Shipping with Shopify
At this blog, we share tips, best practices, and updates to help you optimize your Shopify store’s shipping operations. Insights on setting up shipping methods, automating order processing, handling returns, or making the most of carrier services, we've got you covered.
Delivery Attempt - What It Means and How to Reduce Failed Ones
One-line definition: A delivery attempt is a visit by a carrier driver to a recipient's address to deliver a parcel - whether or not the delivery is successful. What it means A delivery attempt is ...
PUDO - What It Means and Why It Matters for E-commerce
One-line definition: PUDO (Pick Up / Drop Off) is a point, a locker, shop, or service point where customers collect their parcels or drop off returns instead of having them delivered to their home ...
Multi-Location Fulfillment - What It Is and How to Manage It in Shopify
One-line definition: Multi-location fulfillment is the practice of fulfilling orders from more than one warehouse, store, or dispatch point - routing each order to the location best placed to fulfi...
Split Shipment - What It Is and How to Handle It in Your Store
One-line definition: A split shipment is when a single customer order is fulfilled as two or more separate parcels, either because items are shipped from different locations or because they are des...
Incoterms - What They Are and Which Ones Matter for E-commerce
One-line definition: Incoterms are a standardized set of international trade terms that define who the seller or the buyer is responsible for costs, risk, and logistics at each stage of a shipment'...
Customs Broker - What They Do and When You Need One
One-line definition: A customs broker is a licensed specialist who handles customs clearance on behalf of importers and exporters - preparing documentation, calculating duties, and managing the pro...
Duties, Taxes, and VAT - What Each One Is and How They Affect International Shipping
One-line definition: Import duties are charges levied on goods crossing a border based on their type and origin; taxes are broader government charges that may apply at various points in a transacti...
DAP vs DDP - Which Delivery Terms Should You Use for International Orders?
One-line definition: DAP (Delivered at Place) means the customer pays import duties and taxes on arrival; DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the merchant collects and pays those charges so the custome...
De Minimis Threshold - What It Is and Why It Matters for Cross-Border E-commerce
One-line definition: The de minimis threshold is the maximum value below which imported goods are exempt from import duties and in some countries, import VAT when crossing a customs border. What it...
CN22 and CN23 - What They Are and How to Fill Them In Correctly
One-line definition: CN22 and CN23 are international customs declaration forms that must be attached to parcels sent outside the EU, telling customs authorities what is inside the parcel, what it i...
Setting Up Shipping Rates to Shopify Checkout Simple Guide
Shipping rates are a critical part of the e-commerce experience. They not only affect your profitability but also significantly influence conversion rates. According to the Baymard Institute, 39% o...
How to Find the Right Tariff/HS Code (Harmonized System)
When selling internationally, finding the right tariff code for your products becomes a critical task. Tariff codes (also known as HS codes) ensure that customs authorities correctly identify what ...
