Shipping costs per product

[Ckovac]

Well I think what is really needed is the ability to add a shipping override amount to any given item.

Say I have 3 products.  On product 3 I have a shipping override value of $5.  Normally I charge shipping at $1 per item.  If a customer orders items 1 and 2 they are charged $1 per item or $2 shipping.  Then if they add item 3 I want them charged the original $2 shipping + $5 for item 3 because item 3 is heavy or bulky or for some other reason just costs more.  Total shipping should be $7 then.

I can't figure out how to get this to do this without just offering FREE shipping and including the shipping costs in the product price.

[Ckovac]

Please?

[Soeren]

Thanks!

http://virtuemart.net/index.php?option=com_flyspray&Itemid=83&do=details&id=31

[Ckovac]

Sorry Soeren, didn't see it.  And yes, thanks! =D

[keepsmiling]

 I got the same problems, can anyone here help me out ?

[rbegga]

I have written a module that does exactly this.  You can download it at www.compdat.com.  Please note that the taxation functionality mentioned within it is not yet ready.  I will have that function complete in the next couple of days.

[vector]

The site is down...
any news about this hack?

[Don Hays]

Has anything moved forward on this front?

[razor7]

I have written a module that does exactly this.  You can download it at www.compdat.com.  Please note that the taxation functionality mentioned within it is not yet ready.  I will have that function complete in the next couple of days.

Please consider add it to the extensions directory!

Thanks a lot!

[Gateux]

Hello all, I have found a solution to have shipping priced at per item and its free.

Summary:
This solution uses VM's Standard Shipping Module. You only need to add "one" additional line of code to standard_shipping.php then use the standard VM "Shipping / Create a Shipping Rate" to create multiple "flat rate + additional cost" or multiple flat rate shipping policies or multiple location based free shipping.

Edit the file:
/your_site_root/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/classes/shipping/standard_shipping.php

Locate the following section:
$total_shipping_handling = $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_value" ) + $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_package_fee" ) ;
$total_shipping_handling = $GLOBALS['CURRENCY']->convert( $total_shipping_handling ) ;
$total_shipping_handling *= $taxrate ;
$show_shipping_handling = $CURRENCY_DISPLAY->getFullValue( $total_shipping_handling ) ;

Add/Insert the following line indicated in red:
$total_shipping_handling = $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_value" ) + $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_package_fee" ) ;
$total_shipping_handling = $GLOBALS['CURRENCY']->convert( $total_shipping_handling ) ;
$total_shipping_handling *= $taxrate ;
$total_shipping_handling = $d["zone_qty"] * $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_value" ) + $dbr->f( "shipping_rate_package_fee" ) ;
$show_shipping_handling = $CURRENCY_DISPLAY->getFullValue( $total_shipping_handling ) ;

How you configure it in VM:
1) Enable Standard Shipping under "Admin / Configuration / Shipping" make sure that the Standard Shipping Module is checked.

2) Create a shipping rate under "Shipping / Create a Shipping Rate"

This work around solution changes the definition or purpose of the fields "Fee:" and "Your package fee:". "Fee:" is now the multiplier to "items in cart" and "Your package fee:" is now the added fixed base amount.

The above formula is now: ((items in cart * Fee:) + Your package fee:)

CREDITS TO: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=57350.0

If you want to set a fixed pricing for all items which means the first item and additional items to be the same price, see the example below.

First Item: $0.80
Additional Item: $0.80

Set Fee to $0.60 and Package Fee to $0.80

NOTE: If you leave your Fee & Package Fee at $0.80, when you check out, lets say you have 4 items, the total shipping price will be $4.00, hence you do this tweaking and your price will be back normal which is $0.80 x 4 items = $3.20