How Does Shopify Shipping Work?

There are numerous benefits of using Shopify Shipping. This includes the discounted rates for numerous services. These discounts range and can be as high as 90%, but are often between 20-50% of the normal rates.

And rates through Shopify Shipping are calculated in real-time. These can be done on the order processing page and the customer’s checkout. Therefore, you can give a precise amount for shipping, therefore, you don’t run the risk of underestimating your shipping expenses.

And there are numerous functions that can make it easier to run the delivery process of your eCommerce store. For instance you can process orders and print shipping labels in bulk from inside your Shopify dashboard.

Shopify Shipping is also easy to use. The tool is completely free on your site. All you have to do is pay for the shipping charges.

There’s no separate app for Shopify Shipping, so you don’t need to install anything. However, here are the steps to get Shopify Shipping working on your website.

This should have been completed when you selected your Shopify plan. But ensure that your business’s address is correct. If you ship from a different location, then you can add these warehouses in the ‘Locations’ section within the settings page.

Next you need to determine the shippers that you want to use. Select those that you can use and who offer the best service for your customers.

Ensure that you add the real weight of all products. These weights are used to calculate the shipping cost.

Now you should select a default package that you use to pack your orders. Unfortunately, this doesn’t help if you have lots of products that don’t fit inside the default package, you might have miscalculated shipping costs and this could cost you more, or you could overcharge your customers.