How can I enable shipping label printing for my store?

[Kamval]

Hi,

I am not able to see 'create shipping label' in my orders. Also i dont have a shipping label section in my settings (settings and delivery). Can somebody help me to enable this shipping label printing functionality? I want to use it with Dymo Label writer 4xl

Kr,

Kamal

[Kimi · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Kamval!

Do you have any fulfilment locations within your Shopify store that is based in the United States, Canada, Australia, or the United Kingdom?

Creating and purchasing shipping labels directly from within the Shopify admin is only available for stores that use Shopify Shipping. Shopify Shipping is available for store orders that are shipped from a fulfilment location that is located in one of the countries I mentioned above. If your fulfilment locations are based outside of those countries, then you'll need to use a shipping label app instead. A third-party app such as the Multi Carrier Shipping Label would help. Just a note however that these apps are made by third-party developers outside of Shopify. So if you have any questions about them I would recommend getting in touch with the app developers, as they are best equipped to answer app-specific queries.

As you're currently looking to maximise your shipping strategies, I also recommend going through our Shopify Blog here for some helpful tips on how you can reduce shipping costs.

[Kimi · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Kamval!

Do you have any fulfilment locations within your Shopify store that is based in the United States, Canada, Australia, or the United Kingdom?

Creating and purchasing shipping labels directly from within the Shopify admin is only available for stores that use Shopify Shipping. Shopify Shipping is available for store orders that are shipped from a fulfilment location that is located in one of the countries I mentioned above. If your fulfilment locations are based outside of those countries, then you'll need to use a shipping label app instead. A third-party app such as the Multi Carrier Shipping Label would help. Just a note however that these apps are made by third-party developers outside of Shopify. So if you have any questions about them I would recommend getting in touch with the app developers, as they are best equipped to answer app-specific queries.

As you're currently looking to maximise your shipping strategies, I also recommend going through our Shopify Blog here for some helpful tips on how you can reduce shipping costs.

[Kamval · Accepted solution]

hi Kimi,

I live in the Netherlands and I dont use a fulfilment party. I was wondering whether you know some good, free apps which support postnl (myparcel) as carrier. I am a start up. 🙂

Kr,

Kamal

[Kimi]

@Kamval

The majority of third-party shipping label apps, which you can find here on our Shopify App store, would require you to subscribe to a paid plan. In saying this, I did find a couple that are either free or require a small fee to utilise the app's functionalities. You can take a closer look at them below:

• PostNL: This is a great option if you're only looking to use PostNL as your sole shipping carrier moving forward. The app is free and has been created by the carrier themselves. It allows you to download any shipment labels you create within the app, which would help with ease of shipping label printing.
• Shippo: This app doesn't directly connect with PostNL, but they mentioned that you can get in touch with them if you'd like to request information about connecting additional carriers. Shippo is free to install, but you will most likely need to pay either a small monthly or per-label fee.

[Kamval]

Thank you very much, Kimi!

[Kimi]

You're most welcome, @Kamval!

[subanfit]

I am the fulfillment location. I have one item (rubber wristbands) that isn't fulfilled via drop shipping or a 3rd party clothing company. Someone placed an order but shopify shows the item was shipped but I was never prompted on the order to create a label for shipment. What do I need to do? I can I fix this for the future?

[Kimi]

Hi, @subanfit!

It sounds like your store is set to automatically fulfil orders. To change this setting, you can navigate to your Shopify admin > Settings > Checkout page. From there, scroll down to the Order processing > After an order has been paid section, then select Do not automatically fulfil any of the order's line items, as seen on the image below.

From there you should then be able to fulfil your future orders manually, which will also allow you to create and purchase a shipping label if you're also using Shopify Shipping.

[Anindita]

Hi @Kamval,

May I know which carrier you are using and your fulfillment location?

[Kamval]

hello,

I dont have any carrier. I want to bring the packages by myself to my courier (example Postnl MyParcel). Maybe the community knows some good free apps which i can use... I am a start up by the way. 🙂

Kr,

Kamal