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Charge for shipping without CCS

We believe in providing custom shipping rates to every merchant, regardless of shop size or Shopify plan. That’s why our motto is:

“Shipping for everyone.”

Let’s talk a little about what CCS is and how we can help provide shipping rates without it.

What is CCS?

CCS stands for Carrier Calculated Shipping, a Shopify feature that is used to send cart information to third party carriers and receive shipping rates in return. While this is the most common way to charge for shipping, by no means is it the only way.

Everyone here at Parcelify is excited to introduce our newest shipping rate solution:

Universal shipping

Parcelify Universal Shipping allows you to:

  1. Show custom shipping rates at checkout - just like any other rate provider
  2. Provide shipping rates based on weight, quantity, price, and much more to your customers - all without CCS!
  3. Avoid changing or upgrading your plan

So, how does it work?

Step 1: Install Parcelify

When you install Parcelify on a shop without Shopify CCS, your app is automatically set up for Universal Shipping.

Step 2: Add your rates

Create your shipping zones, rates, and prices inside Parcelify to define your shipping rules.

A shipping rate configuration card in Parcelify titled Free Shipping over $50, showing a Flat Rate option and active rate settings

Step 3: Enable Universal Shipping

Once your rates are added, enable Universal Shipping from the Parcelify home page. This activates your rate tiers in Shopify and begins calculating your Parcelify rates at checkout.

The Universal Shipping card on the Parcelify home page showing an Enabled badge, healthy metadata usage, rate tiers, and a Disable Universal Shipping button

Step 4: Checkout

Your customers now see your Parcelify rates directly in checkout.

A Shopify checkout page displaying a Parcelify shipping rate under the shipping method selection

Note:

  • There are some technical limitations to this solution. You may read more about them in here: Universal Shipping Limitations
  • This feature does not work with subscription products at this time. If you use subscription products, we recommend using Parcelify Checkout with CCS

Ready to give it a try?

Click the button below to install Parcelify. After that, follow our Universal Shipping Introduction to learn more about how it works!

Install Parcelify


If you have any questions or need help getting started, reach out to our dedicated support staff via support@parcelify.com