Create a Shipping Rule

ShippingEasy Content Team

Updated November 10, 2023 17:39

Shipping Rules allow you to automate the processing of your orders within ShippingEasy. Using simple If... Then... statements, you dictate actions that ShippingEasy should take, based on the conditions you specify.

We have a comprehensive list of our favorite Shipping Rules with step-by-step instructions - view them to get started quickly. To learn more about the possibilities of Shipping Rules, read through our FAQs .

If you already have a good idea of what you want to automate, this quick setup guide will help you get started. You can choose to create a new Shipping Rule or build on your automation by cloning an existing Shipping Rule.

What Orders Do Rules Apply To?

Rules Apply to Incoming Orders: Shipping Rules apply to all new orders that download from your integrated stores and those entered manually.
New Rules Do Not Apply to Existing Orders: When you add new or make a change to a Shipping Rule, it will only apply to new orders received after saving the rule. Existing orders will be unaffected by Shipping Rule additions and edits. Use the re-run Shipping Rules tool to apply rules to existing orders. Learn more about re-running Shipping Rules.

Create a new Shipping Rule

You can create up to 30 Shipping Rules.

Go to SETTINGS then go to SHIPPING RULES.
Click the blue Add New Rule button.
In the field Rule Name, enter a name that describes the rule.
Set the "IF" conditions: each of which is checked against every incoming order. If all of the conditions for a shipping rule exist for an order, then that shipping rule is applied to that order. If any of the conditions do not exist, then the shipping rule is not applied to that order.

If an order has a status of Awaiting Payment, and the total weight is equal to 13 ounces, then this shipping rule will apply the "THEN" actions, listed below.
Set the "THEN" action: actions are what ShippingEasy does for you.

Here is an example of two actions:

For every order that meets the conditions of this rule, ShippingEasy will set a specific 'Ship From' address and will set the Shipping Preset to Large Envelope Flat.
Optionally, you can direct the Shipping Rule to create a shipment for qualifying orders.
- To keep an order in an unshipped, pending status, leave Send to Orders page (default) checked.
- To automatically purchase a label: check the option to Purchase and print label (InstantLabel). Learn more about automatically purchasing a label.
- If at least one Amazon store in the account has Multi-channel Fulfillment enabled: you can check the option to Drop Ship.
Organize Rules to Create Shipments

When one of these actions is applied to a qualifying order, no other Shipping Rules will be considered against the order. So, it's best to place any rule applying one of these actions at the end of the list of Shipping Rules. Learn how to control the order of Shipping Rules.

You can skip this step if you wish for the order to remain in an unshipped, pending status.
Save your new rule! This rule will be applied to all future shipments that are synced or added into ShippingEasy.

This rule will be placed last in the list of Shipping Rules.

All new orders will be run through this new rule. If you would like the rule to be applied to existing orders, you can rerun your Shipping Rules from the ORDERS page.

Clone an existing Shipping Rule

Go to SETTINGS then go to SHIPPING RULES.
Locate the existing Shipping Rule that you want to use as the basis for your new Shipping Rule.
Click the clone (two-papers) icon.
This will open a view that is preloaded with all of the conditions and actions of the existing Shipping Rule. In the field Rule Name, enter a name that describes this new rule.
Make any required edits to the "IF" conditions: each of which is checked against every incoming order. If all of the conditions for a shipping rule exist for an order, then that shipping rule is applied to that order. If any of the conditions do not exist, then the shipping rule is not applied to that order.
Make any required edits to the "THEN" action: actions are what ShippingEasy does for you.
Optionally, you can direct the Shipping Rule to create a shipment for qualifying orders.
- To keep an order in an unshipped, pending status, leave Send to Orders page (default) checked.
- To create a shipment on the READY TO SHIP page: check the option to Send to Ready to Ship page.
- To automatically purchase a label: check the option to Purchase and print label (InstantLabel). Learn more about automatically purchasing a label.
- If at least one Amazon store in the account has Multi-channel Fulfillment enabled: you can check the option to Drop Ship.
Organize Rules to Create Shipments

When one of these actions is applied to a qualifying order, no other Shipping Rules will be considered against the order. So, it's best to place any rule applying one of these actions at the end of the list of Shipping Rules. Learn how to control the order of Shipping Rules.

You can skip this step if you wish for the order to remain in an unshipped, pending status.
Save your new rule.

This rule will be placed last in the list of Shipping Rules.

All new orders will be run through this new rule. If you would like the rule to be applied to existing orders, you can rerun your Shipping Rules from the ORDERS page.

Edit or Delete a Shipping Rule

To edit or delete a shipping rule:

Go to SETTINGS then go to SHIPPING RULES.
Click the pencil image located to the right, and your shipping rule will open for editing.

To delete, click the X located to the right of the rule. A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the rule. Click "OK" to confirm the deletion.

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