Calculating Shipping Cost by Weight and Zone

How TakeTheme calculates shipping cost, and how to differentiate rates by order size.

Last updated: 2026-09-27

🔍 Does TakeTheme's pricing depend on weight?

We reviewed the Shipping Zones pricing setup window in detail, and found that each shipping zone is currently priced with a single flat rate (Flat Rate) for each shipping rate you add (rate name, delivery time, and price), not tiered weight ranges (e.g. 0-2 kg at one price, 2-5 kg at a higher price).

Shipping zone edit window — a fixed price field for each added shipping rate, with no weight ranges

📍 Shipping zone edit window — a fixed price field for each added shipping rate, with no weight ranges

💡 Important: this means that calculating shipping cost in TakeTheme currently depends solely on the geographic zone (the country/governorate you set for each shipping zone), not on the weight or size of the order's products. If you want to differentiate the price for different weights, the available workaround is to create more than one "rate" within the same zone under different names (such as "Standard shipping" and "Bulky shipping"), and the customer manually chooses between them at checkout.

🔧 The available workaround: multiple shipping rates within the same zone

1
From Settings → Shipping Zones, open the zone you want.
2
Add more than one shipping rate with clear names that express the difference (e.g. "Standard shipping" at a lower price, and "Bulky order shipping" at a higher price).
3
Save — the customer will see all rates available for their zone at checkout, and manually choose the one that fits their order size.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Will weight-based pricing be added in the future?

We've documented the actual state as of when this article was written. To find out about the latest update to this feature, contact the TakeTheme support team directly.

Can I price by item count instead of weight?

There's no direct setting for this within shipping zones — the workaround is the same idea of adding more than one shipping rate with names that clarify the difference, and the customer picks the one that suits them.

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