Activating third-party carrier-calculated shipping

This page was printed on Mar 30, 2023. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shipping/setting-up-and-managing-your-shipping/enabling-shipping-carriers.

Calculated shipping rates are determined at checkout by a third-party shipping carrier based on the details of the order. This helps you charge your customers the exact amount that a shipping carrier, such as UPS or FedEx, will charge you when you purchase a shipping label.

If you have your own account with an eligible shipping carrier, then you can connect your third-party carrier account to your Shopify admin, and then display carrier-calculated shipping rates to your customers at checkout.

Review the following table to learn more about the carrier accounts that you can connect to your Shopify admin:

Third-party carrier accounts
Carrier Description
UPS
  • Display UPS-calculated shipping rates at checkout.
  • Available for fulfillment locations worldwide.
  • If you have a fulfillment location based in the United States, then you can also buy UPS shipping labels, shipping insurance, and return labels directly in your Shopify admin.
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    USPS
  • Display USPS-calculated shipping rates at checkout.
  • Available for fulfillment locations based in the United States.
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    Canada Post
  • Display Canada Post calculated shipping rates at checkout.
  • Available for fulfillment locations based in Canada.
  • Buy Canada Post shipping labels directly in your Shopify admin.
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    FedEx
  • Display FedEx-calculated shipping rates at checkout.
  • Available for fulfillment locations worldwide.
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