Tab Commerce

Free shipping over a set amount, for some customers or countries

Tab Promo has a Free shipping action that makes every shipping rate at checkout free when a rule's conditions match, such as a cart subtotal of $75 or more. You can add Country / region, Customer tag, Order count, Customer spend (LTV) or B2B conditions to the same rule, and run it as an automatic discount or a code. With a Tab Promo app embed on, your theme can show how much more the shopper needs to spend to unlock it.

Plan: Free — up to 20 promotion orders a month; Starter — $49/month for unlimited orders

See it work

Free once the address is in the rule.

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Bag 1

Your bag

Tab Promo

Spend $40 more to unlock free shipping

Market ToteHoney · Qty 1$260.00
Pearl Hair ClipPairs with the tote · $65.00

Subtotal$260.00

ShippingAt checkout

Estimated total$260.00

Checkout

Taxes and shipping are calculated at checkout

Shipping at checkout

$15.00

$40 short of $300

Checkout · Ship toRule: Cart subtotal at least $300 and Country / region in United States → Free shipping
  • Standard3–5 business days$15.00
  • Express1–2 business days$35.00
The cart message uses the country the shopper is browsing in. The discount itself reads the shipping address, so it applies once one is entered at checkout, and then every rate is free.

Examples

Offers you can set up today.

Free shipping over $75

Cart subtotal at least $75 → Free shipping

An $82 cart gets every rate free, express included. A $70 cart pays shipping, and the cart can show "Spend $5 more to unlock free shipping."

Domestic orders only

Cart subtotal at least $50, and Country / region in United States → Free shipping

A $60 cart shipping to Ohio ships free. The same cart shipping to Canada pays the normal rate.

Members ship free

Customer tag includes "Member" → Free shipping (no minimum)

A signed-in customer tagged Member ships free on any order; other shoppers pay shipping.

Lower bar for repeat buyers

Order count at least 2, and Cart subtotal at least $40 → Free shipping

A customer with 3 past orders gets free shipping on a $45 cart. A guest with the same cart pays shipping.

Setup

How to set it up.

  1. Create a Core segmentation campaign. Click Create campaign, choose Blank campaign, and keep Runtime profile on Core segmentation. Choose Automatic discount, or Discount code if shoppers should enter a code.
  2. Add a rule with the Free shipping action. In the Rules card, click Add rule. Under Action, choose Free shipping and, if you like, enter the label shoppers see at checkout.
  3. Add the conditions. Add Cart subtotal (at least) for a threshold, Country / region (In or Not in) for destinations, and any customer conditions. Group conditions with All, Any or None, then set the rule to Active.
  4. Decide how it combines. In the campaign's Combinations card, choose whether this free shipping can combine with product and order discounts. Shopify applies only one shipping discount per order.
  5. Show progress in your theme, then publish. On the Storefront page, turn on the Floating offers or Cart drawer offers app embed so shoppers see how far they are from free shipping. Run Preview on a recent order, then open Publish and click Publish now.

Good to know

Where it stops.

  • Free shipping makes every shipping rate free, standard and express, for every shipment in the order. It cannot discount only the cheapest rate, cap the shipping amount, or take a fixed amount off shipping.
  • Free shipping only works in Core segmentation campaigns. It cannot be published from an External data campaign, so it cannot use metafield conditions.
  • The Scoped line total condition cannot unlock free shipping, so "spend $50 not counting sale items" is not possible for shipping. Use Cart subtotal, Contains collection or Contains product instead.
  • Country / region checks the shipping address, so it only matches once the shopper has entered an address at checkout.

Plan: Free — up to 20 promotion orders a month; Starter — $49/month for unlimited orders. Compare plans

FAQ

Common questions.

Does the cart subtotal threshold count before or after other discounts?

Before. Cart subtotal adds up item prices before discounts and before tax. A claimed free gift never counts toward it.

Which currency is the free shipping threshold in?

You enter it in your store's currency. At checkout the cart is converted with Shopify's currency rate before it is compared. To run the offer only for some currencies, add a Cart currency condition.

Can I offer free shipping only to certain countries?

Yes. Add Country / region and choose In or Not in with the countries you want. It matches the shipping address the shopper enters at checkout.

Can I make only the standard rate free, not express?

No. When the rule matches, every shipping rate the shopper can pick becomes free.

Can free shipping be a discount code?

Yes. Choose Discount code when you create the campaign. The code only gives free shipping when the cart meets the rule.

Will it combine with my other discounts?

Only if you allow it in the campaign's Combinations card, which follows Shopify's rules for product, order and shipping discounts. Shopify applies only one shipping discount per order, the best value.

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