Make your products' pricing as accurate as possible when shipping cost is involved
Working with suppliers and not being able to control their pricing changes can have direct impact on your business. As a dropshipper, you want to be as accurate as possible when it comes to pricing and profits.
Detecting these types of changes is one of the main reasons you use AutoDS, but another essential detail some dropshippers overlook is the shipping cost added to the source price of the item.
Therefore, you must be familiar with the different shipping methods as well as the 'Include Shipping Price' option.
Quick jump
Shipping methods
Decide which shipping method you wish the system to scan and detect for your listings.
Go to Settings→Supplier settings→Lister →Shipping method
There are 3 options:
- Cheapest - The cheapest shipping method on the source site will be selected.
- Cheapest with tracking- The cheapest shipping method with a valid tracking service on the source site will be selected.
- Fastest with tracking - The fastest shipping method with a valid tracking service on the source site will be selected.
This is how it will look for example in Aliexpress:
For example, if the cost of your source product is $5, the total prices—including shipping—for each shipping method will be as follows:
- Cheapest (without tracking) -$5+ $0.64= $5.64
- Cheapest with tracking -$5+ $1.72 = $6.72
- Fastest with tracking -$5+ $6.90= $11.90
Include shipping price configuration
To include shipping costs in the source price of your products, you will need to activate the 'include shipping price' setting after you chose the shipping method that suits you best.
Settings→Supplier settings→Pricing→Include shipping price
Note❗️
It is crucial to configure the pricing settings for each supplier individually. Take the time to review your list of suppliers and adjust their settings accordingly.
Important note for Amazon US
When the "Include shipping price" box is enabled, an additional $6.99 shipping fee will be added to products priced at $5 or less, assuming these products will be ordered on non-Prime Amazon accounts.
For products priced above $5, the shipping price will not be included, assuming these products will be ordered on Prime accounts.
Important note for suppliers that have a "Ship to Region" in General settings
AutoDS only monitors the shipping region specified in your general settings. The product price and shipping cost are calculated based on this selected region.
If you choose "Worldwide" as your "Ship to Region," no shipping cost will be applied to your products. Instead, you can incorporate the highest potential shipping cost as an additional profit margin by navigating to Settings >> Supplier Settings >> Pricing.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the support chat - we are happy to help.