Smart Shipping with integrated product management
Orders are automatically synchronised from your Shopify store making it easy to generate electronic shipping labels / waybills with one click. Receive quotes from multiple couriers (no courier account needed), select the courier you wish to use, print the shipping label and request collection from the courier all from one easy to use interface. Your buyers will then receive automatic updates by email on the status of their orders with online tracking within your own store.
Easily connect your main Shopify store with other Shopify stores and online marketplaces
uAfrica.com’s Multichannel keeps your products and orders in sync using real-time monitoring, making sure you never have to manually update inventory levels in multiple places again. uAfrica.com also works on all Shopify plans.
More granular control over the shipping rates you charge your buyers (shipping zones)
uAfrica Multichannel now also supports custom shipping zones. Custom Shipping Zones makes use of Shopify's real time carrier api allowing for shipping rates to be set at the time the buyer checks out based on the postal / zip code of the order's shipping address. Rates for different postal / zip codes can be set up based on the order weight and/or price.
Standard Shopify shipping functionality generally allows shipping rates to be set down to a province or state level however, depending on the carrier being used, shipping rates can vary significantly within the same province / state. With Custom Shipping Zones, shipping rates can be set at a postal / zip code level thereby providing a more granular level of control on what shipping rates are charged to your buyers.
The app has preconfigured custom zones set up for specific countries based on how common carriers / couriers charge for shipments. If definitions for your country do not exist, contact us and we will gladly set them up for you (or you can create your own custom zone definitions by uploading a spreadsheet).
Shopify's real time carrier rates functionality is required for shipping zones to work (all other app functionality will work on any Shopify plan).
uAfrica Shipping
uAfrica Shipping enables automated tracking for shipments with over 450 couriers around the world. Simply select the carrier and enter the tracking number and your buyer will receive automatic notifications whenever the shipping status changes (the status of orders on Shopify are also automatically updated).
For South African users, you can also receive quotes from multiple couriers (currently Dawn Wing, Courierit and The Courier Guy), create waybills, request collections and track shipments while automatically notifying your customers of any shipping status changes by email.