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<h2>WooCommerce Contact for Shipping Quote</h2>
<p>Using the Contact for Shipping Quote plugin you can setup and/or require your customers to contact you to get a custom shipping quote based on their cart and shipping address.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003588745" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003588745" style="width: 484px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-for-shipping-quote-order-totals-1.jpg"><img class="wp-image-18734003588745 " src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-for-shipping-quote-order-totals-1.jpg?w=896" alt="Contact for shipping quote - Order totals example" width="484" height="441" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003588745" class="wp-caption-text">Order totals example</figcaption></figure>
<p>After a shipping quote request is submitted it will be available in the WooCommerce backend for the store manager to review and provide the quote. The customer refreshers the order totals and will be able to complete their order with the quoted shipping cost.</p>
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<h3>Note</h3>
<p>This plugin allows for custom shipping quotes by the store managers, no automated live carrier quotes are involved.</p>
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<h2>Custom Freight Shipping Quotes</h2>
<p>A common scenario that requires a customer to contact the store for a shipping quote is when it involves large and heavy shipments requiring freight shipping. The Contact for Shipping Quote plugin works perfectly for such scenario as the customer will get clear instructions at the checkout to get in touch – a popup window can be opened with instructions written by the store – before completing their order.</p>
<p>Within each instance of the shipping quote plugin settings it is possible to configure when the Contact for Shipping Quote should appear. For example only appear when Category A or shipping class B is in the cart.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4253364" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4253364" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-shipping-quote-shipping-instance-settings.png"><img class="size-large wp-image-4253364" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-shipping-quote-shipping-instance-settings.png?w=650" alt="Contact for Shipping Quote instance settings" width="650" height="511" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4253364" class="wp-caption-text">Contact for Shipping Quote instance settings</figcaption></figure>
<h2><b><i>Custom (Inter)national Shipping Quotes</i></b></h2>
<p>If you (occasionally) ship internationally, but its not your core business, you may not be able to setup all the shipping costs for those areas. Giving those customers still a option to order products on your shop is vital if you want to retain their business. Having the option to request a shipping quote would be the ideal solution for situations like this.</p>
<p>The Contact for Shipping Quote plugin can be setup for any and multiple shipping zones, this way you can configure precisely for which location(s) customers need to request a shipping quote.</p>
<h3><b><i>Call for Shipping Quote</i></b></h3>
<p>For cases where customers need to get in touch with you to get the shipping costs for their orders, its key to provide enough information for a pleasant experience.</p>
<p>Whether you would like the customer to call you directly or if you prefer to initiate the outreach; you can determine the instructions available in the informational modal and how contact will be established.</p>
<p>When the shipping costs are known they can easily be entered in the WooCommerce admin area and they will appear on the front-end for the customer accordingly. An email will be send out automatically when the quote amount has been entered.</p>
<h3><b><i>Hide Other Shipping Options </i></b></h3>
<p>The Contact for Shipping Quote plugin allows to exclude other shipping options when a Contact for Shipping Quote option is available. This works great in combination with the option to only show the option when a certain product category / shipping class is in the cart, allowing you do force requesting a shipping quote when there’s a freight item in the cart for example.</p>
<h3><b><i>Managing Shipping Quotes as Store Manager</i></b></h3>
<p>Shipping quotes are easily accessible in the WooCommerce backend. Shipping costs can easily be assigned to quotes through a user friendly interface. The plugin has been designed to work quickly and cleanly so processing shipping quotes is a breeze.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4253354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4253354" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-shipping-quote-overview.png"><img class="wp-image-4253354 size-large" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woocommerce-contact-shipping-quote-overview.png?w=650" alt="Shipping quote requests" width="650" height="355" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4253354" class="wp-caption-text">Submitted shipping quotes overview</figcaption></figure>

Contact for Shipping Quote

<p>Allow customers to request a custom shipping quote from the store manager for situations where a flat rates / live quotes are not possible.</p>

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<li>Offer shipping rates based on <strong>distance</strong> or <strong>total travel time</strong> to your customer.</li>
<li>Charge extra based on <strong>total weight</strong>, the <strong>total cart value, </strong>or <strong>the number of items in the cart.</strong></li>
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<p>Perfect for the store owner who wants to charge customers for delivery of items based on how far away they are from the store. A perfect example would be for store hiring out equipment or a takeaway store.</p>
<p>For example say you are a company hiring out Keg Draught Beer setups and deliver the equipment however want to charge different rates for the delivery based on how far away the customer is from you and how many kegs they hire, then WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping extension is for you.</p>
<p>Or if you run a service that produces home cooked meals but would like to charge more for delivery based on the further the customer lives from you then the WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping extension is perfect.</p>
<p>The use cases are endless and can cover pretty much every scenario for charging shipping based on the total distance or travel time.</p>
<figure id="attachment_461315" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-461315" style="width: 1500px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-461315 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/woocommerc_distance_rate_rules.png" alt="WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping Rules" width="1500" height="246" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-461315" class="wp-caption-text">WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping Rules</figcaption></figure>
<div class="woo-sc-box note  info ">This extension requires a Google account as it makes use of Google Maps, the Google Distance Matrix API, and Google Maps Embed API. Some of these features are <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/usage-and-billing?hl=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">paid services</a>. The route returned (and subsequent total distance) is used to calculate the cost according to the data returned by <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/distancematrix">Distance Matrix API’s “Driving” Mode.</a></div>

WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping

<p>Easily offer shipping rates based on the distance or total travel time to your customer.</p>

Contact for Shipping Quote vs WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping