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Support  ·  Using Thryft Ship and Features

How the Automatic Shipping Calculation Setting Works on Thryft Ship Payments

Thryft Ship
February 27, 2026
How the Automatic Shipping Calculation Setting Works on Thryft Ship Payments
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How the Automatic Shipping Calculation Setting Works on Thryft Ship Payments

This guide explains how automatic shipping works when you accept Thryft Ship Payments — including flat rate, tiered (per-item) shipping, domestic vs international rules, max shipping caps, free shipping thresholds, local pickup, and manual shipping overrides.

Jump to:
  • What automatic shipping does
  • How to turn on automatic shipping
  • Flat rate shipping
  • Tiered shipping (per item)
  • Maximum shipping cap
  • Domestic vs international shipping
  • Free shipping threshold
  • Local pickup
  • Charging shipping manually

What automatic shipping does

If you accept Thryft Ship Payments, you can optionally enable automatic shipping.

That means when you create an order, you only need to enter:

  • The item(s)
  • The item price(s)

Then Thryft Ship automatically applies shipping at checkout based on the rules you set.

✅ You handle

Adding items + setting the amount owed for the items.

⚙️ Thryft Ship handles

Applying shipping automatically at checkout (domestic/international, per-item rules, caps, and free shipping).

How to turn on automatic shipping

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Accept Payments
  3. Open Payment Settings
  4. Scroll to Automatically calculate shipping
  5. Toggle it ON
  6. Set your rules (flat rate, tiered, international, caps, free shipping)

Once enabled, you’ll see a notice on each order showing whether shipping will be auto-calculated at checkout.

Thryft Ship Payments Settings Page showing where to turn on shipping auto-calculation

Toggle this setting on to automatically calculated shipping.

Flat rate shipping

Flat rate shipping charges a set shipping amount for the order.

Example: Flat rate domestic shipping = $8

Customer buys an item for $40 → checkout total becomes $48.

Good to know: Thryft Ship tracks whether shipping was already paid for that order, so customers won’t be double-charged shipping on later checkouts for the same order.

For example: if a customer buys item(s) from you for $40, we automatically add your flat rate shipping cost of $8. The customer checks out for $48. If a customer then later adds to that same order and buys another item(s) for $30, we know that flat rate shipping was already applied for that order and DO NOT charge for shipping again. So, that customer will only checkout for $30.

Tiered shipping (per item)

Tiered shipping on Thryft Ship is based on number of items (not order total). A common setup is a base amount + an extra amount per additional item.

Example rule:

  • $6 base shipping
  • +$2 for each additional item

How it calculates:

  • 1 item → $6 shipping
  • 2 items → $8 shipping
  • 3 items → $10 shipping

Multi-checkout aware: If a customer checks out multiple times toward the same order, Thryft Ship will apply shipping correctly based on what’s already been paid (so shipping doesn’t “restart” from scratch).

Maximum shipping cap

You can set a maximum shipping amount so shipping never exceeds a number you choose.

Example: Max shipping cap = $12

If tiered shipping would calculate above $12, shipping stops at $12.

This is especially helpful for bundle-heavy sellers so shipping stays fair and predictable.

Domestic vs international shipping

You can set different shipping rules for different destinations.

🇺🇸 Domestic

Applies when the customer’s address is in the United States.

🌎 International

Applies when the address is international (e.g., Canada or Australia).

Automatic: Thryft Ship applies the correct rules based on the address entered at checkout — no manual selection needed.

Free shipping threshold

A free shipping threshold removes shipping when the customer’s total amount owed during checkout meets or exceeds the threshold you set.

Example: Free shipping threshold = $100

If the checkout total owed is $100+ → shipping is removed.

💡 Note: Free shipping only triggers if the total amount owed during checkout meets or exceeds the threshold. It does not apply retroactively to already paid orders — only the current visit’s items count toward the threshold.

See examples below.

Free shipping examples

Example A (two separate checkouts):

Threshold = $100

  • Checkout #1: $60 → free shipping does not trigger
  • Checkout #2: $50 (separate) → free shipping does not trigger

Because neither checkout individually reached $100, free shipping won’t apply.

Example B (one checkout meets threshold):

Threshold = $100

  • Checkout #1: $100 → free shipping does trigger

If the customer keeps adding purchases to that same open order, free shipping remains applied for that order.

Local pickup

If a customer selects Local Pickup, shipping will not apply.

When Local Pickup is selected:

  • No automatic shipping rules apply
  • No flat rate or tiered shipping is calculated
  • No free shipping threshold is evaluated
  • No shipping line item is added

The order total will reflect items only.

Charging shipping manually

Automatic shipping is optional. If you prefer to charge a custom shipping amount for a specific order, you can add shipping manually as its own line item.

Step-by-step guide:

How to charge for shipping with Thryft Ship Payments

  1. Create an order
  2. Add your product(s) and set the amount owed
  3. Click + Add Shipping Cost
  4. Enter the shipping amount

Important: If automatic shipping is enabled, manually adding or editing a shipping amount will turn off automatic shipping for that order.

In other words: if you do nothing, shipping will calculate automatically at checkout. If you add your own shipping line item, your manual amount overrides automatic calculation (for that order only).

Still not sure which setup fits your shop best? Message us — we’re happy to help you pick a configuration based on how you sell (drops, bundles, or international).

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Tip: Many sellers start with flat rate for simplicity, then graduate to tiered + caps once bundle size increases.


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