If shipping cost and no way to estimate shipping is one of the biggest reasons for abandoned carts why do so many places still not use a cart with a way to estimate shipping? We all know that shipping costs are wicked now and somehow the buyer ends up paying them either directly or in the item price so why do so many shops still require people to go all the way through the checkout just to find out that shipping is $25 on a 2 ounce item. I hate this myself and research shows many others do too. Shipping rates as earl…

Shipping costs How do i decrease shipping costs from suppliers to warehouse or in general? I was looking to start a product/brand with some research and got quoted prices that will cause my margin to take a huge decrease. As the products are based in weight ( trying to see if i can sell weighted blankets/blankets), the quote for shipping is expensive. Any advi…

Shipping cost discount What volume you need to be doing to get a better rate with USPS, than going through with Pirateship, Shopify and Shipstation etc. submitted by /u/Motor_Card_8704

Software that facilitates 3-way shipping and status updates? I’m looking for software (preferably all in one) that would allow me to: Sell a sampling kit through my website Print 2 paid shipping labels (one for shipment to customer, one for return shipment of sample to us) Create a QR code that customer can scan for updates on their order once they send their sample back to us (in prepaid package/envel…

Any good shipping options (consolidated shipping) from EU to UAE, KSA, Qatar? Hi, We are getting some good traction in the middle east and I would like to ask if anyone knows any good shipping options from the EU to these countries? I was looking at fulfilment centers but they All require you to open a company in the middle east which is a bit early right now Thanks submitted by /u/EverydayMustBeFriday

Should I change Free Shipping to Free Shipping @ $40? I’ve been in e-commerce for 13 years, and early on, we adopted Free Shipping as a strategy. As we all know, shipping prices continue to rise. Currently, 80% of our shipments use USPS First Class Mail (now called Ground Advantage), but we sell $7.99 items with free shipping. Our sales split is 60% DTC from our website and 40% from Amazon/marketpl…

Free shipping (or included shipping) Is it better to have free shipping and have a higher price per product or is it better to have lower prices products and charge shipping. What sells better? I sell handmade jewelry if that info helps. (I know free shipping really isn’t free.) submitted by /u/WaltersWish

Shipping big products Hey! I started a ecommerce in the US where I have to ship really big products. the box is 120cm x 90cm x 20cm. What is my best option to not have to spend too much on shipping costs? submitted by /u/PickleJuiceCakeBooty

Shipping small items from Square Does anyone have any experience with Square and know how to set two different shipping profiles for a single item (so I can have free shipping for USA and paid shipping for international)? And second, does anyone know of anywhere that I can buy shipping labels for letter sized packaging that would be the cost of a stamp and include tracking? I r…

Cheap shipping to and from China? Hi! Years ago I used to have a provider that gave me really cheap shipping labels I could use to and from China for samples, etc. from manufacturers. It would cost me $5-$15 on average. Does anyone know any other services like this? I don’t remember their name. The average rate for China shipping to and from is $60-$90 and I want better options….

Shipping options in Bombay Dtdc is reliable but too expensive. And it also sometimes doesn’t deliver to some places… Like goa or Kolkata.. Delhivery is not reliable at all. They are the worst. Ship rocket and blue dart are now aggregating each other’s packages. Speed post I don’t know how to rank. DTDC chap recommended that maybe try Shri Maruti for reliability and rea…

Aftership as shipping software I’m based in Switzerland and shipping with our country with a Shopify-app from Swiss Post. We’ve grown quite a bit and I want to switch to a shipping solution that can handle multiple channels and has more features. I’ve never used tandalone shipping software so it’s all new to me. I’ve seen that aftership offers a Swiss Post Integration. Has a…

Clothing brand – do you see higher conversions and AOV with a free shipping threshold rather than completely free? Why does everyone say free shipping is always better? For the past year I’ve done a “$100+ and it ships free” discount and it’s gone pretty well. My AOV has increased slightly from the year prior. It used to be $75. I’ve debated doing free shipping in general, but I’m really worried it’s going to have the opposite effect and hurt AOV, since I think people actually add stuff to their cart, in order …

Shipping outside of Mexico Hi everyone, I would like to sell my pottery online. However, I live in Mexico and it’s expensive to mail things outside of the country. Just wondering if anyone has a small business have how you go about it? submitted by /u/Kitchen-Ad8716

Charging for shipping on returns if free shipping threshold is no longer met? Want a sanity check on this. I have an ecommerce store, where we have a free shipping threshold, it is ~2 items. We have had a product launch recently where it is offered in two sizes, there have been a couple orders that order both to qualify for free shipping and return the one size they do not like. I am thinking of instilling a policy where …

Shipping from Alibaba The person I am in contact with at Alibaba is ready to ship my product. There is a trade assurance link to make the rest of the payment but I think she wants me to type in the chat my “contact name, address, and phone number”. Is that necessary or normal? submitted by /u/Economy-Roll-555

WooCommerce Shipping Costs The only thing holding me up from starting my online store with WooCommerce is how to add the accurate shipping prices to the customer’s order. There appears to be many places that will create labels, but nothing has answered this checkout part. I have stickers and magnetic bookmarks available. Everything I’ve tried (Pirateship, Shipping Easy, …

Shipping costs too high Hi all – I’m new to the ecomm game and had a question about shipping. Currently our shipping costs 30-39% of our total revenue which I understand to be extremely high. We ship with UPS currently. Quite frankly, I don’t understand how it can be this high and we’re talking to our shipping vendor about this but I wanted to get your insights into wh…

Shipping I sell flat pack furniture, usually weighs about 100 pounds and dimensions about 40”x27”x8”. Currently using getting ups labels through shippo and costs about $100 per. There are lots of alternatives. Pirate ship, stamps.com, third parties, UPS account. Anyone have any recommendations as far as what would be the best route to take? submitted…

What shipping software has the cheapest rates for domestic and international shipping? I’m launching my business soon and I am torn between pirate ship, easy ship and shippo etc. Which shipping software has the cheapest shipping rates for both domestic and international shipping. I am not expecting to be shipping a lot of volume to start off. Any advice will be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/fatimaxfarouk