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Your Own Freight Carrier allows a customer to use their own freight account with their own carrier when placing orders. When enabled, entering their own freight account will be available during checkout along Along with freight options offered by your store . When selectedduring checkout, the user can buyer can select 'own carrier' and enter their freight account numberdetails. NOTE - This feature out of the box will allow all users to select their own courier and enter details when enabled. This information is not validated. To customise this option, contact Commerce Vision. 

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Guide

These steps will implement a generic own carrier freight option for the buyer during checkout. They do not apply to custom implementation of this feature. 

1. Add a Carrier Code for Own Freight

1. In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Settings.
   
   
   
2. Click the Freight tab.
   
   
   

3. If the 'own freight carrier' option already exists, continue to step 4. If not, add it now.

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   1. Click the Standard Freight  tabOwn Carriers tab.
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4. 2. Click Scroll down and click New. 
   

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5.  In Courier Code, enter the carrier's code. 
   Image Removed4. code to be used to indicate own freight, e.g., OWN.
   
   
6. In Description, enter a carrier name for the carrier.

   5. Enter values for other fields as you require.

   6. To save the carrier, click OK. 

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   The 'Own Freight Carrier' option is now in the list.

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7. In Carrier code for own courier (mandatory if using), enter the Code of 'own carrier'.
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8. To save this setting, click Update. The 'own carrier' has successfully been added if you see the carrier's Description next to the Carrier code for own courier (mandatory if using) field.
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9. Click Save.

2. Change Setting to Allow Own Carrier

1. Click the Freight tab.
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2. In Multiple Freight Own Carriers Mode, select Free Form Entry. This allows the 'own carrier' code to display as a freight option.
   
   
3. Scroll back up the screen and click Update. 
   

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