I’m posting to request Shopify Development add the option to offer a Free Shipping Discount using the Discounts Code function, where merchants can select to have it apply to only certain products or collections. It makes no sense why this is not an option! The original question posted in 2018 with 25K views and multiple subsequent follow up comments and questions since, with mine now in Dec. 2022, indicate a demand for this option!
In the case of my store I offer physical products for sale and in-person workshops for sale but if I want to offer a temporary Free Shipping offer on the purchase of a certain amount, a customer can get around this by buying a workshop (higher value) and adding one product (only a $20 value) and still qualify for the Free Shipping when the intention was to offer Free Ship on only physical products. So if Shopify needs this as a case study as to why this is a necessary feature, please forward to developers since it does not justify purchasing an app when I only want to use the Free Shipping option on promotion. Creating separate Shipping Profiles also does not warrant the hassle for a temporary Free Shipping promo. A simple “Select Products or Collections” to apply the Free Shipping to within the Free Shipping discount code section would be ideal!
Topic summary
A merchant wants to apply free shipping selectively—specifically excluding dropshipped items that incur shipping fees—while maintaining a $55 free shipping threshold for other products.
Key Challenge:
Shopify doesn’t natively support free shipping rules limited to specific products or collections when using order-value thresholds. Mixing eligible and non-eligible items in one cart creates customer confusion.
Suggested Workarounds:
- Discount codes: Can target specific collections for free shipping, but prevent combining with other discount types
- Third-party apps: Bespoke Shipping, Better Shipping, Parcelify, and Advanced Shipping Manager enable per-product shipping rules (require Carrier Calculated Shipping, adding $20/month or upgrading to Advanced plan at $299/month)
- Weight-based manipulation: Assign artificial weights to control which products qualify for free shipping
- Shipping Profiles: Introduced after the original post, allow different shipping rules per product group—but don’t solve time-limited promotional free shipping for specific items
Ongoing Limitation:
Multiple users report wanting discount codes that offer free shipping on specific products/collections for limited-time promotions. This remains unavailable in Shopify’s native discount system, with requests spanning several years.
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