Smart Packaging & Packaging Rules
Use Smart Packaging algorithms to pick the optimal packaging automatically for every order based on available packages and product dimensions. Set Packaging Rules to handle your own custom packaging scenarios. Get the most accurate rates from all the major carriers at checkout with Smart Packaging.
What is Smart Packaging?
Dimensional Shipping and Smart Packaging allow you to get the most accurate shipping rates from carriers. With the list of available packages and product dimensions, our algorithm finds the optimal packaging for any order and transmits the package's precise final parameters to the carrier. Alternatively, set Packaging Rules to handle your own custom packaging scenarios.
How Smart Packaging Works
Get the most accurate shipping rates using Smart Packaging algorithms
1. Set Product Dimensions
If you want Calcurates to pre-pack your orders in the best way based on dimensions, then products in your Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce catalog must have specified dimensions (length x width x height).
2. Add Custom Packages
In your Calcurates account add boxes you use to pack and ship your orders with, their maximum weight capacity and dimensions.
3. Activate Smart Packaging
Set your own Packaging Rules or allow our default algorithm to choose the optimal packaging for every order in real-time by enabling the Smart Packaging feature for carriers.
4. Apply Packaging Results for Shipping Calculations
Calcurates will calculate your own rates set per package or request high-accurate real-time shipping rates by sending applied packages with their dimensions and weight to carriers.
Integration with Major Carriers
Connect your own Carrier accounts and use smart packaging & packaging rules for UPS, FedEx, DHL, Canada Post, DPD, and other major carriers.
When Do You Need Smart Packaging & Dimensional Shipping?
Increase your shipping profitability and cost efficiency by using Smart Packaging and Packaging Rules to calculate rates. All you need is a database with your products' dimensions, weight, and packaging parameters.
How Real-Time Rates Accuracy Grows
depending on the data and features you use
low accuracy
Actual Weight
(No Features)
(No Features)
Real-time rates from carriers based on the actual weight of an order. Requires products' weight.
medium accuracy
Volumetric / Dimensional Weight
Real-time rates based on Dimensional (volumetric) weight. Requires products' weight and one of the following parameters: product dimensions, volume, or volumetric weight.
high accuracy
Smart Packaging & Packaging Rules
Real-time rates based on the weight and dimensions of the packages you ship in an order. Requires a list of packaging options, packages' dimensions, products' weight, and products' dimensions.
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How to Set Up Smart Packaging in Calcurates
Smart Packaging is a Pro feature included in Calcurates. Set up Dimensional Shipping using Smart Packaging automation and your own Packaging Rules. Manage storefront shipping through a simple interface with the help of a step-by-step guide.
CHECK USER GUIDE →
USER GUIDE
Smart Packaging — FAQ
Popular questions answered
Yes, please make sure that all the necessary parameters for the package are specified. Also do not forget to enable Smart Packaging for the carrier package. Learn more about Volumetric Weight settings from our user guide here.
No, unfortunately it is required to manually create the Custom Packages now. We plan to add the ability to upload data via a CSV file.
The units are shared when Calcurates and CMS are being synced (Website > Platform Sync). However, you may specify units for every package individually in package settings and they will be converted to the Website unit.
The algorithm will use the multi-packaging and place the order items in two or more packages. Only the rates of carriers that support multi-packaging will be displayed at checkout.
Packages will be available in Magento backend when you start the label generation process. From there you will be able to change the packaging for the order.
Smart Shipping Packaging is also offered for e-commerce as Shopify shipping packages and Woocommerce advanced shipping packages
Turn on Smart Packaging for your E-commerce
Let's check if Calcurates meets your shipping needs!
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