# Cap shipping cost at $10 on Shopify

To cap shipping at $10, create a shipping discount with **Discount value** set to **Fixed Price** and enter `10`. Every rate above $10 then costs exactly $10, and rates already at $10 or less keep their own price, because Fixed Price never raises a rate. That makes it a ceiling, which is handy when live [carrier-calculated rates](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/shipping-rates/third-party-carrier-calculated-shipping) jump on heavy or far-away parcels. Shopify's own [free shipping discount](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/discounts/discount-types/free-shipping) can only make shipping free, so it can't hold a rate at a maximum price. [RM: Advanced Free Shipping](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping) discounts the rates you already have down to your cap. It costs $9.90 USD every 30 days, with a 7-day free trial, billed by Shopify.

## What the customer gets

In this example the store uses live carrier rates, so prices change with each parcel. The rates are called Ground and 2-Day, and the cap is $10 on every order.

- **A $45 cart, light parcel:** Ground is $7.80 and 2-Day is $14.60. Ground stays $7.80, because it's already under $10. 2-Day drops to $10.00. The customer pays $45 + $7.80 = $52.80 with Ground, or $45 + $10 = $55.00 with 2-Day.
- **A $120 cart, heavy parcel:** Ground is $23.40 and 2-Day is $46.90. Both drop to $10.00. The customer pays $120 + $10 = $130.00.

At checkout, a capped rate shows its original price crossed out, with your discount's title underneath. A rate under the cap shows its normal price.

![Example checkout for a $120 cart with a heavy parcel: Ground drops from $23.40 to $10.00 and 2-Day from $46.90 to $10.00, labeled Shipping capped at $10. Total USD $130.00](/images/checkout-cap120.png)

## Set it up

1. In the app, click **Create Shipping Discount**.
2. Under **Discount method**, choose **Automatic discount**, and enter a **Title** such as "Shipping capped at $10".
3. Leave **Conditions** empty so the cap applies to every order. To cap shipping only above a cart value, click **Add condition**, keep **Cart total**, set **Is at least** and enter the amount.
4. In **Discount setup**, set **Delivery type** to **Shipping** and **Which rates** to **All shipping rates**.
5. Leave **Exclude rates over a certain amount** unticked.
6. Set **Discount value** to **Fixed Price** and enter `10`.
7. Click **Create discount**.

![Discount setup with Delivery type Shipping, Which rates All shipping rates, Exclude rates over a certain amount unticked, and Discount value Percentage 50](/images/percentage-off.png)

The screenshot shows **Percentage** `50`. For a cap, choose **Fixed Price** and enter `10`.

## Variations

- **A different cap for each speed:** in the first delivery discount, set **Which rates** to **Choose specific rates**, select Ground and keep **Fixed Price** `10`. Then open the **⋯** menu on **Discount setup**, choose **Add delivery discount**, select 2-Day and set **Fixed Price** `25`. On the heavy parcel, 2-Day drops from $46.90 to $25.00, so the faster rate still costs more than Ground. On the light parcel, 2-Day stays $14.60.
- **Capped shipping, free over $100:** create a second discount with **Cart total Is at least 100** and **Free**. Shopify gives each rate the bigger saving, so the $120 heavy cart ships free instead of paying the $10 cap. See [tiered shipping discounts](/guides/tiered-shipping-discounts.md).
- **Cap only the cheapest rate:** set **Which rates** to **Cheapest shipping rate**. Faster rates stay full price.
- **A cap for one region:** add **Shipping country** or **Province / State** in the rule group. Parcels to that region are capped, and the rest pay the full rate.
- **A cap with a code:** choose **Discount code** in step 2, such as `SHIP10`.

## Good to know

- **To make a ceiling, use Fixed Price, not Fixed Amount Off.** Fixed Amount Off `10` takes $10 off every rate, so the $23.40 Ground rate becomes $13.40 and the $7.80 rate becomes free. Fixed Price `10` makes the $23.40 rate $10.00 and leaves the $7.80 rate alone.
- **To cap your most expensive rates, leave Exclude rates over a certain amount unticked.** Rates above the **Maximum eligible rate** aren't discounted, which is the opposite of a cap.
- **To keep faster rates worth paying for, cap them separately.** With one $10 cap on **All shipping rates**, a heavy parcel costs $10 on every speed.
- **The cap changes what the customer pays.** Your carrier still charges you its full rate, so you cover the difference on capped orders.
- **The cap converts for other currencies.** You enter $10 in your store currency, and Shopify's exchange rate converts it for customers paying in another currency.
- **To test it**, turn on **Test mode** and check out with the shipping first name `ABC123`. Try a light parcel and a heavy one.

## Related

- [Shipping discount types: free, percentage, money off and fixed price](/shipping-discount-types.md)
- [Flat $5 shipping on orders over $50](/guides/flat-rate-shipping-over-amount.md)
- [Give a shipping credit](/guides/shipping-credit.md)
- [Tiered shipping discounts](/guides/tiered-shipping-discounts.md)

[Install RM: Advanced Free Shipping from the Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping).