# Shipping Zones and Methods

Shipping methods are defined for every zone that you have configured for your tenant.

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## Creating a new zone with a shipping method

1. To start configuring a new zone with a shipping method, go to **Management Dashboard** -> **Settings** -> **Shipping Zones and Methods** and choose **Add Shipping Zone**.

   For every zone you can define its unique name and ID and the countries of shipping together with the zip/postal codes. You can also decide if that should be the default zone or not.

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{% hint style="warning" %}
If you don't see the country you're trying to add a shipping zone for on the list, make sure you have defined tax rates for that country first.
{% endhint %}

2. To configure a shipping method, go to the zone you have on your list and choose **Add shipping method**. To create the shipping method, define its unique **Name**, **Shipping Method ID** and relevant **Tax Rates** with associated order values and shipping costs. Select the currency you want the cost to be calculated in - the currencies list corresponds to the currencies defined on the tenant level.

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**Result**: When you have the zone and shipping method created, you can use the settings in the [delivery times](/ce/management-dashboard/settings/delivery-times.md) configuration.


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