Shipping Regions UK
A step-by-step guide with explanations walking you through how to set up more specific shipping rules within the United Kingdom
Sometimes, setting the United Kingdom as your available shipping destination for your shipping rules is not accurate enough. This is why we allow you to set specific regions of the UK to ship to using pre-existing filters that are defined by the likes of DPD and Parcelforce. It is also possible to set up custom postcode filters that will allow you 100% customisation when it comes to selecting the regions where your shipping rules are available.
Our existing presets are as below and are based on pre-existing regions defined by DPD and Parcelforce.
You do not need accounts with the following providers to implement the presets below. They are there to simplify targeting specific areas of the UK and are available for all to use.
Parcelforce Presets
Zone 1 - England, Scotland and Wales (excluding the Highlands and Islands)
Zone 2 - Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Zone 3 - Northern Island, Isle of Man and the Isles of Scilly
DPD Presets
Zone A - England and Wales
Zone B - Aberdeenshire, North Ayrshire, Paisley and Perthshire
Zone C - Argyle, Bute, Inverness and Northern Island
Zone D - All UK Islands
How to set up a preset for your rule
To set up a preset for your shipping rule:
Log in to your control panel and head over to the Manage > Shipping > Manual section.
Click Add New Rule or choose to edit one of your existing rules.
Select ONLY the United Kingdom, Guernsey or Jersey from the list of countries and click Continue/Next.
You will then be asked if you would like to specify filters for this rule. You can click No and simply continue setting up your rule, making the rule available to the entirety of the UK or you can click Yes and set up filters. As you here reading this, you want to click Yes, specify filters.
You will then see a list of the presets available as listed above, simply click the preset you would like to apply to this rule. You will then be taken to the next step and continue creating/editing your shipping rule.
You can only set one preset per shipping rule, so if there is another part of the UK you would like to add a rule for with different shipping costs, you will need to create a new shipping rule.
How to set up a rule with postcode filters
To set up a rule with custom postcode filters:
Log in to your control panel and head over to the Manage > Shipping > Manual section.
Click Add New Rule or choose to edit one of your existing rules.
Select ONLY the United Kingdom, Guernsey or Jersey from the list of countries and click Continue/Next.
You will then be asked if you would like to specify filters for this rule. You can click No and simply continue setting up your rule, making the rule available to the entirety of the UK or you can click Yes and set up filters. As you here reading this, you want to click Yes, specify filters.
Underneath the list of preset filters, you will see an option to Create your own filters. Select this option.
You will now see a few input boxes relating to different parts of a postcode. As you start to select and type in these input boxes, you will see an explanation of what the current values you have inputted mean. For example, if you only type MK into the first Area box, this will cover all postcodes where the postcode starts with MK.
When you are happy with the filter you are adding, click + Add Filter.
If you would like to add a range of postcodes, eg. MK14 - MK25, you can check the Create a Range checkbox. Then simply create a range of postcodes using the input boxes provided. Clicking +Add Filter when you are happy.
You can have up to 20 custom filters for any postcodes you like. If you complete all inputs, this will make the shipping rule only available for addresses that have this postcode.
Once you are happy with the filters you have created, click Continue/Next and continue creating/editing your shipping rule.
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