# Shipping Settings

Here you can set your shipping rates to display to customers at checkout. Choose from custom flat rates or carrier-calculated rates provided by Amazon.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Shopify shipping zones & markets**\
To sell and ship to a country or region, it needs to be included as an active market within Shopify. [Learn more](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/shipping-and-markets/shipping-zones-and-markets) 
{% endhint %}

### Adding rates

To add shipping rates, click on the "Add rates" button to open the "Shipping and delivery" settings in Shopify. From here you'll be able to create a delivery profile.

<figure><img src="/files/W2cA7j6UwfmfMeraUr1h" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add rates from the settings page in the app</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Change your delivery profile name (optional)

Update your delivery profile name to something more recognizable to you eg "Amazon Delivery Profile".

<figure><img src="/files/0dwrhXc5WOpNU1ewzYFj" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Adding products to the profile

Select which products you would want to display Amazon rates for at checkout.

<figure><img src="/files/KxMxskFrqczOKbuw12YH" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Carrier calculated rates

To display live Amazon shipping rates to customers at checkout, select "Use carrier or app to calculate rates" and "Amazon Shipping Rates (Rates provided by app").&#x20;

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**Carrier calculated rates**\
To activate the third-party carrier-calculated shipping, 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. [Learn more](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shipping/setting-up-and-managing-your-shipping/enabling-shipping-carriers) or contact [Shopify support](https://help.shopify.com/en/support/)
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/A9Qrg6iyIx0aZJvkCgPH" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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Shipping rates will be determined at checkout based on:

* The closest Amazon fulfillment center (where your inventory is stored) to the customer's shipping address
* The weight of the products in the order
* The shipping service available (Standard, Expedited or Priority).
  {% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/sWOeCiQmIsePumk0VodY" alt=""><figcaption><p>An example of 3 shipping services available from Amazon</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Custom rates

To display your own custom shipping rates to customers at checkout, select "Set up your own rates".\
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To map your custom rates with Amazon shipping services, please use the below names in the  "Rate name" text field:

* Standard
* Expedited
* Priority

<figure><img src="/files/A3nMvS8Jqu0Dv6TXup1m" alt=""><figcaption><p>The "Rate name" must be either "Standard", "Expedited" or "Priority" to map with Amazon's shipping services</p></figcaption></figure>

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Amazon's express shipping services (Expedited, Priority) may not be available to all customers if their shipping address is too far away.
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If custom rates are mapped incorrectly, the order will default to a "Standard" shipping service.
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{% hint style="success" %}
Once you have added your shipping rates to the delivery profile, save and exit the page to return to the app.
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### Adding multiple location rates to products

If your products have multiple (non-Amazon) fulfillment locations, you can add separate rates for each.\
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Within the same Amazon delivery profile:

1. Click "Add rates" on the location you wish to ship from. In the pop window, select "Create new rates" and click done.

<figure><img src="/files/JrYkTccm8ODZKuTjJSAF" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

2. Set your own custom rates for the location and then save.

### Order routing: prioritizing the location's rank

{% hint style="info" %}
**Optional step**

This is an optional step but we recommend implementing it to ensure Amazon shipping rates are always shown to customers (when eligible). [Learn more about order routing](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shipping/setting-up-and-managing-your-shipping/order-routing)
{% endhint %}

Prioritizing the "Amazon Fulfillment Center" location's rank will ensure the rates associated with this location will be shown first to customers (when eligible) at checkout.

To prioritize a location's rank within order routing:

1. Navigate to "Settings" and then "Shipping and delivery"&#x20;
2. Within the "Shipping and delivery" settings, navigate to the "Order routing" section and click on "Manage"

<figure><img src="/files/LIu2V4lXxiEi9CRvUIjj" alt=""><figcaption><p>The "Order routing" section in the "Shipping and delivery" settings</p></figcaption></figure>

3. Once in the order routing page click on "Add rule" and select "Use ranked locations".

<figure><img src="/files/T7di8VnnkPQ86pt6uDmF" alt=""><figcaption><p>Adding a "Use ranked locations" rule</p></figcaption></figure>

4. In the "Use ranked locations" section, click "Manage". \
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   Drag the "Amazon Fulfillment Center" location to its own location group above any other location group. This will prioritize the "Amazon Fulfillment Center" location's rank over others. Click "Done".

<figure><img src="/files/6e9oKygAtqcZQ3X8YqZs" alt=""><figcaption><p>Prioritizing the "Amazon Fulfillment Center" location</p></figcaption></figure>


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