This is used to turn the UPS real-time shipping calculations on or off in your store. To activate it, click the YES option above, and then complete the remaining fields below. If you click NO, everything below will be disabled for your store.

NOTE: if you activate this feature, the store will need to communicate directly with this shipping vendor's web site during customer checkout in order to obtain shipping costs.

Depending on your web server's speed, the number of calculations needed, and the speed of the Internet, this will most likely cause a delay during checkout while the store is waiting for this vendor to calculate and return shipping costs. This will occur just prior to the page where the customer selects their desired shipping method and cost.

Before using real-time UPS shipping calculations, you must have a UPS Online Tools USER ID before you can use this feature. Please enter it into the field above.

For more information on obtaining a USER ID from UPS, please read the online help for this section.

Before using real-time UPS shipping calculations, you must have a UPS Online Tools Password before you can use this feature. Please enter it into the field above.

For more information on obtaining a password from UPS, please read the online help for this section.

Before using real-time UPS shipping calculations, you must have a UPS XML Access Key before you can use this feature. Please enter it into the field above.

For more information on obtaining your XML Access Key from UPS, please read the online help for this section.

The real-time costs are only estimates provided by UPS and only cover the shipping cost. You may wish to charge an additional amount for handling, packaging, or possibly to add a little extra profit to each sale. Use the fields below to add handling charges which will be added to the UPS real-time shipping costs.

This is an optional fixed amount that can be added to each UPS real-time rate calculation result.

Example: enter 5.00 to add a flat $5.00 to each UPS rate calculation result.

Leave this field blank if you do not want this extra charge added.

This is an optional percentage that can be added to each UPS real-time rate calculation.

Examples: enter 1.5 if you wish each UPS rate calculation result to be increased by 1.5%. Enter 5.0 if you want it increased by 5%.

Leave this field blank if you do not want this extra charge added.

This field is optional and can be used to control the minimum UPS shipping amount for all real-time calculation results. If UPS returns a real-time shipping cost (including any extra handling charge amounts) that is less than this amount, the store will increase the shipping cost to match this amount.

Leave this field blank if you do not want this feature active.

When shipping FROM INSIDE the USA, this controls which UPS services are available to the customer during checkout. You need to select at least one service in order for the real-time UPS shipping calculations to work properly.

When NOT shipping FROM INSIDE the USA, this controls which UPS services are available to the customer during checkout. You need to select at least one service in order for the real-time UPS shipping calculations to work properly.

UPS may charge an an additional amount for a home delivery if you require the signature of the recipient when you ship the customer's order.

Select YES if you wish every real-time shipping calculation to automatically include the extra cost for a Home Delivery Signature.

In order for UPS to calculate rates properly, you need to designate the State where all products are being shipped from.

NOTE: this field is only required if Ship From Country is USA. Otherwise, select "None".

In order for UPS to calculate rates properly, you need to designate the zip or postal code where all products are being shipped from.

NOTE: this field is only required if Ship From Country is USA or Canada. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

In order for UPS to calculate rates properly, you need to designate the Country where all products are being shipped from.

This field is required for all stores.

In order for UPS to calculate rates properly, you need to designate your UPS unit of weight measurement code by selecting one from the list above. When shipping costs are calculated by UPS, the weight of the shipment will be based on this code.

This field is required for all stores.

This contains the UPS web posting address (URL) that the store uses to calculate shipping charges.

Do not change this web address unless told to do so by UPS.

PLEASE SEE THE ONLINE HELP for more information about this field.