Activating calculated shipping with USPS
You can display shipping rates in your checkout that are calculated by USPS.
After you connect an USPS account, USPS commercial rates are shown at checkout by default. USPS commercial rates are less expensive than the retail rates and the labels need to be purchased online. If you want to display the more expensive rates, then you can activate the retail rates when you add USPS calculated rates.
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Plan requirements for third-party carrier-calculated shipping
To use third-party carrier-calculated shipping, you must be on the Shopify Advanced or Shopify Plus plan. If you're currently on the Shopify plan, then you can opt for the monthly fee to add this feature or switch to yearly billing. Third-party carrier-calculated shipping isn't available on the Basic Shopify or Shopify Starter plans.
Requirements for activating calculated shipping with USPS
To activate calculated shipping with USPS, you need to meet the following requirements:
- Your store needs to be on the Advanced Shopify or Plus plan. If you're on the Shopify plan, then you can add this feature for a monthly fee or switch from monthly to yearly billing. For more information, contact Shopify Support.
- Your store needs to have a fulfillment location based in the United States.
Step 1: Connect a USPS account
Step 2: Test your carrier-calculated shipping rates
After you connect your third-party shipping carrier to your Shopify admin, you can test your account integration and preview calculated shipping rates for specific package types, sizes, and destinations within the Shopify admin.
The shipping rates that are displayed during testing are sample rates and might be different from the shipping rates displayed to your customers at checkout.
Step 3: Set up carrier-calculated shipping rates
Set up your shipping rates calculated by USPS to display them to your customers at checkout.
Deactivate USPS calculated shipping
If you no longer want to use calculated shipping by USPS, then you can disconnect your carrier account from your Shopify admin.