For simple products that have a known weight, and if multiple quantities are added to the check out will result in increased shipping fee's dependant on geographical zones.
First step is to add shipping category associated with weighted shipping. For more information on setting up a shipping category please click on the button below.
A separate shipping category must be established before proceeding with the individual products, by clicking on the checkbox as in the example below and identifying the weighted shipping category name.
This will now only allow all weighted shipping categories to be available in the drop down menu in product detail page.
2. In 'Create Product' detail page, navigate to the section of the product type, with 'Simple' being selected, the option to have 'Weighted' shipping will appear as a check box in the example below. Once checked, an option to add the weight in grams of the product will appear.
3. Once checked, the 'Shipping Category' menu drop box, further down the page of the product detail page, will only display those shipping categories created under the weighted shipping checked box to be chosen.
4. Next in 'Settings', navigate to create shipping methods. For more information click on the button below:
Within creating shipping methods, click the check box 'Weighted Shipping Method'
which will allow only the weighted shipping category to appear in the drop down menu for 'Shipping Categories' for which your created category will be associated with all the products that have chosen those weighted products.
On doing so, the configuration table will appear at the bottom of the shipping method in which to add the respective prices per weight fields as in the example below.
Please weights may NOT overlap, and collective weights may be configured by simply adding '+ Add New Weight'
Finish by clicking 'Save'