Shopify Custom Shipping Rates
Implement your own calculation algorithms for Shopify. Use custom Table Rates (Shipping Matrix), Free Shipping or Flat Rate for Shopify and achieve maximum flexibility for shipping rates calculations. Tailor exact shipping methods that suit your Shopify store perfectly.
What are Shopify Custom Shipping Rates?
Custom Shipping Rates calculation is a specific self-made shipping scenario and rate calculation algorithm that can be easily configured in the Calcurates Shopify app with zero-coding. While typically all the shipping calculations are made on the carrier's side, the Calcurates Shopify app allows you to configure your own shipping calculation algorithms. Use one of 4 types of Custom Shipping Options for Shopify depending on the scenario: Table Rates (Shipping Matrix Rates), Free Shipping, Custom Shipping Flat Rate, and in-Store Pickup.
Shopify Custom Shipping Rates: Key Features and Benefits
Custom Shipping Methods and Rates for Shopify
4 types of Custom Shipping Options for Shopify
Four shipping option types are available for Shopify depending on your needs: Table Rates (Matrix Rates), Free Shipping, Flat Rate or in-Store Pickup.
Scale every Shopify shipping method to your needs
Set Shopify shipping calculations as a fixed amount per order, fixed per item, fixed per unit of weight value, fixed per package or percentage of the order subtotal. You may also combine multiple calculation algorithms.
More control with Advanced Shipping Rules for Shopify
Set shipping rules in order to surcharge, discount and replace original shipping rates or restrict your custom Shopify shipping methods based on custom-set conditions.
Provide Shopify customers with additional shipping information
Inform your Shopify customers and boost conversions by adding descriptions and delivery dates information to your custom Shopify shipping methods.
See how Calcurates can overcome Shopify's shipping rates limitations
Lack of shipping calculation conditions in Shopify. You may only set Shopify shipping rates based on item weight or based on order price
With the Calcurates Shopify app you may condition your shipping rates based on quantity, price, subtotal, weight, tags, SKUs, collections, vendors, metafields or even combine multiple conditions in your unique Segment.
Lack of shipping calculation algorithms in Shopify
With the Calcurates Shopify app you may set shipping calculations as a fixed amount per order, fixed per item, fixed per unit of weight, fixed per package or percentage of the order subtotal. You may also combine multiple calculation algorithms.
Lack of flexibility for Shopify default Free Shipping. Impossible to apply free shipping on certain products or quantity in Shopify
Apply your unique, complex and multiple free shipping conditions for Shopify with ease - allow free shipping to certain products (based on SKUs, tags, collections and more), set free shipping based on quantity in Shopify
Setting multiple tiers for Shopify shipping rates is complicated and time-consuming
With the Table Rates feature for Shopify you may set multiple shipping methods and rates with ease or even import them with a CSV
Why Do You Need Shopify Custom Shipping Rates?
With Custom Shipping Rates you may configure free shipping, emulate carrier shipping rates calculation, set in-store pickup, or simply set your own courier or delivery service for Shopify. You may also set up multiple Shopify shipping methods, or shipping matrix rates.
How to use Custom Shipping Rates for Shopify
Popular Shopify shipping challenges solved
Profitable Free Shipping for Shopify
Use a minimal subtotal threshold, SKU exceptions, geo limitations, or attribute-based restrictions as conditions for your Shopify free shipping.
Set Up a Matrix of Conditions and Rates with Table Rates for Shopify
Achieve maximum flexibility by configuring custom Shopify shipping methods or emulating carrier rates using a variety of Table Rates (Shipping Matrix Rate) calculation algorithms and parameters for conditioning.
Customized Flat Rates for Shopify
Simplify Shopify shipping methods by introducing Flat Rates. Choose one of four calculation algorithms that better suits your Shopify store: fixed per order, fixed per item, fixed per unit of weight, and percentage of the order subtotal. Or implement multiple flat rate shipping methods for Shopify.
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Shopify Custom Shipping Rates — FAQs
Popular questions answered
The Calcurates Shopify app allows you to create the following custom shipping options: Table Rates, Free Shipping, Flat Rate, and In-store Pickup.
You can create unlimited number of Custom Shopify Shipping Options and Methods on any Calcurates subscription plan.
Yes, with the Calcurates Shopify app you can set multiple Free Shipping, Flat Rate, Table Rates or in-Store Pickup options and apply them to different scenarios.
Flat Rate provided by the Calcurates Shopify app supports multiple calculation algorithms (fixed per order, fixed per item, fixed per unit of weight, percentage of order subtotal or fixed per package). It also can be associated with Advanced Shipping Zones or affected by a Shipping Rule to be surcharged, replaced, discounted or hidden under given conditions. Therefore you get more flexibility for your Flat Rate compared to Shopify default Shopify Shipping Rate.
Free Shipping created with the Calcurates Shopify app can be used in combination with shipping segments, rules and restrictions and therefore gets more flexibility compared to Shopify default Free Shipping. With the Calcurates Shopify app it is also possible to set up free shipping over certain amount or allow free shipping only for certain products.
Yes, all shipping methods configured with the Calcurates Shopify app and the ones configured within your Shopify admin can be enabled at the same time. Your customers will be presented with all the available options at Shopify checkout.
How to set Shopify Custom Shipping Rates with Calcurates app
Follow our user guide to learn more about setting up your Custom Shipping Rates, including Table Rates, Free Shipping Flat Rate and In-Store Pickup for your Shopify store.
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Follow our user guide to learn more about setting up your Custom Shipping Rates, including Table Rates, Free Shipping Flat Rate and In-Store Pickup for your Shopify store.
CHECK USER GUIDE →
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