Australia Post Integration

Australia Post Integration: an enhanced Australia Post extension that supports all rates, including Dimensional Weight, Billable Weight, and Oversize Package Surcharges.

Plus these added features:
1. Additional Weight field to easily add standard packaging weight, rather than having to do it on each item.
2. Additional Fee field to add upcharge – can be fixed dollar amount or percentage of shipping rate.
3. If enabling Ship Product Individually but without having fixed price rates are calculated separately for that item based on weight or dimensions. If item is ordered with other items is it correctly added to total shipping fees, but not included in calculation of other items.
4. Works well with the default free shipping, default per item shipping, default flat rate shipping.
5. Allows the use of extra cost of a shipment, including ability to set a Extra Cost Value.
6. Has Signature Option feature for services not where they are optional. Also allows you to set a minimum cart total before the option is used.
7. Signature Option for customers to select. Also allows you to set a minimum cart total before the option is used.
8. International Confirmation Delivery option.
9. Ability to select Zip/Postal code(s) to offer local delivery service only. Local delivery service may be offered as free service or with a flat charge. Admin can show additional message in the checkout cart page to inform the customers about the local delivery service. Admin may choose to show just the local delivery service or all the shipping services offered for the selected Zip/Postal code(s).

AbanteCart v1.2.16 use Australia Post Integration v1.2.16.1. Tested up to PHP 7.4.
AbanteCart v1.2.0 – v1.2.15 use Australia Post Integration v1.2.15.4.

Important Notes: 1. Starting with extension v1.2.15 we have adopted a license key for all our extensions. Your extension will only work if you have a validated license key entered for the location where your extension is installed. Refer to here for more details on how license keys work. 2. AbanteCart v1.2.14 is extremely problematic. Install Patch files or better to update to 1.2.15.

Important Notes: Weight and length class must be set correctly within the System > Settings > Details page.     In Metric locations use: Kilogram in Weight Class fields and Centimeter in Length Class. Extension version updates do not require settings re-do. Using AbanteCart prior to v1.2.2: If you Edit Order Details as Admin within Sales > Orders the ReCalculation of a changed order is not supported. You need to change the shipping rate manually. If using AbanteCart v1.2.2 or later, it will update upon ReCalculation. Check Changelog for upgrading notes. Due to Australia Post prepaid satchels service code changes and if you are using the prepaid satchels. You need to turn ON the new satchel services. Refer to changelog for the service code changes.

 

1. Turn ON to use the extension.
2. Enter you license code. Refer to How to obtain license code section for more information.
3. Select your desired Australia Post icon that will be displayed to customer during checkout.
4. Turn ON if you want to set this extension as the default shipping one.
5. Select payment methods that will be only available for this extension.
6. Run Order: If you are using multiple of our extensions, refer to our F.A.Q for How to set extensions sort/run order if you are using multiple extensions. You can leave it blank if you are only using our Australia Post Integration individually.

1. Quick How-to.

2. Extension Manual URL Link Button.

Notes for number 3: 1. You don’t have to set Show Debug Info in System > Settings > System in order to get the API response. 2. The API response is shown in System > Logs > Error Logs. 3. Please send us the API response via our support system so we can look into it to trace the issue. You will need to turn OFF the Debug API Response once the issue is fixed, otherwise the error log will grow large.

3. Debug API response: Turn ON if you want to get the API response for debugging purpose.

4. Access Key: Insert your Australia Post Postage Assessment Calculator Key here.
Follow the steps here to obtain Australia Post key.

5. Zip Code: Insert your Store ZIP Code here.

6. Test Your Connection: You can test if API credentials that you’ve entered are correct after you saved the credentials.

7. Domestic Services: Select your desired Domestic Australia Post Shipping Services.

Notes for number 8-10: If you are offering Local Delivery Services AND using more than one shipper you must enable Local Delivery Services on only ONE shipper. e.g. you offer FedEx, UPS and AusPost, and also Local Delivery – you must enable Local Delivery on only ONE shipper: FedEx, UPS or AusPost.

Notes for AbanteCart v1.2.16: If you are using Default Local Delivery extension, then do not use AusPost Integration Local Delivery as it will show double Local Delivery services. You can choose to use AusPost Integration Local Delivery but do not use Default Local Delivery. Use only ONE Local Delivery service.

8. Enter Zip/Postal Code(s) eligible to use Local Delivery Service: Use commas(,) without space as the multi Zip/Postal code(s) separator. To define areas use asterisk (*) replacement – eg 60*.

9. Local delivery fee: Enter the local delivery fee if you want to charge customer or leave blank if it is a free delivery.

10. Turn ON to show ONLY Local Delivery Services: Turn OFF if you want to show all shipping options including Local Delivery services.

11. Insert your desired text to be shown on cart page to let customers know about local delivery schedule or services: Insert your desired message.

12. If using a Free Shipping option within your cart select which service you are using for the Free Shipping: Select your desired Domestic Australia Post Shipping Services for the free shipping.

13. International Services: Select your desired International Australia Post Shipping Service if you are shipping worldwide.

14. If using a Free Shipping option within your cart select which service you are using for the Free International Shipping: Select your desired International Australia Post Shipping Services for the free shipping.

