Guaranteed flat-rate shipping, now with Managed Markets
Managed Markets can now manage your international shipping rates alongside duty-inclusive pricing, giving buyers a simple shipping rate at checkout and protecting you from unexpected label adjustments. You can preview prices, checkout totals, and payouts before you turn it on. What’s new * Shipping rates managed for you. Managed Markets sets Standard and Express rates for each destination. Part of the shipping cost is included in your product prices, with the rest charged as shipping at checkout
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Changelog What’s new in Shopify Back to Changelog October 24, 2026 Guaranteed flat-rate shipping, now with Managed Markets Managed Markets can now manage your international shipping rates alongside duty-inclusive pricing, giving buyers a simple shipping rate at checkout and protecting you from unexpected label adjustments.
You can preview prices, checkout totals, and payouts before you turn it on. What’s new * Shipping rates managed for you. Managed Markets sets Standard and Express rates for each destination. Part of the shipping cost is included in your product prices, with the rest charged as shipping at checkout.
Optionally absorb a portion of the cost for even lower buyer-facing prices. * Guaranteed label costs. Buy qualifying prepaid FedEx or DHL Express labels through Managed Markets, and you won’t be billed for later carrier cost adjustments. * Preview the full breakdown. See international product prices, checkout totals, and expected payouts for each market.
Duty-inclusive pricing is required. Managed Markets sets and updates these shipping rates; you can’t edit them yourself. You can turn the feature off per market to use your own rates, without the label-cost guarantee. To review your settings, go to Markets, open a market, and find the Managed Markets section. Learn more in the Shopify Help Center.
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