# Free UPS Ground shipping on Shopify, other UPS services full price

To make only UPS Ground free, use a shipping discount that targets the rate by name: choose **Choose specific rates**, type `Ground`, add it as a wildcard match and set it to **Free**. Shopify's own free shipping discount makes every eligible rate free, UPS Next Day Air included. Its only rate control is ["Exclude shipping rates over a certain amount"](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/discounts/discount-types/free-shipping), which Shopify says applies to shipping rates only and is unrelated to order amounts. It filters by price, not by service. [RM: Advanced Free Shipping](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping) discounts any rate Shopify shows at checkout, including live [carrier-calculated](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/shipping-rates/third-party-carrier-calculated-shipping) UPS rates, so Ground is free and every other UPS service keeps its price. It costs $9.90 USD every 30 days, with a 7-day free trial, billed by Shopify.

Barbank (US) wrote in their App Store review that they had been looking for a way to discount specific shipping methods, "in our case, discount UPS Ground only", and that our support team helped them set it up.

## What the customer gets

In this example, UPS Ground is free over $75. The rate names and prices are illustrative, because live UPS rates change with the parcel and the address.

- **A $90 cart:** the rates are UPS Ground $12.85, UPS 3 Day Select $21.40, UPS 2nd Day Air $29.60 and UPS Next Day Air $58.15. UPS Ground drops from $12.85 to $0. The rest stay full price. The customer pays $90 with Ground, or $90 + $29.60 = $119.60 with 2nd Day Air.
- **A $60 cart with the same rates:** it's under $75, so nothing changes. The customer pays $60 + $12.85 = $72.85 with Ground.
- **A heavy $200 cart:** UPS Ground is $31.20 and UPS 2nd Day Air is $64.80. Ground drops to $0, and 2nd Day Air stays $64.80. The customer pays $200 with Ground.

The heavy cart shows why the name matters. Its Ground rate costs more than the light cart's 2nd Day Air. A price filter such as "exclude rates over $30" would leave this Ground rate full price and make that 2nd Day Air rate free. Matching by name keeps Ground free at any price.

![Example checkout for a $90 cart: UPS Ground drops from $12.85 to FREE, labeled Free UPS Ground over $75, while UPS 3 Day Select stays $21.40, UPS 2nd Day Air $29.60 and UPS Next Day Air $58.15. Total USD $90.00](/images/checkout-ups90.png)

## Set it up

1. In the app, click **Create Shipping Discount**. Under **Discount method**, choose **Automatic discount**, and enter a **Title** such as "Free UPS Ground over $75".
2. In **Conditions**, click **Add condition**. Keep **Cart total**, set **Is at least** and enter `75`.
3. In **Discount setup**, set **Delivery type** to **Shipping** and **Which rates** to **Choose specific rates**.
4. In the rate search, type `Ground` and choose **Add "Ground" (wildcard match)**. It matches any rate whose name contains "Ground", ignoring upper and lower case.
5. Set **Discount value** to **Free**.
6. Click **Create discount**.

![Typing Express in the rate search shows the rates Express and Express Overnight, plus an Add "Express" (wildcard match) option, with Discount value Free](/images/specific-rates-wildcard.png)

The screenshot shows a search for Express. For this offer, type `Ground` instead.

## Copy the name from your checkout

The rate list in the app comes from your shipping settings and can include carrier service names. A rate picked from the list has to match the checkout name exactly, and carrier names can carry extras such as "UPS® Ground". Run a test checkout, copy the exact service name you see, and use a keyword from it as a wildcard. That's why this guide uses `Ground` rather than the full name.

## Variations

- **Free Ground and $10 off 2nd Day Air:** open the **⋯** menu on **Discount setup**, choose **Add delivery discount**, add a `2nd Day` wildcard and set **Fixed Amount Off** `10`. On the $90 cart, 2nd Day Air drops from $29.60 to $19.60.
- **Free Ground to the lower 48 states only:** add **Shipping country Is one of United States** and **Province / State Is not one of** Alaska and Hawaii in the same rule group. See [free shipping by state](/guides/free-shipping-by-state.md).
- **Free Ground, but not on very costly parcels:** tick **Exclude rates over a certain amount** and set the **Maximum eligible rate** to `35`. The $31.20 rate stays free, and a $38.40 Ground rate stays full price.
- **Free on whichever rate is cheapest:** choose **Cheapest shipping rate** instead. See [free cheapest shipping rate](/guides/free-cheapest-shipping-rate.md).

## Good to know

- **If you also show USPS or FedEx rates, use a more specific keyword.** `Ground` also matches "USPS Ground Advantage" and "FedEx Ground". Type the UPS part as it appears at checkout instead, such as `UPS® Ground`.
- **To fix a Ground rate that isn't discounted**, check its name at checkout and use a wildcard keyword. A picked name that differs by one character won't match.
- **To test it**, turn on **Test mode** and check out with the shipping first name `ABC123`. Try carts at $74 and $75.

## Related

- [Discount specific shipping rates](/discount-specific-shipping-rates.md)
- [Free standard shipping, not express](/guides/free-standard-shipping-not-express.md)
- [Free USPS Ground Advantage shipping](/guides/free-usps-ground-advantage-shipping.md)
- [Free FedEx Ground shipping](/guides/free-fedex-ground-shipping.md)

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