Maximum shipping fee for a specific zone

Dear All,

I am looking at adding a cap to our shipping fees for a specific zone.

I already have a free shipping over a $xx.xx order

Do you folks have an idea on how could I implement a maximum shipping price?
It wouldn't depend on anything but the zone it is shipped to.
(Like a $2.99 shipping fee for locals...)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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What shipping module(s) are you using right now? :unsure:

which module does not matter

you need the total shipping fee has a max value for specific zones (country or state), right?

Then I guess you can add some customization code in checkout_shipping page after shipping value is calculated. Or you can add it to ot_shipping.

Ajeh, am I on the right track?

If I knew the shipping module(s) then a solution can be worked out ...

If Zone Rate is used, then it just needs to be configured correctly ...

If USPS or UPS is used then custom code needs to be written ...

If Item Rate is used then custom code needs to be written ...

then custom code seems to work it out, 66.7% chance to use this way as you said.

Hi Ajeh & ebusinessman,

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Right now, we use UPS and the freeshipper (for orders over a set amount).

I have 2 zones set but for sales tax purposes only. (our own state and the remaining continental states)

So custom code it is? :(

It would need to be custom code to check the shipping cost in USPS and manage when to block the shipping cost at a certain amount and what to charge ...

What is it you specifically are trying to do with the shipping and the maximum charge? :unsure:

What I am looking for is to limit what a customer would pay for shipping when buying several items.

To make it a simple example, let's say buying 1 item costs $2 to ship.
I would like to cap the shipping fee to $10.
So if you buy 5 items it would cost $10 to ship but if you buy 6 or more items, shipping would still be $10.
And that would be restricted to a set shipping zone.

That would entice customers to not worry about shipping fees when they buy several items.

I could go the easy way and do a flat fee, but that would penalize those buying only a few items.

You are definitely going to need someone to build you a custom shipping module to manage shipping based on quantity on a per product level ...

UPS bases the shipping on weight and does not look at the quantity to build the real time quotes from their server ...