Shipping Recipes
These recipes cover the most common shipping configurations. Each one shows the AI prompt (fastest) and the manual setup (if you prefer forms).
Free shipping over a threshold
Section titled “Free shipping over a threshold”Give customers free shipping when their cart exceeds a certain amount.
Free shipping on orders over $100On your shipping method:
- Add a rule with action Free
- Condition: Cart Total, Greater Than,
10000 - Scope: Any product in order
Or even simpler: Set the method’s Free Shipping Threshold field to 10000 (no rule needed).
Block express for heavy items
Section titled “Block express for heavy items”Prevent customers from choosing express shipping for heavy products that can’t ship fast.
Block express shipping for items over 10kgOn the Express Shipping method:
- Add a rule with action Hide
- Condition: Weight, Greater Than,
10000(10kg in grams) - Scope: Any product in order
Different rates by product tag
Section titled “Different rates by product tag”Charge more for shipping fragile items that need special handling.
Add $8 surcharge on Standard Shipping for products tagged "fragile"On Standard Shipping:
- Add a rule with action Add surcharge
- Adjustment: $8.00 flat (800 cents)
- Condition: Product Tag, Equals,
fragile - Scope: Any product in order
Postal code surcharges
Section titled “Postal code surcharges”Add a surcharge for remote areas identified by postal code.
Add $15 surcharge for postal codes starting with 99 or 96On your shipping method:
- Add a rule with action Add surcharge
- Adjustment: $15.00 flat (1500 cents)
- Condition: Destination Postal, Starts With,
99,96 - Scope: (not applicable — destination conditions ignore scope)
Restrict shipping to specific countries
Section titled “Restrict shipping to specific countries”Only show a method for certain countries.
Only show Standard Shipping for US, Canada, and UK ordersOn Standard Shipping:
- Add a rule with action Show
- Condition: Destination Country, Equals,
US,CA,GB
With a Show rule, the method is hidden by default and only appears when the condition matches.
Multi-group blended rates
Section titled “Multi-group blended rates”Combine shipping costs when a cart has products from different groups.
The AI prompt box can create blended rates, but for complex setups the form is clearer.
Create a blended rate called "Combined Shipping" for the US zoneThen configure the preferences manually in the UI.
- Create product groups: “Standard Items” and “Heavy Items”
- Assign variants to each group
- Create shipping methods for each group in the same zone:
- Standard Items: “Standard” $5.99
- Heavy Items: “Heavy Standard” $14.99
- Create a blended rate for the US zone:
- Name: “Combined Shipping”
- Preference for Standard Items → “Standard” method
- Preference for Heavy Items → “Heavy Standard” method
- Optionally add a free shipping threshold on the blended rate
Weekend and holiday shipping cutoffs
Section titled “Weekend and holiday shipping cutoffs”Disable next-day shipping on weekends.
Hide next-day shipping on Saturday and SundayOn the Next-Day method:
- Add a rule with action Hide
- Condition: Day of Week, Equals,
Saturday,Sunday
VIP free shipping
Section titled “VIP free shipping”Only show a free shipping option for customers tagged as VIP (using a product property or tag passed through the cart).
Create a free shipping method called "VIP Free Shipping" for the US zone, then only show it for products tagged "vip"- Create a method: “VIP Free Shipping”, rate type Free, US zone
- Add a rule with action Show
- Condition: Product Tag, Equals,
vip - Scope: Any product in order
The method starts hidden and only appears when a VIP-tagged product is in the cart.
Local pickup by postal code
Section titled “Local pickup by postal code”Offer local pickup only for customers near your warehouse.
Create a free Local Pickup method for the US zone, only show it for postal codes starting with 100,101,102- Create a method: “Local Pickup”, rate type Free, US zone
- Add a rule with action Show
- Condition: Destination Postal, Starts With,
100,101,102