Australia post has broken its domestic parcel distribution into 16 zones for distance charges. In this tutorial we will show you how to transfer this information into your Markets Online Shipping Destinations and Shipping Charges areas.

Image 1: Parcel Zones Table

Step 1. Defining Australia Post Shipping Destinations

In order to charge the correct amount for the area your package will be traveling to you must first define all 16 Australia Post Domestic Shipping Zones in your shipping destinations area.

1A: Create a new Shipping Destination and call it N1 (New South Wales 1)

1B: Make sure you define the country as Australia.

1C: Define the postcodes for the shipping zone. Below is a link to a table with the postcodes of each Aus Post domestic shipping zone. Cut and paste the N1 postcode list into the postcode area of your N1 shipping destination.

Click here to view the Aus Post Postcode Chart

1D: After you have added the postcode list click Save Zone Details.

Image 2: The country and Post Code areas of N1
should now look like the below examples

Repeat steps 1A - 1D for all the shipping zones listed in the below example. When you have finished your list should look identical to Image 3.

Image 3: A list of all 16 Australia Post shipping zones.

Step 2. Defining Australia Post Shipping Destinations

Please view the shipping charges in Image 4 and move onto the explanations labeled 1 - 6 below. Click here to view 1 - 6

Image 4: Shipping charges area

Please note that your shipping rates will depend on your point of lodgment. Click here for information regarding shipping costs from your lodgment point.

		To make it easier to sort through your list of shipping methods and charges you can select what you would like to display at any one time.
		Items up to 500 grams shipped to N1 zone will be a flat rate of $4.75
		Items up to 20 kg shipped to N1 zone will be a flat rate of $7.90 and 90c per kg.
		Items up to 500 grams shipped to N1 zone EXPRESS will be a flat rate of $6.80
		Items up to 3 kg shipped to N1 zone EXPRESS will be a flat rate of $9.70
		Items up to 20 kg shipped to N1 zone EXPRESS will be a flat rate of $9.70 and $3.20 per kg.