{"id":242119,"date":"2021-11-01T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexibleshipping.com\/?p=242119"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:56:21","slug":"progressively-increasing-weight-based-shipping-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/octolize.com\/es\/blog\/progressively-increasing-weight-based-shipping-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressively Increasing Weight Based Shipping in WooCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weight based shipping is one of the most popular shipping rules used by WooCommerce store owners. But\u00a0what if you want to increase the shipping price for each kilogram progressively?<\/span> I\u2019ll show you how to configure progressive shipping price based on weight.<\/strong>
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\nLet\u2019s assume one scenario. You have a website that sells yerba-mate. Instead of a flat shipping rate, you prefer to use increasing shipping costs based on weight. Shipping services that you\u2019re using costs $20 for a package under 5 kg. For each additional kilogram, you have to pay $3. So, how to charge clients the right amount to not overpay for shipping?<\/strong> Simple, use the Flexible Shipping plugin.<\/p>\n

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To set up a progressive shipping price based on the weight, you\u2019ll need the PRO version of the Flexible Shipping plugin. It\u2019s one of the best table rate shipping plugin on the market. The free version is being used by 235,133 stores.<\/p>\n\n

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How to configure progressive shipping price based on weight?<\/h2>\n

When you have the PRO version of the Flexible Shipping plugin downloaded and installed, go to WooCommerce \u2192 Settings \u2192 Shipping<\/strong>. There, edit the shipping zone in which you want to add progressive shipping price based on weight or make a new one. Then, click on Add shipping method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Now, choose\u00a0<\/span>Flexible Shipping<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0method. The particular method from the plugin allows you to offer progressive shipping price based on weight. When you have your method created, edit it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Want to know more? Read our Weight Based Shipping tutorial.<\/a> <\/div>\n

Let\u2019s go back to our scenario.<\/p>\n

To configure it, you have to add three rules:<\/p>\n