Shipping Shouldn’t Cost You Sales
Common Problems
- Cart Abandonment
Slow or confusing shipping options make customers leave. - Hidden Costs
Overpaying for shipping rates and poor carrier rules drain profits. - Integration Hassles
Manual setup, errors, and duplicate data waste valuable time.
Our Solution
We configure, integrate, and fine-tune Magento 2 shipping so every order flows smoothly from the cart to your carrier. Whether you’re using UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, or custom freight rules, we set up Magento to maximize profitability and deliver a checkout experience your customers trust.
Smarter Shipping. Seamless Checkout.
Carrier integrations with live rates & rules
Smart shipping rules (free thresholds, location-based, etc.)
Multi-warehouse & dropship logistics setup
Streamlined checkout UX for fewer abandoned carts
Reporting insights to measure cost vs. profitability
3rd Party Integrations (ShipStation, ShipperHQ, Aftership)
Ready to Stop Losing Sales to Bad Shipping?
From Frustration to Smooth Checkout
Our last magento development team relied on one solution for everything: adding yet another plugin. That approach drove up licensing costs and left us with a bloated site full of tech debt. Montana Banana took a smarter path. They solved our complex shipping needs (local deliveries with the option for freight shipping, surcharges for packaging and insurance) without stacking on more plugins. We went from a buggy, overcomplicated system that generated constant support requests to a streamlined setup that simply works. No extra licensing fees, fewer conflicts, and reduced security risks.
What Our Clients Ask Us Most
Shipping is one of the most confusing parts of Magento. Here’s what merchants want to know:
Magento 2 supports multiple carriers out of the box (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL), but most merchants need more flexibility. The best approach is to:
- Connect directly to your carriers via API for real-time rates.
- Use shipping extensions only when native features fall short (for example, freight or advanced rule management).
- Configure fallback rates so if one carrier fails, your checkout still works.
We specialize in building multi-carrier setups that balance accuracy with speed, ensuring your checkout loads fast while giving customers the shipping choices they expect.
Yes, Magento allows you to configure free shipping above a set order value and apply different rules based on geographic zones. For example:
- Free shipping on orders over $100 in the continental US.
- Flat-rate shipping for rural areas or international regions.
- Surcharges for Alaska, Hawaii, or heavy/oversized items.
When combined with smart shipping rules, you can offer promotions without cutting into margins. We help merchants set this up so the rules are consistent, predictable, and profitable.
Out of the box, Magento doesn’t calculate dimensional (volumetric) weight. To implement it, you’ll need:
- Carrier APIs that support dimensional pricing (UPS, FedEx, DHL).
- Custom logic or extensions to calculate cost based on weight + box size.
- Packaging rules that determine how products fit into boxes.
We’ve solved this for merchants by building custom packing logic that prevents overcharging customers while ensuring shipping costs are covered.
Absolutely. Magento supports multiple shipping origins and integrates with dropship workflows. Typical setups include:
- Multi-warehouse fulfillment: Products ship from the nearest warehouse to reduce time and cost.
- Dropship partners: Orders route automatically to external vendors or suppliers.
- Hybrid models: Local fulfillment for some items, dropshipping for others.
We help merchants integrate warehouse management systems (WMS), ERP platforms, or third-party logistics (3PL) providers so orders always route to the right location.
High shipping costs or confusing options are top reasons customers leave. To reduce abandonment:
- Offer transparent rates (no hidden fees).
- Provide at least one free or low-cost option.
- Simplify checkout with auto-selected best shipping option.
- Display delivery estimates so customers know when to expect their order.
Merchants we’ve worked with often see a 15–25% drop in abandonment once their shipping setup is streamlined.
The right extension depends on your needs, but some trusted options include:
- Amasty Shipping Suite – flexible rules, surcharges, and restrictions.
- ShipperHQ – advanced shipping rate management, dimensional weight, multi-origin.
- MageWorx Shipping Rules – fine-grained control over carrier logic.
We help you choose only what you need, so you avoid unnecessary licensing costs and keep your site lean. In many cases, we can configure Magento natively to reduce reliance on extra modules.