# Free local delivery on Shopify, over a cart value or in nearby ZIP codes

To make local delivery free, create a shipping discount, set **Delivery type** to **Local delivery** and **Discount value** to **Free**, and add the conditions you want, such as **Cart total Is at least 50**. Shopify's free shipping discount can't check a postcode, a product or a customer tag. [RM: Advanced Free Shipping](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping) discounts the local delivery rates you already offer when those conditions are met, and can discount your shipping rates in the same discount. 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 offers Local Delivery for $7.00 and Standard shipping for $8.90. Local delivery is free over $50.

- **A $65 cart to a local address:** Local Delivery drops from $7.00 to $0. The customer pays $65.
- **A $35 cart to a local address:** it's under $50, so nothing changes. The customer pays $35 + $7.00 = $42.00.
- **A $65 cart to an address outside your delivery area:** Shopify doesn't offer [local delivery](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/delivery-methods/local-delivery) there, so the customer sees only shipping rates. Standard stays $8.90 unless you add a shipping discount (see Variations).

![Example checkout for a $65 cart to a San Francisco address: Local Delivery drops from $7.00 to FREE, labeled Free local delivery over $50, while Standard stays $8.90. Total USD $65.00](/images/checkout-local65.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 "Free local delivery 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 **Local delivery**. Every local delivery option is included.
5. Set **Discount value** to **Free**.
6. Click **Create discount**.

## Variations

- **Free local delivery in nearby ZIP codes only:** add **Postcode / ZIP** with **Matches any of**. Enter exact codes (`94110`), a wildcard (`941*`) or a numeric range with a colon (`94102:94134`). Each one shows a **range** or **wildcard** badge when it's recognised.

![A Postcode / ZIP condition set to Matches any of, with the entries 2000, 2010:2050 (range badge) and 21* (wildcard badge)](/images/postcodes.png)

- **Free local delivery and free cheapest shipping in one discount:** set the first delivery discount to **Local delivery** and **Free**. Then open the **⋯** menu on **Discount setup**, choose **Add delivery discount**, set **Delivery type** to **Shipping**, **Which rates** to **Cheapest shipping rate** and **Free**. Both use the same conditions.
- **Local delivery at a flat $3:** set **Discount value** to **Fixed Price** `3`. The $7.00 rate becomes $3.00.
- **Half-price local delivery:** choose **Percentage** `50`. The $7.00 rate becomes $3.50.
- **Free local delivery for VIP customers:** add **Customer tag Contains VIP**. Customers must be signed in at checkout. See [free shipping for VIP customers](/guides/free-shipping-for-vip-customers.md).

## Good to know

- **To discount one local delivery zone, use a postcode condition.** **Local delivery** always includes every local delivery option, so you can't pick zones by name. A **Postcode / ZIP** condition limits which addresses qualify.
- **To use a range, use a colon, not a hyphen.** `94102-94134` won't work. Ranges are numbers only, so use wildcards such as `M5V*` or `SW1*` for letter postcodes.
- **To match ZIP+4 codes**, use a wildcard: `94107*` matches `94107-1234`.
- **Discounts cover shipping rates and local delivery.** Local pickup isn't discounted.
- **Cheapest shipping rate picks from shipping rates only**, not local delivery. Use a separate **Local delivery** delivery discount, as above.
- **To test it**, turn on **Test mode** and check out with the shipping first name `ABC123` and a local address. Postcode conditions are checked once the address is entered.

## Related

- [Free shipping by ZIP code](/guides/free-shipping-by-zip-code.md)
- [Free shipping over $100](/guides/free-shipping-over-100.md)
- [Conditional free shipping on Shopify](/conditional-free-shipping.md)
- [Discount specific shipping rates](/discount-specific-shipping-rates.md)

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