Handling Charges

To define a handling charge in ShipGear Exchange:

  1. Open ShipGear Exchange and click the Customize Interface button

  2. Select the document.

  3. Select a carrier from the Carrier drop-down list.

  4. Under Shipment Options, select Handling Charge.


     

  5. Under Handling Charge (Select), set the Source to:

  6. Under Amount Increase Decrease Type, set the Source to: Fixed Value: Choose either “Increase” or “Decrease”.

  7. Under Type, set the Source to: Fixed Value: Choose “Always set to” and select either “Flat Rate”, “Percentage”, or “Flat Per Shipment Rate”  where flat rate is a fixed dollar amount that will always be applied per package, percentage is a percentage of the shipping charges, and flat per shipment rate is a fixed dollar amount that will always be applied per shipment.

  8. Under Flat Rate or Percentage set the Source to: Fixed Value: Enter the dollar amount or percentage value.

  9. On the main screen again, click Write-Back Setup and select Freight.

  10. Make sure that the first option, "Always write standard freight (shipper's cost + handling fees) to Document" is selected; or, use custom freight rules to create the handling charge by selecting "Use custom freight rules to control write-back".