You can use automation rules to set different shipping options based on whether the shipment will be domestic or international or whether the shipment is going to a specific country, city, or post code.
Below are some examples of automation rules that set shipping service based on the ship to information available in an order.
This rule will locate any international orders for an account based in the US and set the shipping service and package type to USPS Priority Mail Intl, Package.
To identify the shipments as international, this example sets the criteria so "Country" does not include the "United States". Then, the action is set to apply the service and package type these shipments should use.
International orders will almost always use a different shipping service than their domestic counterparts. This rule would help switch the service automatically to the best international service if the order is going to an international address.
This rule will locate any international orders for an account based in Canada and set the shipping service and package type to DHL Express Worldwide, Package.
To identify the shipments as international, this example sets the criteria so "Country" does not include "Canada". Then, the action is set to apply the service and package type these shipments should use.
International orders will almost always use a different shipping service than their domestic counterparts. This rule would help switch the service automatically to the best international service if the order is going to an international address.
You can apply the same strategy as above (in the US and Canada examples) for whichever country your account is based in as well as any carrier and service you prefer and is available to your account.
This type of rule might be useful if you use a different shipping service to handle orders going to a certain part of the country. For example, you might use a lower cost economy service for packages with destinations in the same city you're shipping from, since you know it will still arrive the next day.
This rule will identify any domestic orders for UK-based accounts going to postal codes in Bristol or Bath and set the shipping service and package type to Royal Mail 1st Class - BPL, Parcel.
First, we set the criteria so that "Country" includes the "United Kingdom" and the "Postal Code" Starts with the first digits of the postal codes we wish to target. Then, we set the action to apply the service (1st Class - BPL) and package type (Parcel) we want for these shipments.
This rule uses a slightly different strategy than the above UK example. It will identify any domestic orders with the postal codes specified in a list and set the shipping service and package type to Sendle Standard - Pickup, Parcel.
The first criteria is set so that "Postal Code" contains the postal codes you wish to target (separate multiple postal codes with a semicolon and do not add any spaces). See the Metro Vs Regional Postal Codes file attached to this article for a list of AU postal codes. The second criteria is set to "International Order" is set to False.
Then, the Action is set to apply the service (Sendle Standard - Pickup) and package type (Parel) we want for these shipments.
This example sets the Service to Sendle Standard - Pickup for orders with a Recipient postal code in Perth, WA. However, you can configure additional rules that set other services and package types based on any group of postal codes.