To charge a flat $5 for shipping over $50, create a shipping discount with Cart total Is at least 50 and set Discount value to Fixed Price 5. Every rate above $5 then costs exactly $5, and rates already at $5 or less are left alone. Shopify’s own free shipping discount can only make shipping free, so it can’t cap a rate at a set price. RM: Advanced Free Shipping discounts the rates you already have down to the price you choose, so your shipping settings stay as they are. 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 rates are Economy $4.50, Standard $8.90 and Express $24.90. The offer is $5 shipping over $50.

  • A $60 cart: Standard drops from $8.90 to $5.00 and Express from $24.90 to $5.00. Economy stays $4.50, because it’s already under $5. The customer pays $60 + $5 = $65 with Standard.
  • A $40 cart: it’s under $50, so nothing changes. The customer pays $40 + $8.90 = $48.90 with Standard.

Fixed Price never raises a rate. A rate cheaper than your price keeps its own price.

Example checkout for a $60 cart: Economy stays $4.50, while Standard drops from $8.90 to $5.00 and Express from $24.90 to $5.00, labeled $5 shipping over $50. Total USD $65.00

Set it up

  1. In the app, click Create Shipping Discount.
  2. Under Discount method, choose Automatic discount, and enter a Title such as “$5 shipping over $50”.
  3. In Conditions, click Add condition. Keep Cart total, set Is at least and enter 50.
  4. In Discount setup, set Delivery type to Shipping and Which rates to All shipping rates.
  5. Set Discount value to Fixed Price and enter 5.
  6. Click Create discount.

The Create shipping discount page with Automatic discount selected, a Cart total Is at least $100 condition, and Discount setup set to Shipping, All shipping rates, Free

The screenshot shows a free shipping discount over $100. For this offer, enter 50 in the condition and choose Fixed Price 5 under Discount value.

Variations

  • $5 Standard, Express at full price: set Which rates to Choose specific rates and select Standard. Express stays $24.90.
  • $5 Standard and $15 Express in one discount: set the first delivery discount to Standard with Fixed Price 5. Then open the ⋯ menu on Discount setup, choose Add delivery discount, select Express and set Fixed Price 15. A $60 cart pays $5 for Standard or $15 for Express.
  • $5 over $50, free over $100: create a second discount with Cart total Is at least 100 and Free. Shopify gives each rate the bigger saving, so a $120 cart ships free. See tiered shipping discounts.
  • A flat price for one region: add Shipping country or Province / State in the same rule group. See free shipping by state.
  • A flat price with a code: choose Discount code in step 2, such as SHIP5.

Good to know

  • To keep Express full price, use Choose specific rates. On All shipping rates, Fixed Price brings every rate above $5 down to $5, Express included.
  • To cap live carrier rates, use the same setup. Fixed Price works on carrier rates too, so a $17.60 UPS Ground quote becomes $5.00 on a qualifying cart.
  • Fixed prices convert for other currencies. You enter $5 in your store currency, and Shopify’s exchange rate converts it for customers paying in another currency. See Shopify’s guide to pricing in local currencies.
  • To test it, turn on Test mode and check out with the shipping first name ABC123. Try carts at $49 and $50.

Install RM: Advanced Free Shipping from the Shopify App Store.