---
title: "Distance-based Shipping"
description: "## **Brief Introduction ** Distance-Based Shipping in MultiVendorX helps calculate delivery charges based on the distance between the store location and the customer’s delivery address. Using this feature, admins and store owners can: - Set delivery distance limits - Define shipping…"
url: "https://multivendorx.com/docs/knowledgebase/distance-shipping/"
updated: "2026-06-12"
category: Shipping
---

# Distance-based Shipping

## **Brief Introduction **

Distance-Based Shipping in MultiVendorX helps calculate delivery charges based on the distance between the store location and the customer’s delivery address.

Using this feature, admins and store owners can:

- Set delivery distance limits
- Define shipping charges based on distance ranges
- Offer fair delivery pricing
- Restrict deliveries outside service areas

This creates a smoother checkout experience for customers while giving better shipping control to store owners.

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## Module required 

**Store Shipping**

To enable store shipping module,

- Navigate to **MultiVendorX → Modules**.
- Select **Shipping** **Management** module
- Locate the ****Store Shipping****module**.**
- Toggle **Enable**.

Once enabled, distance-based shipping settings will become available across the marketplace.

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**Note**: To use Distance-Based Shipping, the admin must also enable the **Geolocation** **module**.

For more information, please refer to the documentation: "[https://multivendorx.com/docs/knowledgebase/geo-location/](https://multivendorx.com/docs/knowledgebase/geo-location/)"

### Enable Distance-Based Shipping from admin dashboard:

- Navigate to **MultiVendorX** → **Settings** → **Shipping**
- Enable**Distance-Based Shipping**

Once enabled, open the settings panel to configure shipping method name shown during checkout

![](https://multivendorx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LoomMessage-27May20261-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-1.gif)

After saving the settings, the shipping method becomes available for store-level configuration.

## **Configuring Distance -Based Shipping for Individual Stores from the Admin Dashboard **

Admins can also configure shipping settings separately for individual stores.

Navigate to:

- **MultiVendorX → Stores → Select Store → Settings → Shipping**
- Select **Shipping by Distance**
- Enable the **shipping method**

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1. **Default Cost**-Defines the base shipping charge added to every order before distance-based pricing is applied.
2. **Distance Type**-Select whether delivery distance should be calculated in Miles (mi) or Kilometers (km).
3. **Maximum Distance**-Defines the maximum delivery range, and the shipping method will be hidden if the customer’s address exceeds this limit.
4. **Local Pickup Cost**-Sets the pickup fee for customers choosing local pickup instead of delivery, which can also be set to 0.00 for free pickup.
5. **Distance–Cost Rules**-Allows different shipping charges to be applied for different delivery distance ranges.

## **Configuring Distance-Based Shipping from the Store Dashboard**

Store owners can also manage shipping directly from their own dashboard without admin intervention.

Navigate to:

- **Store Dashboard → Settings → Shipping**

- Then select **Shipping by Distance**

Store owners can then configure:

- Delivery distance limits
- Distance units
- Base shipping charges
- Distance-cost rules
- Local pickup charges

Once saved:

- The rules immediately apply during customer checkout
- Customers will see shipping charges calculated based on delivery distance
- Orders outside the allowed delivery range will not show this shipping method

**Note**: Store owners can delete admin-created distance cost rules, add new rules, or modify existing ones according to their preferences.

![](https://multivendorx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/LoomMessage-27May20265-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif)

## Customer Checkout Experience

When a customer enters a delivery address during checkout:

- MultiVendorX calculates the distance from the store location
- The matching shipping rule is applied automatically
- The final shipping cost becomes visible before placing the order

**Note**: If the customer location exceeds the maximum delivery distance then Distance-based shipping will not be available for that order

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