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How to set up Shopify shipping rates?
How to set up Shopify shipping rates?

You can set up domestic and global shipping rates from your Shopify account

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Written by Israel Zhuky
Updated over a week ago

There are two types of shipping rates you can use for your Shopify store:

  1. Flat rates: a specific amount that you will charge your customers for shipping, depending on the shipping service used.

  2. Calculated rates: a varying amount that is calculated by the shipping carrier at checkout. Your customers will be charged the exact amount that the shipping will cost, plus any handling fees you add to the price (these handling fees can also be a flat cost or by percentage).

How do I change my shipping rates?

Follow the next steps to set up flat shipping rates for any of your shipping zones:

  1. From your Shopify store, go to Settings.

  2. Select "Shipping and delivery"

  3. Under Shipping, click on "Manage rates"

  4. Scroll down to the shipping zone you want to set shipping rates for, and click "Add rate"

  5. Click on "Set up your own rates" to create a flat rate for the shipping service you have selected under "Shipping speed".

  6. Type in your desired shipping rate and click "Done", you will be prompted to save your changes. Click on "Save" at the top of your screen to keep your new shipping rates.

Follow the next steps to set up calculated shipping rates for any of your shipping zones:

  1. From your Shopify store, go to Settings.

  2. Select "Shipping and delivery"

  3. Under Shipping, click on "Manage rates"

  4. Scroll down to the shipping zone you want to set shipping rates for, and click "Add rate"

  5. To create calculated rates, click on "Use carrier or app to calculate rates", in this section, you will also be able to add handling fees.

  6. Select the shipping carrier and services you'd like to offer and click "Done", you will be prompted to save your changes. Click on "Save" at the top of your screen to keep your new shipping rates.

How do I create a shipping zone?

Shipping zones are the countries you will be setting up shipping rates for. In order to create a new shipping zone, follow the next steps:

  1. From your Shopify store, go to Settings.

  2. Select "Shipping and delivery"

  3. Under Shipping, click on "Manage rates"

  4. Scroll down and click on "Create shipping zone"

  5. Search or select the country or region you want to add to your shipping zone and click on it

  6. Click on "Done" after you have selected the countries or regions you want to add to your shipping zone

  7. You will be prompted to save your changes. Click on "Save" at the top of your screen to keep your new shipping zone

For further information, please check this video tutorial:

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