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# Shipping

Shipping methods, rates, and fulfillment handoff.

Shipping configuration connects destination eligibility, available methods, cost calculation, and fulfillment information. The exact providers and calculation model depend on the release and enabled integrations.

## Typical checkout sequence

1. Validate the destination address.
2. Determine applicable geographic zone.
3. Retrieve available methods for the cart and destination.
4. Calculate or retrieve the shipping charge.
5. Persist the selected method and price snapshot with the order.
6. Pass fulfillment details to the downstream workflow.

## Integration safeguards

Recalculate shipping server-side, validate method availability at order placement, and make external carrier calls resilient to timeouts. Keep carrier credentials in secret storage and avoid logging customer addresses unnecessarily.

## Verify

Inspect shipping entities, services, configuration, and any plugin/provider implementation. Do not assume a carrier or rate API is built in unless it exists in the deployed code.


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