Enabling Third-Party Carrier-Calculated Shipping Rates for Shopify Store Checkout

Learn how to use discounted third party carrier calculated shipping rates instead of flat rates on your Shopify store and find out the benefits thereof.

By Brody Hall

Edited by Davor Štefanović

Updated February 10, 2023

You can connect your Shopify store to your own carrier accounts and display third-party carrier-calculated shipping rates instead of flat rates. If your store is eligible for Shopify Shipping, you can get reduced rates from carriers that work with Shopify.
The 3rd party carrier-calculated shipping rates feature is included in the Shopify Advanced and Shopify Plus plans. It can also be added to any plan for a monthly fee. Then you can display your own negotiated shipping rates from carriers to customers at checkout.
If your store is eligible for Shopify Shipping, then you can get reduced rates from carriers that work with Shopify to be displayed to your customers at checkout. 
Shopify Shipping is available for merchants shipping from the US, Canada, and Australia. Businesses based in the US can display rates from UPS, USPS, and DHL. Businesses based in Canada can display rates from Canada Post. Merchants using Shopify Shipping can print the discounted shipping label from the Shopify admin.