The Australian eCommerce industry has seen tremendous growth in the past few years. To support this growth, all the major courier delivery and product shipping companies have taken measures to become ecommerce friendly and provide multiple shipping and delivery options to Australian merchants. They have also modernized their infrastructure and processes accordingly.
So, which are these companies? Global shipping companies like FedEx or DHL have always had an edge when it came to ecommerce shipping and delivery in in all the countries where they are present. But when we talk about Australia, in recent years, Australia Post has taken various measures to compete with the best in the business and has also tied up with state postal services from other countries for better international coverage.
In this blog, we will talk about the best ecommerce shipping options available for Australian merchants.
1. Australia Post
Australia post offers an array of delivery choices and options for letters as well as parcels. It provides business mail and customer communications solutions, special delivery services, domestic shipping for different businesses, and domestic parcels so that you can easily send the parcel without any hindrances. Here are some of the solutions it provides for online retailers.
- Receive payments through payment gateways
- Solutions that meet your business requirement
- Access discounts according to the size of your business
- Boost sales through flexible delivery options
- Prepare and track shipments effortlessly
Integrating Australia Post’s system into your Magento store is super easy with our Australia Post Magento extension.
2. Parcel Send
If you are an Australian e-store owner looking to manage parcels, the Magento 2 Australia Post Parcel Send extension is the solution. This extension allows you to manage consignments, fetch contract rates, print labels, and track shipments from your Magento store. You no longer need to visit the Parcel Send portal or deal with manual data imports and exports. Here’s how it helps the merchants:
- Manage shipping methods
- Address validation
- Free shipping
- Consignment management
- Manifest management
If you want to integrate Parcel Send into your Magento store, try AppJetty’s Magento 2 Australia Post Parcel Send Extension today.
3. FedEx
The shipping needs of online retailers are quite high. Fedex, through its ‘Ship Manager Software,’ offers the perfect shipping solution to the retailers. Mentioned below are some of the services provided by the FedEx Ship Manager.
- Status email notifications
- Information stored in the database for future shipping needs
- Accurate data feeding
- It can be accessed from anywhere
- Advanced reporting system that helps merchants create customized reports
- Shipping features like track, request pick up, rate quotes etc
To integrate Fedex into your Magento store you can go for our FedEx Smart Shipping Extension.
4. DHL
DHL eCommerce Australia offers domestic and international delivery, pick-up, and return solutions for merchants as well as consumers provide standard domestic and international parcel pick-up, delivery, and return solutions for business customers under the brand name ‘DHL Parcel’ Here’s all that DHL offers under its ecommerce umbrella.
- Defined transit times with end-to-end visibility
- International B2C shipping to more than 220 countries
- Shipping solutions fit for small and medium businesses
- Expert advice for getting your business products shipped internationally
- Customs support
- Tracking of more than 50 items at once
5. StarTrack
StarTrack is one of the most trustworthy partners for ecommerce merchants based in Australia. The merchants just have to provide the phone number and email address to receive and send en route notifications, delivery, and pick-up information to the customers. They also get a direct link to myCourier with real-time traffic ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival). StarTrack offers the following ecommerce shipping solutions:
- Delivery and return choice for customers
- Help with targeting and selling products
- Logistics management
- Supply chain optimization
- Online store enhancement
Adding Star Track as a shipping option in your Magento store is very easy with our StarTrack Shipping Magento Extension.
While selecting any of the above shipping options for your store, keep in mind the quality of the service, IT infrastructure of the provider, their reputation in the market, and most importantly their charges. Adding any of them to your store shouldn’t be a problem as there are many extensions available in the market for the same, including ours.
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