Can shipping fees be set based on location?

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

Setting shipping fees by location is possible. Shopify’s built-in shipping zones let you define different rates by country and by regions within a country.

For more granular control (e.g., by postcode/ZIP code), third-party apps are needed. Mentioned options include:

  • DingDoong: allows multiple rates per postcode and can base rates on order price or weight per postcode.
  • ShipMagic: supports more detailed location-based rules beyond standard zones.

Key terms:

  • Shipping zones: groups of countries/regions used to assign specific shipping rates.
  • Postcode/ZIP code: finer geographic unit enabling highly targeted rates.

Outcome: The question is answered affirmatively with two approaches—use Shopify zones for country/region-level pricing or install an app for postcode-level or more granular rules. No further decisions or unresolved issues noted.

Summarized with AI on January 17. AI used: gpt-5.
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Is it possible to set the shipping fee depends on the location?

thank you.

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Hi @SMSIGroup1

This is Mike from Omega.

It is possible to set a shipping rates for locations. You can set shipping rates for buyer’s postcode.

My app (DingDoong: Local Delivery Date) will help you to config multiple rates for each postcode.

You also can set rate by price or weight of the order for each postcode.

Hope my answer will help you

Mike from Omega

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Yes you can.
You can create different shipping zones inside Shopify and set different rates for them. Shipping zones can be created by country and regions within country.

However, if you need more granular options for creating locations, then you need to use an app like ShipMagic to do so.