{"id":218872,"date":"2026-03-20T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexibleshipping.com\/?p=218872"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:29:13","slug":"what-affects-the-ups-rates-in-ups-woocommerce-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/octolize.com\/es\/blog\/what-affects-the-ups-rates-in-ups-woocommerce-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"What Affects the UPS Rates in UPS WooCommerce Plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trying to adjust the UPS rates to meet your needs? Curious which factors have an influence on the shipping cost calculation? Just keep on reading. Find out how the selected features affect the displayed UPS rates in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/flexible-shipping-ups\/\">free<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/product\/ups-woocommerce-live-rates-and-access-points-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRO version<\/a> of our UPS WooCommerce Live Rates and Access Points plugin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Introduction to UPS plugin<\/h2>\n<p>Customers often ask us what is what in our UPS and <a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/product\/ups-woocommerce-live-rates-and-access-points-pro\/\">UPS PRO plugin<\/a>. That&#8217;s why, to make it clear, in today&#8217;s article we would like to provide you with some more details about what exactly affects the <a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/product-category\/live-rates\/\">live rates<\/a> it displays. But before we begin, let&#8217;s have a quick reminder:<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box  info   \">To use our plugin, you need to create an UPS user account first and obtain the login credentials. Find more details in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/docs\/article\/ups-how-to-register-an-account\/\">UPS \u2013 How to register an account?<\/a><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>After entering the UPS credentials you received on the plugin configuration screen and establishing the connection with UPS API, you need to add the UPS shipping method within a selected shipping zone. To achieve that go to <strong>WooCommerce \u2192 Settings \u2192 Shipping \u2192 Shipping zones<\/strong>. Choose the right ones you want to display the UPS live rates in and add UPS shipping method there:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"_qIXLl5SwCU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/_qIXLl5SwCU\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_qIXLl5SwCU\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/_qIXLl5SwCU\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<h2>UPS live rates plugin&#8217;s method configuration<\/h2>\n<p>As you have probably noticed there are plenty features on the UPS shipping method&#8217;s configuration screen. However, let&#8217;s focus now only on these affecting the UPS live rates directly. A knowledge how exactly the ones marked below work, will make you able to adjust them bearing in mind your business specifics.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Rates-Adjustments-shipping-method.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218896 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Rates-Adjustments-shipping-method.png\" alt=\"UPS - Rates Adjustments shipping method\" width=\"626\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Rates-Adjustments-shipping-method.png 626w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Rates-Adjustments-shipping-method-260x338.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box  info   \">Please mind that if you want to compare the rates displayed by our UPS plugin with the ones from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwapps.ups.com\/time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UPS online calculator<\/a> you need to remember to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>choose the <strong>correct Pickup Type<\/strong> on the shipping method configuration screen \u2013 the most accurate are <strong>Customer Counter<\/strong> and <strong>One Time Pickup<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>log in to the same UPS user account at UPS.com<\/strong> that our plugin also uses,<\/li>\n<li><strong>enter<\/strong> in the UPS online calculator <strong>exactly the same data<\/strong> &#8211; product(s), price(s) and addresses as in your shop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Negotiated Rates<\/h3>\n<p>It allows to turn on\/off the UPS negotiated rates if those are active and assigned to your UPS account. If you do not have negotiated rates enabled at your account you won&#8217;t see any difference in the displayed live rates.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in how to negotiate rates and offer them to your customers, please follow the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/worldshiphelp\/WSA\/ENG\/AppHelp\/mergedProjects\/CORE\/TOOLS\/Request_Negotiated_Rates_for_a_Shipper.htm\">UPS instructions<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/support\/contact-us.page\">contact the UPS support<\/a><\/strong> directly.<\/p>\n<h3>Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>This option enables or disables your shipments&#8217; insurance. If disabled, the base of the live rates returned by the UPS API will be lower depending on the UPS pricing system in a specific country. You can also find some more useful information about the declared value <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/support\/shipping-support\/shipping-services.page\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Negotiated-Rates-and-Insurance-shipping-method.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218899 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Negotiated-Rates-and-Insurance-shipping-method.png\" alt=\"UPS - Negotiated Rates and Insurance shipping method\" width=\"643\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Negotiated-Rates-and-Insurance-shipping-method.png 643w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Negotiated-Rates-and-Insurance-shipping-method-260x46.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pickup Type<\/h3>\n<p>The pickup type defines the way the UPS will pick up the parcels you are going to ship. There are six options to choose here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily Pickup,<\/li>\n<li>Customer Counter,<\/li>\n<li>One Time Pickup,<\/li>\n<li>Air Call,<\/li>\n<li>Letter Center,<\/li>\n<li>Air Service Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on which one of the above you select the live rates will be higher or lower. A default pickup type is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/us\/en\/business-solutions\/pickup-dropoff-options\/daily-pickup.page\"><strong>Daily Pickup<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>However, if you want to offer the most accurate shipping pricing and the closest to the one you see after logging in to the UPS admin panel please choose: <strong>Customer Counter<\/strong> or <strong>One Time Pickup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"dcC6AELgPrU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/dcC6AELgPrU\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dcC6AELgPrU\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/dcC6AELgPrU\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<h3>Destination Address Type <sup style=\"color: #1d88d1;\">PRO<\/sup> &#8211; Business or Residential<\/h3>\n<p>One of the main factors the UPS API takes into consideration while calculating the shipping cost is the destination address. It recognizes the entered data which is being validated next if it is Business or Residential. Choosing the right default option here will prevent the incorrect calculation from happening in case of unsuccessful validation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Destination-Address-Type-shipping-method.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Destination-Address-Type-shipping-method.png\" alt=\"UPS - Destination Address Type shipping method\" width=\"725\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Destination-Address-Type-shipping-method.png 725w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Destination-Address-Type-shipping-method-260x44.png 260w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Destination-Address-Type-shipping-method-712x122.