Odoo Restrict Shipping Method

• Assess Your Current Shipping Methods
• Implement Smart Shipping Rules
• Optimize Delivery Costs
• Enhance Customer Experience
• Reduce Errors and Returns

🚚Product-Specific Shipping Rules – Assign shipping methods to particular products or categories that require special handling or delivery services.

👥Customer Group-Based Rules – Provide different shipping options for VIP customers, wholesalers, or specific customer segments.

🗓️Date & Time-Sensitive Shipping – Enable or disable shipping methods during specific periods, such as holidays or promotional campaigns.

💳Improved Checkout Efficiency – By presenting only applicable shipping options, customers can complete their orders more quickly, thereby improving conversion rates.

🌐Multi-Website Support – Configure different shipping restrictions for multiple websites or stores under the same Odoo instance.

🛠️Automatic Rule Application – Reduce manual effort by automating shipping restrictions based on predefined conditions.

🧩Customizable for Any Business – Flexible enough to meet unique shipping requirements for diverse industries, from retail to wholesale. 

📦Fragile Product Stores: Ensure safe handling by restricting unsuitable carriers for delicate, heavy, or temperature-sensitive products. Display only reliable shipping methods for product-specific needs.

🌍Customer-Specific Shipping: Provide customized shipping options based on customer type or region. Set specific methods for retail, wholesale, or location-based buyers aligned with your business policies.

❄️Seasonal Campaigns: Easily adjust shipping methods during festive seasons or promotions. Activate special offers like free express delivery or hide unavailable carriers during peak times.

⚡Enhanced User Experience: Simplify checkout by showing only relevant shipping choices. Reduce confusion, prevent selection errors, and deliver a smoother, faster purchasing experience.

🏗️Logistics-Controlled Operations: Maintain shipping consistency with predefined internal policies. Restrict unauthorized methods, manage costs, and ensure every delivery follows your logistics standards.

🚛Order-Based Shipping: Automatically show or hide shipping methods based on the customer’s cart value. Set rules like free standard delivery above a certain amount, or limit express options for smaller orders.

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Step 1: Navigate to Configuration → Shipping Methods to access and manage all available delivery options in your system.

Step 2: Choose the Standard Delivery method and open the Shipping Restriction tab. Here, you can create conditions to control shipping visibility based on order value, customer type, date range, or specific products.

Step 3: At this stage, the Standard Delivery option remains visible to all customers since no restriction rules have been applied. Once conditions are defined, its availability will update automatically.

Step 4: Set a minimum order value and enable the Tax Excluded toggle to ensure the restriction applies to pre-tax amounts.

Step 5: The Standard Delivery method is now disabled, as the configured restriction rules are active and limiting access according to your defined criteria.

Step 6: Shipping options are dynamically filtered based on the products in the cart, displaying only the delivery methods that are valid for those items.

Step 7: The product-based restriction rule has been successfully applied, automatically hiding the Standard Delivery method for the specified products.

Step 8: You can also apply restriction conditions based on customer selection or specific date ranges to manage seasonal or user-based shipping control.

Step 9: The Standard Delivery method has been successfully restricted and is no longer visible among the available shipping choices.

💰 Better Cost Management – Control shipping expenses smartly by removing costly or unnecessary options, ensuring efficient budget use across every order.

🤖 Intelligent Automation Process – Automate your shipping restrictions effortlessly. Once set, rules apply dynamically, no manual work needed! 

📦 Accurate Shipping Control – Show only valid, business-approved shipping methods to reduce delivery errors and keep operations precise. 

🏢 Flexible for Businesses of All Sizes – Scale easily from small shops to large enterprises with customizable, adaptable shipping rules. 

💳 Smooth Checkout Experience – Offer a faster, cleaner, and user-friendly checkout by showing only relevant shipping choices.