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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>
</ul>
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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>

<h2>Perfect for Helpdesk and Phone Orders: Calculate Shipping Costs Instantly</h2>
<p>Create or edit orders, add products, and add or change the shipping method.</p>
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<li><strong>Recalculate shipping costs</strong> on the fly while <strong>editing admin orders</strong>.</li>
<li>Retrieve available shipping options <strong>with prices and taxes</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Choose and assign</strong> the best shipping method.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Accurate Shipping Rates in the Admin — No More Manual Calculations</h2>
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<p>Get shipping costs <strong>calculated directly</strong> from your shipping methods:</p>
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<li>Based on the <strong>products in the order</strong></li>
<li>Based on the <strong>customer’s shipping address</strong></li>
<li><strong>Compatible</strong> with most shipping plugins, from simple to advanced</li>
<li>Uses the <strong>same calculation logic as</strong> on the <strong>checkout</strong> page</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/admin-order-shipping-cost-calculator-woocommerce.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignleft wp-image-18734006094427" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/admin-order-shipping-cost-calculator-woocommerce.gif?w=892" alt="Product with custom fields that affect shipping costs" width="400" height="247" /></a></p>
<p><small>Calculate and apply shipping rate in admin side. Click to enlarge</small></p>
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<h2>Support for Product Add-Ons</h2>
<p>Are you selling products with <strong>options that affect shipping cost calculations</strong>?</p>
<p>Do your product options or custom fields only appear on the front-end?</p>
<p>To address this case, this plugin loads the real front-end product page in a popup from the admin:</p>
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<li><strong>Captures and stores product field values</strong> entered there</li>
<li>Reuses those values for <strong>current and future shipping recalculations</strong></li>
<li><strong>Compatible</strong> with most third-party, including WooCommerce Product Add-Ons and many others.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Support for Multiple Packages</h2>
<p>If your site already uses a plugin that splits the cart into multiple packages, this plugin fully supports it:</p>
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<li>View shipping <strong>options and prices for each package</strong></li>
<li>Assign shipping rates per package</li>
<li>Works with <strong>all multi-package shipping plugins</strong></li>
</ul>
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<h2>Support for Customer Roles</h2>
<p>Do you use different <strong>shipping rates based on customer role</strong> (for example, member, affiliate, or guest)?</p>
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<li>If your shipping methods support different rates per customer role, <strong>this plugin does too</strong>.</li>
<li>The <strong>customer role is recreated during calculation</strong>, ensuring you always get the correct shipping price</li>
</ul>

Admin Order Shipping Cost Calculator

<p>Automatically calculates shipping costs for admin orders in WooCommerce when editing them, just like at checkout — ideal for helpdesk teams and phone orders.</p>

WooCommerce Distance Rate Shipping vs Admin Order Shipping Cost Calculator