1.  From your Vendor Dashboard, navigate to the "Settings" section of the platform. 2.  Click on the "Manage Shipping (1)" button if this is your first time setting it up. If you are editing your shipping options, click on "Manage Table Rate Shipping

<h1 id="a-comprehensive-guide-to-configuring-shipping-and-preferences-for-vendors">A Comprehensive Guide to Configuring Shipping and Preferences for Vendors</h1>
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<h2 class="p-rich_text_section" id="heres-how-to-set-up-your-shipping"><span class="wysiwyg-font-size-large" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Here&apos;s how to set up your shipping:</strong></span></h2>
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<p>1.&#xA0; From your Vendor Dashboard, navigate to the &quot;<strong>Settings</strong>&quot; section of the platform.</p>
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<p>2.&#xA0; Click on the &quot;<strong>Manage Shipping (1)</strong>&quot; button if this is your first time setting it up. If you are editing your shipping options, click on &quot;<strong>Manage Table Rate Shipping (2)</strong>&quot;.</p>
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<div aria-label="Message actions" class="c-message_actions__group" data-qa="message-actions" role="group">3. First off, we will configure the shipping preference. It&apos;s main purpose is to distinguish how will your buyers be billed for the shipping.&#xA0;<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &apos;Segoe UI&apos;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Configure these basic settings before you start adding shipping zones and rates. To charge shipping, you can configure the shipping by price bands or weight tiers. The <strong>Weight</strong> units can be in <strong>lbs or kg</strong>.&#xA0;<strong>Cart total</strong> is a price tier configuration. </span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &apos;Segoe UI&apos;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Click &quot;<strong>Save</strong>&quot; after completing the basic settings configuration.</span>
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<div aria-label="Message actions" class="c-message_actions__group" data-qa="message-actions" role="group">From there, it will prompt the option between <strong>Weight</strong> and <strong>Cart Total</strong>. Once done, click on <strong>Save</strong>.</div>
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<div class="p-rich_text_section">We will now create a shipping zone<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &apos;Segoe UI&apos;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">, click &quot; <strong>+ Create a shipping zone</strong>&quot;.</span>
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<p>4. Enter a <strong>Zone name (1)</strong> and select the country of your configuration. For our example, it&apos;s <strong>United States (2)</strong>&#xA0; Click &quot;Save&quot; after completing the shipping zone configuration.</p>
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<div aria-label="Message actions" class="c-message_actions__group" data-qa="message-actions" role="group"><em>Note: You can always edit the Zone name and country by clicking &quot;edit&quot; on the right side of the page. You can create multiple shipping zones and configure it with your preferred pricing.</em></div>
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<p>5. Click &quot;<strong>+ Add rate</strong>&quot; to add a new shipping rate for customers in the zone to complete checkout.</p>
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<p>6. Fill in the fields with the necessary information such as rate name, price, and weight range. You can label the estimated transit time.&#xA0;<strong> For example</strong>, <strong>Standard delivery (1 package) 5-7 business days</strong>&#xA0;</p>
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<p class="p1"><em>Important Terminologies you must know:<br></em>Lead Time - Processing time from when it was placed until it is shipped out.<br>Transit Time - Time it takes to reach recipient after being picked up by the carrier.</p>
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<p>7.&#xA0; Click &quot;<strong>Save</strong>&quot; after completing the shipping rate configuration.</p>
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<p class="p1">Please remember to keep your store profile updated with the correct lead time and shipping policy information. To update this information, navigate to the &quot;<strong>Store profile (1)</strong>&quot; section and click the &quot;<strong>Edit (2)</strong>&quot; button in the top right corner of the page.&#xA0;&#xA0;</p>
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<h2 class="c-message_kit__gutter__left" role="presentation" id="aside-from-configuring-shipping-through-the-marketplace-here-are-some-shipping-options-and-services-available-to-you"><strong><span class="wysiwyg-font-size-large" style="font-size: 18px;">Aside from configuring shipping through the marketplace, here are some shipping options and services available to you:</span></strong></h2>
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<li>We provide vendors with storage and fulfillment services. You can reach out to us for 3PL services and send us your products, which we will store and fulfill orders for. <br><em>Note: You would need to get in touch with us for a quote on this using this link: <a href="https://greendropship.com/contact-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Contact Us</a></em><br>Our shipping options are flexible and convenient, allowing you to select the best option for your company&apos;s needs.<br><br>
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<li>Importers are in charge of the brands and must make shipping arrangements. (Vendors may be importers or work with co-packers and don&apos;t actually stock inventory).<br><br>
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<li>You could also store your inventory with Amazon and ship it FBA.</li>
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