Understanding Shipping Costs
Learn how Conjura's Per Order Costs import enhances contribution margin. Track shipping, handling, and other per-order expenses for accurate profitability analysis in Retail Analytics.
Note: Accurate tracking of shipping costs is essential for calculating your true contribution margin.
When to Use a Custom Per Order Costs Import
Conjura's Per Order Costs import is essential for businesses aiming to grasp their true profitability by considering all per-order expenses. By utilizing this feature, businesses accurately approximate additional expenses tied to order fulfillment, ensuring informed decision-making in pricing, regional optimization, and operational efficiency.
For instance, it can automatically apply a $3 shipping cost to US orders and $5 to others.
Once uploaded, these costs seamlessly integrate into Conjura's Contribution Margin metrics across all dashboards, providing a complete view of profitability.
How to Use a Custom Per Order Costs Import
Navigate to 'Connect & Import' and select 'Per Order Costs'.
Fill the form that appears with:
Start Date (optional, yyyy-mm-dd): Specify the start date of the cost. If omitted, costs apply across the entire store period.
End Date (optional, yyyy-mm-dd): Provide the end date if known.-dd.
Shipping country
Is shipping costs (true/false): Select true for shipping costs, false for other expenses.
Currency
Cost amount per order: Enter fixed order costs or leave blank for percentage of revenue.
Percentage of revenue cost per order: (decimal format, e.g., 0.2 = 20%): For variable order costs.
Select ‘Submit Data’.
Your data will sync overnight and appear in your report.
Alternatively, use CSV for bulk uploads. To fill out table offline, you can download the CSV template file provided on the Per Order Costs page and upload the same file you downloaded by drag and drop on the editor after filling the values. Please delete all rows before uploading the file.
To remove costs, locate the file under ‘My Imported Data’ in the custom data import tab and select the delete button.