Your shipping settings control how you ship orders, what buyers see at checkout, and how you pay for labels. These choices apply across all of your listings, so it's worth setting them up with how you really ship in mind. You can update anything here later if your process changes.
Ship from address
Start with the address you ship from. This is used to make sure that the real-time rate calculation is accurate as well as to calculate any necessary sales tax. The page runs your address through a validation system as well, so small typos get caught before they cause delivery issues.
Handling time
You'll see "Orders typically ship within" with options like 1–2, 3–4, or 5–6 business days. Pick the window that reflects your usual turnaround. This is not the carrier's transit time. Choosing an honest window sets expectations and helps avoid "where is my order" messages.
Shipping destinations
Choose the countries that you're willing to ship to. Your own country is always included and can't be unchecked, so you never end up blocking domestic orders by accident. If you want to sell internationally, turn on additional countries here.
Shipping methods
Pick the services you want to offer at checkout. The list is tailored to your origin, so common examples include USPS Media Mail or Priority Mail for US sellers, and various international services when you've enabled other countries.
Only the methods you enable will appear to buyers during checkout. If a service isn't something you want to use, leave it off and buyers won't see it.
Free shipping
If you want to run free shipping, you can turn it on and set a minimum order amount. Orders at or above that amount will qualify automatically. There's also a toggle to limit free shipping to domestic orders only, which is helpful if you want to offer a perk locally without taking on international costs.
Buyers who qualify for free shipping will see a "FREE" option for the lowest available shipping rate at checkout. For example: if their order is eligible to ship via USPS Media Mail and Priority Mail, then their cheapest option USPS Media Mail will be the only one eligible for free shipping. Otherwise they can select Priority Mail and pay that price.
How label payments work
There are two payment flows, depending on where you sell.
US sellers:
You'll see "Automatic payment from sales" and "Backup payment method."
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Automatic payment from sales uses funds from your pending sales balance to pay for labels you create.
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A backup payment method is required in case a label costs more than your current balance. This is rare, but it guarantees you can always buy a label when you need to ship. The page shows a clear status badge so you know if these are set up.
Non-US sellers:
You'll see "Payment method for shipping." Add a card to pay for labels, and you'll always see the label cost before confirming. The status badge will indicate when your card is on file.
In both cases, the page makes it obvious whether you're fully set up. If something is missing, you'll see "Required" or "Not enabled" so you can correct it right away.