auto-creates (kinda) a CSV suitable for Magento's table rates shipping method

mage_table_rates_creator.php

<?php
/*
 * Created on Sep 28, 2009
 * @author     Neill Russell <[email protected]>
 */

if($argc < 2) die(sprintf("Usage: %s <MAGENTO_ROOT>\n", $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']));

define('MAGENTO_DIR', realpath($argv[1]));

$app_dir = MAGENTO_DIR . '/app';
if ( ! file_exists($app_dir) ) { die("Can't find Magento\n"); }
require_once($app_dir . '/Mage.php');
umask(0);
Mage::app('admin');
//error_reporting(0);

$locale = Mage::getModel('core/locale');

$eu = array(
'Austria',
'Belgium',
'Bulgaria',
'Cyprus',
'Czech Republic',
'Denmark',
'Estonia',
'Finland',
'France',
'Germany',
'Greece',
'Hungary',
'Ireland',
'Italy',
'Latvia',
'Lithuania',
'Luxembourg',
'Malta',
'Netherlands',
'Poland',
'Portugal',
'Romania',
'Slovakia',
'Slovenia',
'Spain',
'Sweden',
'United Kingdom',
);

$non_eu = array(
'Albania',
'Andorra',
'Armenia',
'Azerbaijan',
'Belarus',
'Bosnia and Herzegovina',
'Georgia',
'Iceland',
'Liechtenstein',
'Moldova',
'Monaco',
'Montenegro',
'Norway',
'Russia',
'San Marino',
'Serbia',
'Switzerland',
'Ukraine',
'Vatican', //'Vatican City State',
);

// get Magento Country Directory
$countryCodesToIds = $countryCodesIso2 = array(); 
$countryCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('directory/country_collection')/*->addCountryCodeFilter($countryCodes)*/->load();
foreach ($countryCollection->getItems() as $country) {
	$countryCodesToIds[$country->getData('iso3_code')] = $country->getData('country_id');
    $countryCodesToIds[$country->getData('iso2_code')] = $country->getData('country_id');
    $countryCodesIso2[] = $country->getData('iso2_code');
}

// COUNTRIES
$translationList  = $locale->getCountryTranslationList();
$countries = array();
foreach ($translationList as $code=>$name) {
	// skip countries not in Magento Directory
	if(!in_array($code, $countryCodesIso2)) continue; 
	
	// add to countries array
	if($code == 'GB') $countries['UK'][$code] = $name;
	elseif(in_array($name, $eu)) $countries['EU'][$code] = $name;
	elseif(in_array($name, $non_eu)) $countries['NON-EU'][$code] = $name;
	elseif($code == 'US') $countries['US'][$code] = $name;
	else $countries['ROW'][$code] = $name;	
}

$prices=array();

$prices['NON-EU']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.1'=>1.50,
'0.2'=>2.00,
'0.3'=>2.50,
'0.4'=>3.00,
'0.5'=>3.60,
'0.6'=>4.20,
'0.7'=>4.80,
'0.8'=>5.40,
'0.9'=>6.00,
'1'=>6.60,
'1.1'=>7.20,
'1.2'=>7.80,
'1.3'=>8.40,
'1.4'=>9.00,
'1.5'=>9.60,
'1.6'=>10.20,
'1.7'=>10.80,
'1.8'=>11.60,
'1.9'=>12.20,
'2'=>12.80,
'2.1'=>30.00,
);

$prices['EU']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.1'=>1.50,
'0.2'=>2.00,
'0.3'=>2.50,
'0.4'=>3.00,
'0.5'=>3.60,
'0.6'=>4.20,
'0.7'=>4.80,
'0.8'=>5.40,
'0.9'=>5.90,
'1'=>6.60,
'1.1'=>7.20,
'1.2'=>7.80,
'1.3'=>8.40,
'1.4'=>9.00,
'1.5'=>9.60,
'1.6'=>10.20,
'1.7'=>10.80,
'1.8'=>11.40,
'1.9'=>12.00,
'2'=>12.60,
'2.1'=>25.50,
);

$prices['US']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.1'=>2.00,
'0.2'=>3.00,
'0.3'=>4.00,
'0.4'=>5.00,
'0.5'=>6.00,
'0.6'=>7.00,
'0.7'=>8.00,
'0.8'=>9.00,
'0.9'=>10.00,
'1'=>11.00,
'1.1'=>12.10,
'1.2'=>13.20,
'1.3'=>14.40,
'1.4'=>15.50,
'1.5'=>16.60,
'1.6'=>17.70,
'1.7'=>18.80,
'1.8'=>19.90,
'1.9'=>21.00,
'2'=>22.10,
'2.1'=>32.00,
);

$prices['ROW']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.1'=>2.00,
'0.2'=>3.00,
'0.3'=>4.10,
'0.4'=>5.30,
'0.5'=>6.50,
'0.6'=>7.60,
'0.7'=>8.80,
'0.8'=>10.00,
'0.9'=>11.20,
'1'=>12.30,
'1.1'=>13.40,
'1.2'=>14.50,
'1.3'=>15.60,
'1.4'=>16.70,
'1.5'=>17.70,
'1.6'=>18.80,
'1.7'=>19.90,
'1.8'=>21.00,
'1.9'=>22.10,
'2'=>23.20,
'2.1'=>38.00,
);

$prices['UK']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.06'=>1.50,
'0.1'=>1.50,
'0.15'=>2.00,
'0.2'=>2.00,
'0.2'=>6.95,
'0.25'=>2.50,
'0.3'=>2.50,
'0.35'=>2.50,
'0.4'=>6.95,
'0.4'=>2.50,
'0.45'=>2.75,
'0.5'=>2.75,
'0.6'=>6.95,
'0.6'=>2.75,
'0.7'=>3.00,
'0.75'=>3.25,
'0.8'=>6.95,
'0.8'=>3.50,
'0.9'=>3.50,
'1'=>6.95,
'1'=>4.95,
'1.25'=>5.95,
'1.5'=>6.95,
'2'=>7.95,
);

$prices['UK-HIGHLANDS-ISLANDS']=array(
// weight => price
'0'=>0,
'0.06'=>1.50,
'0.1'=>1.50,
'0.15'=>2.00,
'0.2'=>2.00,
'0.25'=>2.50,
'0.3'=>2.50,
'0.35'=>2.50,
'0.4'=>6.95,
'0.4'=>2.50,
'0.45'=>2.75,
'0.5'=>2.75,
'0.6'=>2.75,
'0.7'=>3.00,
'0.75'=>3.25,
'0.8'=>3.50,
'0.9'=>3.50,
'1'=>4.95,
'10'=>3.00,
'20'=>3.00,
'30'=>4.00,
'40'=>5.00,
'50'=>6.00,
'60'=>7.00,
'70'=>8.00,
);

/*
$prices['UK-NEXTDAY'] = array(
'0'=>0,
'0.2'=>6.95,
'0.4'=>6.95,
'0.6'=>6.95,
'0.8'=>6.95,
'1'=>6.95,
'1.5'=>6.95,
'2'=>7.95,
);
*/

echo "Country, Region/State, Zip/Postal Code, Weight (and above), Shipping Price\r\n";
foreach($countries as $region => $_countries) {
	foreach($_countries as $code => $country) {
		foreach($prices[$region] as $threshold => $price) {
			//printf("%s, *, *, %s, %s, %s, %s\n", $code, $threshold, $price, $country, $region);
			printf("%s, *, *, %s, %s\n", $code, $threshold, $price);
		}
	}
}