How to Configure UPS Carrier in Magento 2?

Learn how to configure UPS(United Parcel Service) carrier in Magento 2 for setting up shipping account.

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There are 5 steps that help you to Configure UPS Carrier  in Magento 2

1. Create a UPS Shipping account
2. Apply UPS
3. Setup the Container Description
4. Setup Handling Fees
5. Assign Allowed Methods and Applicable Countries

Organizing United Parcel Service (UPS) Carrier in Magento 2 will help you to correlate any addresses in the domestic or international. The number of countries UPS shipping method supports by land and air is bigger than 220 countries, hence, it is bendable to delivery products.

So what qualifications you need to connect your Magento 2 store to the UPS service. Let check it out in this post. Here are some of the following steps:

How to Configure UPS Carrier in Magento 2?

Step 1: Create a UPS Shipping account

It is essential to build a UPS Shipping account first before configuring this shipping method.

Step 2: Apply UPS carrier 

• On the Admin Panel, you can go to Stores, then tap Settings, Select Configurations.
• On the left panel, In Sales, choose Shipping Method.
• Open the UPS section
  • By selecting yes in the Enabled for Checkout field, you can agree to permit the UPS method.
  • If you choose UPS Type to “United Parcel Service”, you need to continue:
    • You may choose one of the following options in the Live Account field :
      • Select “Yes” – if you want to run-UPS in production mode and recommend the UPS as a shipping method for your clients.
      • Select “No” – if you want UPS to run in only test mode.
      • To determine the UPS shipping rate, you may enter the Gateway URL. The default is ready to use, and you don’t need to modify it.
  • If you set-UPS Type to “United Parcel Service XML”
• To classify, UPS Type should be set to “United Parcel XML”.
  • Finish UPS XML account information: Access License Number, Password, and User ID.
  • Permit sending data to the UPS shipping system by setting Live for the Mode.
  • If you want to send requests by an XML file, Verify the Gateway XML URL.
  • You may select the Origin of the Shipment that is the region the shipment begins.
  • If you build special rates with UPS, select Yes for Enable Negotiated Rates. Then it is necessary to enter 6-character in the Shipper Number field.
• You may type the Title for the name of the shipping method that is shown during the checkout process. If skipped, the title default- “United Parcel Service” is enabled.

Step 3: Setup the Container Description

• You may select the Packages Request Type: “Use origin weight” or “Divide to equal weight”.
• You may place the Container to the typical packaging type for the shipment.
• You may place the Weight Unit to “LBS” or “KGS”.
• You may choose the Destination Type:
  • “Residential” – Nearly all your shipments are business to consumer (B2C)
  • “Commercial” – Nearly all your shipments are business to business (B2B)
• You may include the number of the Maximum Package Weight in the carrier.
• You may place the Pick Method to the available options: “Regular Daily Pickup”, “On-Call Air”, “One Time Pickup”, “Letter Center”, and “Customer Counter”.
• You may include the number of the Minimum Package Weight in the carrier.

Step 4: Setup Handling Fees

• You may place Calculate Handling Fee to “Fixed” or “Percent”.
• In the Handling Applied field, allow identifying how to calculate the handling fee.
• You may include the amount of the Handling Fee.

Step 5: allocate Allowed Methods and related Countries

• In the Allowed Method list, you may choose the UPS method offered to your customers.
• You may choose the UPS service you want to apply free shipping for in the Free Method field.
•  When UPS Shipping is not presented, you may type an error message in the Displayed Error Message box that will be shown.

• You can locate Ship to Applicable Countries to one of the following options:
  • All Allowed Countries: UPS Shipping is supported for all countries.
  • Specific Countries: UPS Shipping is only supported for preferred countries.
• You may place Show Method if Not Applicable to yes if you want to display UPS Shipping all time.

• To build a log file with the details of UPS shipments, you may select Debug to “Yes”.
• You may choose the Sort Order on the Shipping Method on the checkout page.

•  After complete, select save Config.

I hope the above mentioned steps help you to Configure the UPS carrier in Magento 2.

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