round down to 2 digits! I have very low weight products ...

Running 1.3.9e ... here are my USPS settings:
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Enable USPS Shipping = True
Which server to use = production
Handling Fee = 0
Handling Per Order or Per Box = Order
Tax Class = Non-Taxable Goods
Tax Basis = Shipping
Shipping Zone = --none--
Sort Order = 30
All Packages are Machinable = False
USPS Options = Display weight, Display transit time
Domestic Shipping Methods = EXPRESS, PRIORITY
International Shipping Methods = Express Mail Int, Priority Mail International, First Class Mail Int Package
Debug Mode = Off
==========================================
Here is my tare info:
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Enter the Maximum Package Weight you will ship 50
Package Tare Small to Medium - added percentage:weight 15:0
Larger packages - added packaging percentage:weight 20:0
Display Number of Boxes and Weight Status 0
Order Free Shipping 0 Weight Status 1
Shipping Estimator Display Settings for Shopping Cart 2
==========================================

[Ajeh]

Yes, based on your Product Weights and your specific Tare Rates, the International can fail on certain quantities, unless you change the rounding to 2 ...

Why the International will not accept the same values as the National is a USPS mystery in their ... umm ... infinite wisdom ...

[riosouza]

Hi Linda,
You're awesome!
My old USPS php had a little customization to limit the First Class weight to 2.2 pounds. If you can help me to add this restriction to the 2011 USPS php I will appreciate it.
Here is my old customization for my 1.37 cart

 $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
          'title' => ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type),
          'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
          */
              if ($type == 'First-Class Mail International Package' && $shipping_weight >= 2.2) {
            // skip First Class Mail Int Package on >= 2.2
          } else {
          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                             'title' => $title,
                             'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes); 

[Ajeh]

Try using:
First-Class Mail International Package**

[mumzie]

Thank you - again - I guess we should all just make a yearly appt. with Ajeh and the USPS module?
Grrrr,,,,