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Handling Fees <sup style=\"color: #1d88d1;\">PRO<\/sup> &#8211; None, Fixed value, Percentage<\/h3>\n<p>This option will grant you the possibility to define if you charge the customer any additional fees. Choosing <strong>None<\/strong>, <strong>Fixed value<\/strong> or <strong>Percentage<\/strong> option will allow you to decide how you calculate the fee. By entering the positive or negative value, you will determine if it is a <strong>surcharge<\/strong> or <strong>discount<\/strong> (negative). They will apply to the live rates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"yHYtPyC8T0o\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/yHYtPyC8T0o\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHYtPyC8T0o\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/yHYtPyC8T0o\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<h3>Parcel Packing Method <sup style=\"color: #1d88d1;\">PRO<\/sup><\/h3>\n<div class=\"info-box  info   \">Please be aware that these options to work properly require the product&#8217;s details such as weight and dimensions. Otherwise, our UPS plugin won&#8217;t be able to calculate and display the live rates in the Cart and on the Checkout page.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Parcel packing method<\/strong> allows you to receive more accurate shipping rates by choosing the most suitable packing method for the products you are selling. You can choose between the three options below:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-by-weight-shipping-method.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-by-weight-shipping-method.png\" alt=\"UPS live rates plugin - Parcel Packing Method by weight shipping method\" width=\"737\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-by-weight-shipping-method.png 737w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-by-weight-shipping-method-260x48.png 260w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-by-weight-shipping-method-712x131.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pack into one box by weight<\/strong> &#8211; all the ordered products will be treated as if they are packed into one box (one package) and their weight will be summed up. Their total weight is also the only factor taken into consideration here to calculate the shipping cost. Please <strong>make sure you enter the weight of all the products<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pack into custom boxes<\/strong> &#8211; products will be fit into the previously defined your own custom boxes using the most effective way. Optionally you can also use the UPS default packagings here. The rates will be calculated as a sum of shipping cost for each standard or custom box used. To work properly, <strong>all the products need to have their weight and dimensions entered first<\/strong>. You can choose here between Volume packing and 3d bin packing. Find more details in <a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/docs\/article\/ups-ups-live-rates-shipping-method-configuration\/\">UPS Live Rates shipping method configuration<\/a>.\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">\n<li><strong>Type: Standard boxes<\/strong> &#8211; a group of standard UPS packagings such as: UPS Letter, Tube, Express box, 25KG Box and 10KG Box. They have their dimensions and weight already predefined by UPS API and you can only modify their <strong>Box Weight<\/strong> and <strong>Padding<\/strong>.\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"uIUlozHojcU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/uIUlozHojcU\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIUlozHojcU\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/uIUlozHojcU\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom boxes<\/strong> &#8211; this option will give you the possibility to define your own custom boxes you use for shipping. You can fully determine all their dimensions, <strong>Max Weight<\/strong>, <strong>Box Weight<\/strong> and <strong>Padding<\/strong>.\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"8K6yYFDtMFk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/8K6yYFDtMFk\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8K6yYFDtMFk\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/8K6yYFDtMFk\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pack items separately<\/strong> &#8211; if selected, the shipping cost of all the ordered products will be calculated as if each of them was packed into its own separate box and then summed up. In this case you have to fill in all the products&#8217; dimensions and weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-separately-shipping-method.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-218903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-separately-shipping-method.png\" alt=\"UPS live rates plugin - Parcel Packing Method separately shipping method\" width=\"731\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-separately-shipping-method.png 731w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-separately-shipping-method-260x28.png 260w, https:\/\/octolize.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/UPS-Parcel-Packing-Method-separately-shipping-method-712x76.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please mind that all the dimensions and weight units set in the WooCommerce settings will convert into the <strong>Measurements Units<\/strong> selected on the UPS plugin configuration screen. In other words, if you have set the default WooCommerce units to be KG\/CM, but then chose the LBS\/IN in the UPS settings, the plugin will convert them and use LBS\/IN to calculate the shipping cost.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player js--video-player-container\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-id=\"sXqdUYEWkPw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/sXqdUYEWkPw\/maxresdefault.webp\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sXqdUYEWkPw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/sXqdUYEWkPw\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-play js--video-play\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/button><\/div>\n<h2>You might also be interested in<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/blog\/woocommerce-ups-shipping-calculator\/\">WooCommerce UPS Shipping Calculator \u2013 How to Enable Live Cost Calculations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/octolize.com\/blog\/integrate-ups-surepost-with-woocommerce\/\">Integrate UPS Ground Saver (SurePost) with free plugin for WooCommerce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We hope you will find this article helpful. 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If negotiated rates are enabled on your UPS account, the plugin can display them. If your account does not have negotiated rates activated, turning this option on will not change the rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Does insurance affect UPS live rates?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes. Enabling shipment insurance can increase the live rates returned by the UPS API, while disabling it may lower the shipping cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why is pickup type important?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pickup type has a direct impact on the shipping cost. The article notes that Customer Counter and One Time Pickup usually provide the most accurate pricing when comparing plugin rates with UPS rates shown online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Does the destination address matter?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes. In the PRO version, UPS rates may differ depending on whether the destination is recognized as a business or residential address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Can I add handling fees to UPS rates?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes. In the PRO version, you can add a fixed fee or a percentage-based fee. You can also use a negative value to apply a discount instead of a surcharge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to configure the UPS live rates to meet your needs? 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