How is Shipping Calculated? Shipping is a flat fee of $5.95 per order for continental US destinations excluding shipping to Hawaii and Alaska. If shipping to Hawaii and Alaska, you will be contacted when your order is packaged and weighed with the cost of shipping. At that time, if you choose not to ship your order we will be more than happy to comply with your request. You can certainly request shipping by any method (such as UPS Next Day Air) other than US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx Ground, but $5.95 shipping charges will NOT apply. You will be contacted when your order is packaged and weighed with the cost of shipping according to the method you request. We are not currently shipping outside of the United States. If there are special circumstances that you would like to discuss with us concerning international shipping, please contact us. We reserve the right to choose our shipping method by US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx Ground depending on weight and destination. Sales tax of 7.0% is charged to all North Carolina orders. For more information, or if you have any questions about our Shipping Policies, please contact us.