# Give a shipping credit on Shopify, such as $25 off shipping over $150

To give a shipping credit, create a shipping discount with **Discount value** set to **Fixed Amount Off** and enter the credit, such as `25`. The credit comes off the rate. If the rate costs less than the credit, it becomes free, and it never goes below $0. 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 take a set amount off. [RM: Advanced Free Shipping](https://apps.shopify.com/better-free-shipping) takes money off the cheapest rate, every rate or the rates you name, when your conditions are met. 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 offer is a $25 shipping credit over $150, on the cheapest rate. The store uses live [carrier-calculated rates](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/shipping-rates/third-party-carrier-calculated-shipping), so prices change with the parcel.

- **A $160 cart, light parcel:** the cheapest rate is USPS Ground Advantage at $9.80. The credit is bigger than the rate, so it drops to $0. The customer pays $160.
- **A $180 cart, heavy parcel:** the cheapest rate is UPS Ground at $31.40. It drops to $31.40 − $25 = $6.40. The customer pays $180 + $6.40 = $186.40.
- **A $120 cart:** it's under $150, so nothing changes. With a $9.80 cheapest rate, the customer pays $120 + $9.80 = $129.80.

The other rates stay full price. A credit caps what you spend on shipping per order at $25, however heavy the parcel.

![Example checkout for a $180 cart: UPS Ground drops from $31.40 to $6.40, labeled $25 shipping credit over $150, while UPS 2nd Day Air stays $58.20. Total USD $186.40](/images/checkout-credit180.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 "$25 off shipping over $150".
3. In **Conditions**, click **Add condition**. Keep **Cart total**, set **Is at least** and enter `150`.
4. In **Discount setup**, set **Delivery type** to **Shipping** and **Which rates** to **Cheapest shipping rate**.
5. Set **Discount value** to **Fixed Amount Off** and enter `25`.
6. Click **Create discount**.

![The Which rates menu open in Discount setup, showing All shipping rates, Cheapest shipping rate and Choose specific rates](/images/which-rates.png)

## Variations

- **A credit on every rate:** set **Which rates** to **All shipping rates** and enter `15`. With flat rates of Standard $8.90 and Express $24.90, Standard becomes $0 and Express becomes $9.90.
- **$10 off Express only:** set **Which rates** to **Choose specific rates**, select Express and enter `10`. Express drops from $24.90 to $14.90.
- **Free Standard and $10 off Express in one discount:** set the first delivery discount to Standard with **Free**. Open the **⋯** menu on **Discount setup**, choose **Add delivery discount**, and set Express to **Fixed Amount Off** `10`.
- **A credit as a code:** choose **Discount code** in step 2, such as `SHIPCREDIT`. Codes can have a total usage limit and a one-per-customer limit.
- **A credit for heavy carts only:** add **Cart weight Is greater than 20 kg**. See [free shipping by weight](/guides/free-shipping-by-weight.md).

## Good to know

- **To make Cheapest work, remove any native $0 rate** from **Settings → Shipping and delivery**. A $0 rate counts as the cheapest, so nothing else gets the credit.
- **The credit never goes below $0.** A $25 credit on a $19 rate makes it free, not −$6.
- **To charge a set price instead of taking money off**, use **Fixed Price**. See [flat rate shipping over a cart amount](/guides/flat-rate-shipping-over-amount.md).
- **Credits convert for other currencies.** You enter $25 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 cart and a heavy one.

## Related

- [Shipping discount types: free, percentage, money off and fixed price](/shipping-discount-types.md)
- [Make only the cheapest shipping rate free](/guides/free-cheapest-shipping-rate.md)
- [Flat rate shipping over a cart amount](/guides/flat-rate-shipping-over-amount.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).