Once you configured the UR-L integration to your shopify account, you need to set up your store.
Note: Before diving into the setup process, ensure you've subscribed to Shopify and understand any minimum advance or payment requirements associated with your chosen subscription plan. |
Setting up your Shopify store involves multiple steps. Let's break them down:
A. Managing Customer Contact and Address
This phase revolves around organising and managing customer contact information effectively. Here's the breakdown:
1. Access Settings: Navigate to your Shopify dashboard, locate the 'Settings' tab and click the ‘Checkout’ settings.
2. Customer Contact Method: Under 'Checkout' settings, choose 'Email' as the preferred customer contact method.
3. The Mandatory Customer Information: Customise the required fields for customer information:
Full Name: Make sure to require both first and last names.
Shipping Address Phone Number: Fill this as a required field for customer address details.
4. Order Processing: Opt to 'Don't fulfil' orders if that suits your business model.
5. Save: Ensure that the changes made in the settings are saved.
B. Setting Up the Store Location
This step focuses on defining the location of your store within the Shopify system. Here's what it entails:
1. Access Location Settings: Navigate to 'Settings' and then 'Locations' in your Shopify dashboard.
2. Add Location: Add a new location and fill in the necessary details.
3. Mandatory Fields: Include postal code, country, and phone number.
4. Online Order Fulfilment: Check the box to fulfil online orders from this location.
C. Setting Up Markets
This phase is geared towards configuring your store for specific markets:
1. Navigate to Market Settings: Access 'Settings' and proceed to 'Market.'
2. Add Market: If the country isn't set, add the market to align with your business operations.
D. Configuring Shipping and Delivery
Ensuring smooth shipping and delivery processes is pivotal. Here's how to set it up effectively:
1. Access General Shipment Rates: Go to 'General Shipment Rates' within your Shopify settings.
2. Create Shipping Zones: If necessary, define shipping zones and expand coverage to additional countries and regions.
3. Set Shipping Rates:
Click 'Add Rate.'
Choose 'Use carrier or app to calculate rates.'
Select the preferred shipping method.
Review and set regular shipping rates for your defined zones.
E. Managing Products
Efficient product management is crucial for a successful store. Here’s how to do it:
1. Add Products: Access your dashboard's 'Products' section and add new products to your store by clicking on the “Add Product” button.
2. Manage Product Details:
Weight: Specify a non-zero weight for accurate shipping calculations.
Our pricing structure is based on the higher value between volumetric and actual weight for each order.
While we strive to uphold transparency, it's important to acknowledge that this approach is constrained by the limitations of the Shopify platform and our pricing quotations are limited to weight-based calculations only.
Hence, to maintain transparency in price quotations to your buyer and prevent any potential disputes, it's essential to accurately input the correct weight in Shopify. You can refer to the below calculation to help you determine the correct weight to be input.
Product Category: This is crucial to ensure smooth clearance of cross-border shipments and compliance with customs regulations. Please indicate the product category to facilitate efficient processing.
Product Categories That are Allowed | Product Categories That are Not Allowed |
Animals & Pet Supplies | Business & Industrial |
Apparel & Accessories | Mature |
Baby & Toddler | Religious & Ceremonial |
Cameras & Optics |
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Electronics |
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Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
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Furniture |
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Hardware |
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Health & Beauty |
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Home & Gardens |
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Luggage & Bags |
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Gift Cards |
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Media |
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Sporting Goods |
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Toys & Games |
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Vehicles & Parts |
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Arts & Entertainment |
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Software |
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Dimensions: Ensuring accurate dimensions are provided is mandatory to prevent submission issues and ensure smooth processing for all products.
After choosing the product category. Then, use the format D length x width x height (e.g., D10x10x10) to input product dimensions as tags.
Inventory Location: Edit the product's inventory location and input stock quantities based on locations if applicable.
Should you encounter any issues during the setup process, contact our support team for additional help.