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 USPS Ground Advantage - How to Get Accurate Rates?
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pauld
Advanced Member

USA
486 Posts

Posted - 07/16/2023 :  06:30:00  
With the UPS strike expected on 8/1/2023, we'd like to enable the new USPS Ground Advantage service as an alternative to UPS Ground.

According to the USPS press release https://faq.usps.com/s/article/USPS-Ground-Advantage, beginning 7/9/2023 Ground Advantage replaces 3 previous services (USPS Retail Ground, Parcel Select Ground, and First-Class Package Service) with a single, lower-cost service.

It's understood that we can represent the Ground Advantage option in the cart by enabling Parcel Select Ground in the USPS Shipping Methods screen and in the Show As box entering "Ground Advantage".

However, the rates calculated by the cart using Parcel Select Ground are higher than we get with the new, lower-cost Ground Advantage service.

Can anyone suggest a way to get accurate USPS Ground Advantage rates in the cart?

Vince
Administrator

42752 Posts

Posted - 07/17/2023 :  03:07:42  
Hi PaulD
I tried a 1lb test package from 04009 to 90210 and got $8.55 on the USPS website and exactly the same in the cart. Is it possible you have anything like handling or insurance enabled?

Vince

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pauld
Advanced Member

USA
486 Posts

Posted - 07/17/2023 :  04:33:44  
Vince, thanks for this.

In the past, the PayPal / Shipstation integration charged exactly the standard USPS website rates for Priority Mail and Express Mail.

It seems possible that PayPal / Shipstation are giving us a bit of a discount for the new Ground Advantage service, with no way to calculate that lower rate.

dbdave
ECT Moderator

USA
10406 Posts

Posted - 07/17/2023 :  06:54:02  
Hi Paul, I'm not sure you are aware, but there is a setting to discount carrier rates here
https://www.ecommercetemplates.com/phphelp/ecommplus/parameters.asp#discship

David

Edited by - dbdave on 07/17/2023 06:54:19
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