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Shipping & delivery pricing

Shipping rules for Shopify India — zones, free-above nudges and COD fees.

From one flat fee to full zone matrices — delivery pricing that matches how you actually ship, quoted live in checkout, with free-above nudges that grow carts on their own.

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  • Flat, value tiers, weight bands, state zones
  • Product-level shipping profiles
  • Free-above with live progress bar
  • Flat or tiered COD & partial-COD fees
  • One-click Shopify zone sync
Live shipping quoteIllustrative
Bengaluru · cart ₹549₹49 · Standard 2–4 days
Same cart + ₹50 moreFREE shipping
North-East zone · COD₹49 + ₹49 COD fee
Pincode 560001Zone matched₹49 quotedFree over ₹599 nudged
Zones → live quoteIllustrative
Metro
Del · Mum · Blr · Hyd · Chn · Kol
₹39 · free over ₹499
Rest of India
All other serviceable states
₹49 · free over ₹599
North-East & J&K
Longer transit, higher cost
₹99 · free over ₹999
In checkout · Bengaluru
Cart₹549
Standard · 2–4 days₹49
₹50 away from FREE shipping
If COD+ ₹49 COD fee
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Every pricing model you'll ever need

Start flat, graduate to zones — the engine grows with your logistics, not against it.

The headline act

Flat, tiers and bands

One price, cart-value tiers, or weight bands — whichever matches your courier contract.

2

State zones

Group states into zones with their own rates — metro, rest-of-India, North-East, J&K.

3

Product profiles

Heavy or fragile items carry their own shipping profile that overrides the store default.

4

Express options

Offer a paid faster lane beside the standard one — shoppers choose, you never subsidise.

02

Free shipping that sells for you

A threshold is not a cost — it's the cheapest AOV lever you have.

The headline act

Free-above thresholds

Set the line; checkout quotes it automatically on every cart.

2

Live progress bar

'₹50 away from FREE shipping' with a filling bar — carts stretch themselves.

3

Per-zone control

Different thresholds for different zones, so far-flung pin codes don't eat the margin.

03

COD priced like the risk it is

Cash on delivery costs you more — the fee structure should know that.

The headline act

Flat or tiered COD fees

A fixed ₹49, or a fee that scales with order value — shown transparently at checkout.

2

Partial-COD fees

Separate fee logic for advance-paid COD, so the incentive maths stays right.

3

Prepaid contrast

Method-wise pricing renders the COD fee next to the prepaid discount — the nudge writes itself.

04

Synced, not re-entered

If Shopify already knows your shipping, don't type it twice.

The headline act

One-click Shopify sync

Pull existing Shopify zones and rates in and start from there.

2

Serviceability gates

Pincode and state rules from the RTO suite apply here too — don't quote what you won't ship.

3

Instant updates

Rate changes go live on the next checkout open — no deploys, no cache wait.

Free shipping over ₹X: the AOV lever that runs itself

A free-above threshold paired with a live progress bar in the cart is the most reliable way to grow order values without discounting. The shopper sees 'add ₹150 for free delivery' and adds the second item. Set the threshold a little above your average order value, keep it per zone if your freight differs by region, and let the checkout do the nudging. Details in free shipping over ₹X: the cheapest AOV lever you own.

  • Flat rates, value tiers, weight bands, state zones and product-level profiles — whichever matches how you actually ship.
  • Express options quoted alongside standard, with a delivery estimate next to the address.
  • Serviceability gates: a pincode your courier cannot reach is told so at address entry, not after payment.
  • One-click sync from your Shopify shipping zones; changes apply instantly.

Price COD like the risk it is

A cash order costs more to fulfil than a prepaid one and returns more often; a COD fee shown honestly next to the prepaid price reflects that and nudges the shopper online. Fees can be flat or tiered by value, with a separate fee for partial-COD orders, and the checkout shows the prepaid contrast in the same place so the choice is obvious. Combined with the Smart COD risk engine and prepaid discounts, shipping pricing becomes part of your RTO strategy rather than a cost centre.

Further reading

Guides on smart shipping.

Shipping · 5 minFree shipping over ₹X: the cheapest AOV lever you ownRead COD · 6 minCOD caps and pincode gating for sale season: the exact settingsRead RTO · 6 minWhat an RTO actually costs (it's not just the shipping)Read
How it goes live

Three steps. About a day.

No theme edits, no developer. A private preview link runs the real thing for you before any shopper sees it.

Start step one
  1. 1

    Sync or build

    Import Shopify zones or set flat/tier/zone pricing fresh.

  2. 2

    Set the levers

    Free-above thresholds, COD fees, express lanes, product profiles.

  3. Quote live

    Every checkout prices shipping by pincode, cart and method — instantly.

Good to know

Common questions.

Can I keep my Shopify shipping setup?

Yes — sync pulls your existing zones and rates in. Override only what you want to change.

Can shipping differ for COD orders?

Yes — COD and partial-COD carry their own fee rules, shown transparently next to each payment method at checkout.

How do I set a free shipping threshold on Shopify India?

Set a free-above amount per zone in IndiSell's shipping rules; the checkout shows a live progress bar toward it in the cart and summary. Your Shopify shipping zones can be synced in one click as the starting point.

Can I charge a COD fee on Shopify?

Yes. Add a flat or value-tiered COD fee, a separate partial-COD fee, and show the prepaid price beside it so shoppers see the difference at checkout.

Can shipping rates differ by state or pincode?

Yes. Build state zones and pincode-level serviceability; rates, delivery estimates and COD availability can all differ by zone.

Does this replace my Shopify shipping settings?

It can mirror them — sync your Shopify zones in one click — or extend them with tiers, product profiles, free-above nudges and COD fees that Shopify's native rates don't support.

Keep exploring

The rest of the toolkit.

1-click Checkout OTP login, network addresses, 18-second checkoutsSmart COD & RTO Risk-score every COD order before you ship itOffers & Incentives Coupons, prepaid discounts, partial COD, upsellsCart Recovery WhatsApp → SMS → email journeys that win carts backConversions & Analytics Server-side Google Ads, Meta CAPI, GA4 + full funnelPayments & Platform Your gateways, shipping rules, roles, GST billingWidget Studio Restyle the live checkout — no deploys, no developer

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