Use Shipping Estimators for Intl only

[Bewitching]

I currently have my shipping options set up the way I want them for the US. I use a drop-shipper here in the US, so offering free shipping on orders over $25 for US customers works for me. But recently I have started getting International orders. My most recent was from Australia.

I have shipping set up like this:
Orders under $10.00 = $5.00 shipping
Orders $10.01-$24.99 = $7.00
Orders over $25.00 = Free Shipping!

Well my customer from Australia placed a $200+ order, so the shipping cost to her was $0, but cost me $80 ! So I need to set up international shipping charges pretty quickly.

Can I use the shipping modules from both UPS and USPS for International orders only. I'd use USPS for lightweight orders and USP for heavier orders. ( I have the weight already on each product, so that's all good.)
BUT I want the estimator to place the shipping cost in the invoice the customer pays, but I don't want it billed to me. I pay my drop-shipper the shipping cost directly, so I have no need for labels etc....

Can I use the shipping modules to figure out the shipping charges, add it to the total the customer pays, with out billing me? This way I'd have a pretty close cost for shipping figured & billed to the customer, and if it's off a little either way, it's not a problem.

I guess what I really need to know is :
Am I automatically charged shipping costs by the module by using it ?
Can I use the modules to figure out shipping costs only and have them applied to the customer invoice, OR Do the modules link directly to UPS & USPS, and I am obligated to pay them since I am using their module?

Thanks in Advance!

(Currently using 1.3.9h, upgrading to 1.5 this weekend.)

[lrfowler]

I am in the same situation...I would like free US shipping ...but paid international shipping...
Is this possible?

-Larry

[Ajeh]

The shipping for USPS and UPS are not fee based shipping modules if you use the UPS and USPS shipping modules that come with v1.3.9h or the Free Shipping Add Ons for USPS and UPS for v1.5 ...

You can customize the shipping modules for Free Shipping ...

My preference is to customize the modules so that there is a Free Shipping for the US ... but also alternative shipping for the US such as UPS and/or USPS so the customer has a choice ...

Then for the International Orders, if there is a Free Shipping for them, again customize one for them ...

If you need the Free Shipping to be for amounts over a given amount, that too can be set up ...

So say you have for the US:

USPS

UPS

Free Shipping Option on Orders over $25.00

then the Free Shipping Option would not show unless it was the US and the Order is >= $25.00 and the customer would only see the USPS and UPS on orders < $25.00 ...