Help with setting shipping rates that are state specific. not zipcode.

[Ajeh]

You need to get the Zone Table shipping add on plugin ...

1 Create your 50 Zone Definitions that you need different shipping cost for

2 Install the Zone Table shipping modules that your got from our Free Addon Pugins

3 Configure the 50 Zones that you need for the 50 separate shipping costs

[sunchips]

out of curiosity, what happens if I do not add all of the zone defenitions before I install the add on? I was thinking, what happens if I want to create more zone definitions later on for other countries after I install this add on?

[Ajeh]

If you want to add more later ... you save the current settings to NotePad and make your new Zone Definitions and do a REMOVE, INSTALL and re-configure ...

[sunchips]

Thank you, sounds good.

[sunchips]

one last question. when you go to zones, it list the country and then the zone. district of columbia is listed on zones under the country United States and it has a zone code for it, however, you are able to select district of columbia as a country and select "all zones" when adding them to a definition folder. so, do I create a zone defintion with the in the country United States, and then district of columbia as a zone, or not create a zone code defenition folder and do not add them as a insert and just use there zone code on the add on im about to install, that zen cart already has for them. im not sure if this will cause problems with shipping or paypal later on and kinda confused why zones has them under the Country United States with a zone code for it but they are also selctable as a country with "all zones" as a zone for them in shipping zone and table options.

[Ajeh]

When Creating/Editing Zone Definitions you have:
Country:
Zone:

If you pick the Country: United States ...

You will see Zones for each State, DC or Territory ...

All Zones means Everything for the United States without a choice of 50 States, or DC or Territories ...

[sunchips]

I know that when selecting the united states I can select "all zones" however,territory of the usa for example is district of Columbia, Marshall islands ect. when you go to add a zone to a country, which since I want to assign a separate shipping charge to each state I am selecting the usa and then selecting the state. I have now decided I would like to do the same for territories of the USA also. Since I have the option of selecting the the district of columbia as its own country and then inserting "all zones", or selecting the United states of america as the country and assigning the district of columbia as a zone as one of the USA's territories, im confused as to what to do. If I assign a zone defenition and select district of columbia as the coutnry and insert "all zones" under it, will this mean all zones will ahve the flate rate shipping charge I can assign after installing the zen cart add on you suggested? it seems like both ways would do the same thing, but I just wanted to be sure.

[Ajeh]

You would never select All Zones and also select specific Zones in the same Zone Definition ...

Country: United States
Zone: All Zones

means All 50 States, plus DC plus All Territories ...

You need to decide how you want your Zone Definitions "defined" or "broken up" for your shipping costs ...

If you want each state to have its "own specific shipping cost" then you would make a Zone Definition for each seperate state, such as:

Country: United States
Zone: Alaska

Country: United States
Zone: Alabama

Country: United States
Zone: etc. etc. etc.

until you have defined each of the 50 States, DC and US Territories ...

How do you want to set up the 50 States, DC and the US Territories as far as shipping costs?