ShippingIQ — Freight Rates for WooCommerce

by loudman666

Description

ShippingIQ connects your WooCommerce store to your actual carrier contracts. Instead of guessing at freight costs or using generic rate tables, ShippingIQ uploads your real rate cards and calculates the correct price at checkout every time.

How it works

Sign up at shippingiq.com.au
Upload your carrier rate cards (CSV, Excel, or PDF — any format)
Install this plugin and enter your Merchant ID
Your contracted rates appear at checkout automatically

What makes ShippingIQ different

Most shipping plugins use their own carrier accounts and add a margin. ShippingIQ uses your contracted rates — so your customers see exactly what you negotiated with your carrier, with no hidden markup unless you choose to add one.

Supported carriers

Any Australian carrier. ShippingIQ’s AI parser handles any rate card format — Allied Express, Mainfreight, StarTrack, Hunter Express, and more. If your carrier gives you a rate card, ShippingIQ can use it.

Features

Real-time freight calculation at checkout
Supports weight-break, basic charge + per kg, and depot-to-depot pricing models
Fuel levy applied automatically
Surcharge rules (tailgate, overlength, residential, etc.)
Free shipping threshold with smart surcharge voiding
Carrier eligibility rules — exclude carriers when cart items exceed weight or dimension limits
Product tag overrides — force or exclude specific carriers per product
Freight margin — add a flat or percentage margin to all rates
Cheapest-only or all-carriers display mode
5-minute rate caching for performance

Requirements

A ShippingIQ account — sign up free at shippingiq.com.au
At least one active carrier with an uploaded rate card
Products must have weight set in WooCommerce (kg)

External Services

This plugin connects to the ShippingIQ API to calculate real-time freight rates at checkout.
ShippingIQ Freight Calculation API

What it does: Calculates freight rates based on cart items, destination postcode, and the merchant’s uploaded carrier rate cards.
What data is sent: Destination postcode, cart item weights and dimensions, quantity, and the merchant’s ShippingIQ Merchant ID.
When data is sent: Every time a customer reaches the checkout page and a shipping rate is requested.
API endpoint: https://soaxvqkkecqzarwmbeip.supabase.co/functions/v1/calculate-freight
Terms of Service: https://shippingiq.com.au/terms
Privacy Policy: https://shippingiq.com.au/privacy

A ShippingIQ account is required to use this plugin. Sign up at https://shippingiq.com.au

Installation

Download the plugin zip from shippingiq.com.au/resources
In WordPress admin go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
Upload the zip file and click Install Now
Activate the plugin
Go to WooCommerce Settings Shipping
Add or edit a Shipping Zone (e.g. “Australia”)
Click Add shipping method select ShippingIQ Add shipping method
Click Edit next to ShippingIQ and enter your settings

Plugin settings

Method Title — label shown at checkout, defaults to “Freight”
Merchant ID — your ShippingIQ merchant ID, found in ShippingIQ Settings
Supabase Anon Key — found in ShippingIQ Settings API Key
Display Mode — show all eligible carriers or cheapest only

Screenshots

Freight rates displayed at WooCommerce checkout
ShippingIQ carrier management — upload your rate cards
Surcharge rules configuration
Free shipping and margin settings
Plugin settings in WooCommerce shipping zone

Faq

Do I need a ShippingIQ account?

Yes. ShippingIQ is where you upload your carrier rate cards and configure your rules. The plugin connects to your account at checkout. Sign up free at shippingiq.com.au.

Which carriers are supported?

Any Australian carrier. ShippingIQ uses AI to parse your carrier’s rate card — CSV, Excel, or PDF. If your carrier provides a rate card file, ShippingIQ can use it.

Do products need weight set?

Yes. WooCommerce products must have weight set in kg. Items with no weight are excluded from the freight calculation. If all cart items have no weight, no rates will be shown.

What dimension units should I use?

Set WooCommerce to kg for weight and cm for dimensions (WooCommerce Settings General). ShippingIQ uses these for cubic weight calculation and overlength surcharge detection.

How does free shipping work?

Set a free shipping threshold in ShippingIQ Rules. When the cart value meets the threshold, free shipping is shown. Smart mode voids free shipping if surcharges apply (e.g. tailgate delivery). True mode always shows free regardless of surcharges.

Can I exclude certain carriers for oversized items?

Yes. Set carrier eligibility limits in ShippingIQ Carriers Carrier Limits. Set maximum weight, length, width, or height per carrier. If any cart item exceeds a limit, that carrier is hidden at checkout.

Can I force a specific carrier for certain products?

Yes. Add a WooCommerce product tag in the format shippingiq-only-[carrier-slug] to restrict checkout to that carrier when the product is in the cart. Use shippingiq-exclude-[carrier-slug] to hide a carrier for that product.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan supports one carrier and includes full access to the quote tool, rules engine, and WooCommerce plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.0

Initial release
Real-time freight calculation at checkout
Support for weight-break, basic charge + per kg, and depot-to-depot pricing models
Carrier eligibility rules (weight and dimension limits)
Product tag overrides (shippingiq-only, shippingiq-exclude)
Free shipping threshold with smart and true modes
Fuel levy, surcharges, and freight margin support
Cheapest-only and all-carriers display modes
5-minute rate caching