Introduction
In this article, we describe how a marketplace can invoice vendors for shipping costs.
Marketplace pays vendors for shipping
You can agree with your vendors for them to ship orders at their own rates and pay them a set cost for each shipment.
👉 Important note:
- Vendor must have the option "Invoice Shipping Costs" under the "Payment Setup" tab, in the vendor contact settings in Onport, enabled.
Rates set up in Onport (Shopify Only)
Requirements
Live carrier rates must be enabled in Shopify for Onport to pass rates to the Marketplace Shopify Store.
Checkout rates must be set up in Onport - Shipping Rates.
Vendors ship orders on their own rates outside of Onport
Marketplace pays vendors for shipping:
The same amount the end customer has paid at checkout;
A fixed amount - Shipping Rates;
Rates set up in Marketplace
Requirements
Checkout rates must be set up in the Marketplace's Store;
Vendors ship orders on their own rates outside of Onport
Marketplace pays vendors for shipping:
The same amount the end customer has paid at checkout
A fixed amount - based on the Vendor Shipping Rate selected;
Marketplace retains shipping income
Whereas your rates are set up in Onport or your e-commerce platform, the shipping income can be retained by you, the Marketplace, therefore no shipping income is paid out to vendors.
👉 Important note:
- Vendor must have the option "Invoice Shipping Costs" under the "Payment Setup" tab, in the vendor contact settings in Onport, disabled.
Rates set up in Onport (Shopify only)
Requirements
Live carrier rates must be enabled in Shopify for Onport to pass rates
Shipping integration must be connected to Onport to create labels (https://jetti.io/partners/shipping#filter)
Step 1
Set up Checkout rates options in Onport
Live carrier rates from Shipping integration
Fixed Price per shipment
Fixed price per item
Weight or price-based
Advanced rules (ie. Zone shipping)
Can be set up at a cart level or vendor level
Step2
Set up Vendor shipping rates for labels in Onport
Provide labels to vendors from Shipping Integration
Step 3
Marketplace retains shipping income obtained at checkout
The Marketplace doesn’t pay vendors for shipping costs
Rates set up in the Marketplace's e-commerce platform
Requirements
Rates must be set up on the Marketplace platform
Rates will only apply to cart level
Step 1
Set up Checkout rates options on the Marketplace platform
Rates will only apply at the cart level
Step2
Set up Vendor shipping rates for labels in Onport
Provide labels to vendors from Shipping Integration
Step 3
Marketplace retains shipping income obtained at checkout
The Marketplace doesn’t pay vendors for shipping costs
Marketplace charges Vendor For shipping
It is possible to charge your vendors for shipping, especially when as a Marketplace, you provide shipping labels. Whether it is a pre-defined fixed rate or the value paid by your customer, the vendor will be invoiced to compensate for this cost.
👉 Important note:
- Vendor must have the option "Invoice Shipping Costs" under the "Payment Setup" tab, in the vendor contact settings in Onport, enabled.
Rates set up in Onport (Shopify only)
Requirements
Live carrier rates must be enabled in Shopify for Onport to pass rates
Shipping integration must be connected to Onport to create labels (https://jetti.io/partners/shipping#filter)
Step 1
Set up Checkout rates options in Onport
Live carrier rates from Shipping integration
Fixed Price per shipment
Fixed price per item
Weight or price-based
Advanced rules (ie. Zone shipping)
Can be set up at a cart level or vendor level
Step2
Set up Vendor shipping rates for labels in Onport
Provide labels to vendors from Shipping Integration
Step 3
In the Shipping tab, make sure to enable "USE VENDOR SHIPPING RATES” to charge the vendor for the price of the label or a fixed price.
Rates set up in the Marketplace's e-commerce platform
Requirements
Rates must be set up on the Marketplace platform
Rates will only apply to cart-level
Step 1
Set up Checkout rates options on the Marketplace platform
Rates will only apply at the cart level
Step2
Set up Vendor shipping rates for labels in Onport
Provide labels to vendors from Shipping Integration
Step 3
In the Shipping tab, make sure to enable “USE SAME SHIPPING RATE PAID BY CUSTOMER” to guarantee vendor covers the shipping value covered by the customer.