Activating third-party carrier-calculated shipping
The availability of third-party carrier-calculated shipping depends on your store's plan:
- Shopify Plus: Available and included in plan.
- Shopify Advanced: Available and included in plan.
- Shopify Grow: Available for an additional monthly fee if your store is on a monthly subscription plan, or included in an annual billing plan.
- All other plans: Not available.
Carrier-calculated shipping (CCS) rates are determined at checkout by third-party shipping carriers, ensuring accurate charges for your customers based on their order details. CCS rates allow you to charge your customers the exact amount that a shipping carrier, such as UPS or FedEx, will charge you when you purchase a shipping label. This section explains how to activate the third-party calculated shipping feature and connect carrier accounts to your Shopify admin.
Connecting carrier accounts: If you have your own account with an eligible shipping carrier, then you can connect it to your Shopify admin. This allows you to display carrier-calculated shipping rates to your customers at checkout. Learn more about supported carrier accounts.
Third-party shipping rate calculator apps: Some third-party shipping rate calculator apps require you to activate this feature. If you use a third-party shipping app to display rates for other carriers, then you must set up backup shipping rates as well.
Developer resources: Developers can learn more about the CarrierService API to set their apps up for carrier-calculated shipping.