15. Display Weight: Do you want to display the shipping weight? (e.g. (Weight : 0.11kg) )

Please refer to Size and weight guidelines. Notes for number 16-18: We set a Default of 5 x 5 x 5 which works for most businesses. Number 16-18: We set a Default 130 x 240 x 5. You can input your normal size if different. Also, input on a product page will be used for that individual product rate look up. (You need to input individual product size and turn on the Ship Product Individually flag on product page.)

16. Dimensions Length (Optional): Insert your Box Length here.

17. Dimensions Width (Optional): Insert your Box Width here.

18. Dimensions Height (Optional): Insert your Box Height here.

19. Letter Length (Optional): Insert your Letter Length here.

20. Letter Width (Optional): Insert your Letter Width here.

21. Letter Thickness (Optional): Insert your Letter Thickness here.

22. Max Box Weight (Optional): Specifies the maximum box size. Once the maximum weight is met, the system will calculate shipping for 2(or more) boxes.

23. Max Letter Weight (Optional): Select the maximum letter weight (Australia Post max weight is 22kg). Once the maximum weight is met, the system will calculate shipping for 2(or more) letters. If letters weight exceed 500g, it will automatically convert letter into parcel.

24. Tax Class: Choose your Tax Class.

25. Location: Choose your Zone.

26. Additional Fee Type: Choose the type that you want to use for the additional Fee. Fixed amount or Rate Percentage based.

27. Additional Fee: Insert your desired Additional Fee value that you want to charge to your customer.
e.g. The rate is $5.00, your fixed additional fee is $3.00, the rate shown to customer is $8. Or if you’re using the percentage instead of fixed rate, and it is 10% from the rate, the rate will be $5.5. To use either fixed or percentage based additional fee, just enter the digits without the % or currency symbol.

28. Additional Weight: Insert your desired additional weight that you want to charge to your customer.
e.g. The weight is 0.26 kg and your additional weight is 0.50 kg, the weight rate will be 0.76 kg. And if showing shipping wt. in cart 0.26 kg is shown to customer.

Notes for number 29 & 30: Choose only one to be ON. Storefront Signature On Delivery (for customer’s selection) OR Signature on Delivery ( for Admin only). Both can be OFF.

Notes for Signature On Delivery: If you turn ON Extra Cover and customer purchase over $500. The extension will automatically include the Signature On Delivery Option. Please refer to here for more info.

29. Storefront Signature On Delivery: Turn ON if you want to let customer choose Signature On Delivery Option Service.

30. Signature On Delivery: Turn ON if you want to use Signature On Delivery Option Service.

31. Signature On Delivery Threshold: Insert your desired cart minimal total for the Signature On Delivery Option inclusion threshold. If the cart total is bigger than the threshold then the Signature Option will be added. This is for admin side only.

32. Storefront Signature On Delivery text: Insert your desired text that will displayed in the shipping page for customer Signature On Delivery option.

33. Storefront Signature On Delivery included text: Insert your desired text that will displayed to let customer that the Signature On Delivery option is included.

Notes for number 34: If you turn ON Extra Cover and customer purchase over $500. The extension will automatically include the Signature On Delivery Option. Please refer to here for more info.

34. Extra Cover: Turn ON to use Extra Cover. (Extra Cover provides cover for loss, damage or theft of your item and will fully compensate you to the value specified for your item).

35. Extra Cover Nominal: Insert your desired cart minimal total as the Extra Cost value threshold. If the cart total is bigger than the threshold then the cart total will be used as the extra cover.

Finally Click the Save button and Turn On the extension.

Important Notes: If you track  your product stock by choosing Yes in the Track Stock field, you need to use the bottom Save button instead of the quick save button that was shown right next to the Track Stock field so it will reload the product settings page and finally you can enter the stock.

1. Turn ON Ship Product Individually if you want to ship separately and leave the use letter service turned OFF.

2. Turn ON use AusPost letter service if you want ship the product by using AusPost letter service. The letter rates are only shown if all products within the cart was using letter service. If there is another product was not using the letter service, then it will automatically use the parcel instead of letter service.

3. If You turn ON both Ship Product Individually and use AusPost letter service, it will set the product to use individual letter.

4. If there is both individual parcel and individual letter within the cart, the individual letter will be converted into individual parcel. The rates are totalled and shown to customer.

Customers often order more than one item – and items may have different shipping rules, one item maybe set for Letter service and another item in the same order maybe set for individual shipping due to size and another one a regular parcel. The shipping options shown to the customer cannot display all of the individual selections as the customer will usually opt for the lowest cost, not understanding that there are actually three different shipping conditions in our example. We refer to these orders as Combination Orders or Combos.

Letter Services have a maximum weight, dimensions and thickness; Small Letter, Large Letter and International which is the same as Large.

Parcel Services have a maximum weight, length and girth or cubic meters; Parcel service is Domestic or International.

Basically the smaller unit is rolled up to the next service in combos, or to Parcel if the weight exceeds Letter Service parameters.

If Letter Service is set to Ship Individually and is part of a Combo order the weight is added to the other items and Parcel rates are displayed.

If there is a parcel set to Ship Individually the rate is calculated on the dimensions and weight on the Product Page and that rate is added into the other calculated rates of the rest of the order.

The below chart will help you see how the Combos are handled for the shipping cost shown to your customer at checkout.

To assist you in always having the most current and correct version of your extension we have added a feature to notify you in the message section of your admin panel. And directly allow you to update this extension.

After you have installed Australia Post Integration version 1.2.16.1 or 1.2.15.4 the feature will be available.

For details on how the Extension Updater works click here.