United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of the most popular shipping carriers available by default in Magento, supporting more than 220 countries.
We will configure UPS as a shipping method in Magento to allow customers to choose that carrier on the Storefront for their orders.
If you go to the SALES | Shipping Methods | UPS section in the STORES | Configuration page, you will see the following form on the screen:
We will review each of the fields from this form:
General configuration:
Enabled for Checkout: Specify whether UPS should be available as a shipping method on the Storefront.
UPS Type: You can choose between United Parcel Service or United Parcel Service XML. With United Parcel Service, you can get real-time shipping rates, and with United Parcel Service XML, you can get real-time rates and print labels for UPS.
UPS-specific configuration depending on UPS type: The following fields depend on the UPS Type that you choose in the previous field that we reviewed...