Shipping Discount
Shipping discounts let you reduce or eliminate shipping costs for customers who meet specific conditions. The most common use case is free shipping over a cart threshold, but PowerX supports far more flexible configurations.
How Shipping Discounts Work
Section titled “How Shipping Discounts Work”When a customer reaches checkout, PowerX evaluates your shipping discount conditions against the cart. If conditions are met, the discount is applied to the matching shipping rates. Customers see the reduced (or free) shipping price in the checkout.
Campaign Type: Conditional Discount (SCD)
Section titled “Campaign Type: Conditional Discount (SCD)”Shipping discounts use a single campaign type — Conditional Discount — with flexible rate selection and conditions.
Rate Selection Options
Section titled “Rate Selection Options”Choose which shipping rates the discount applies to:
| Selection | Description |
|---|---|
| None | No rate filtering — discount applies to the default rate |
| All | Discount all available shipping rates |
| By rate name | Match rates by title (match / not match / contains / starts with / ends with) |
| By rate cost | Match rates by price (greater than / less than / equal to) |
| By total shipping cost | Match based on total cost across all rates |
Setting Up Shipping Discounts
Section titled “Setting Up Shipping Discounts”Step 1: Create a New Campaign
Section titled “Step 1: Create a New Campaign”- Open PowerX from your Shopify admin.
- Click Create Campaign.
- Select Shipping Discount as the function type.
- Name your campaign (e.g., “Free Shipping Over $50”).
Step 2: Select Shipping Rates
Section titled “Step 2: Select Shipping Rates”Choose which rates to discount:
- All rates — discount every available shipping method.
- By name — target specific methods like “Standard Shipping” or “Express.”
- By cost — target rates above or below a price threshold.
Step 3: Configure Conditions
Section titled “Step 3: Configure Conditions”Add cart qualifiers to control when the discount triggers:
- Cart subtotal (e.g., subtotal >= $50)
- Cart quantity (e.g., 3+ items)
- Cart weight (e.g., under 10kg)
- Cart has specific items or collections
Add customer qualifiers for customer-specific rules:
- Customer tag (e.g., “VIP”)
- Customer email
- Logged-in status
Step 4: Set the Discount
Section titled “Step 4: Set the Discount”- 100% off — free shipping
- Percentage off — e.g., 50% off shipping
- Fixed amount off — e.g., $5 off shipping
Step 5: Configure Max Fulfillments (Optional)
Section titled “Step 5: Configure Max Fulfillments (Optional)”Set max fulfillments to discount to control how many fulfillment groups receive the discount. Set to 0 to discount all fulfillments.
Step 6: Activate
Section titled “Step 6: Activate”Review your settings and toggle the campaign to Active.
Common Use Cases
Section titled “Common Use Cases”Free Shipping Over $50
Section titled “Free Shipping Over $50”- Rate selection: All rates
- Cart qualifier: Subtotal >= $50
- Discount: 100% percentage
Free Standard Shipping for VIP Customers
Section titled “Free Standard Shipping for VIP Customers”- Rate selection: By name contains “Standard”
- Customer qualifier: Tag matches “VIP”
- Discount: 100% percentage
Discounted Express Shipping
Section titled “Discounted Express Shipping”- Rate selection: By name contains “Express”
- Cart qualifier: Subtotal >= $100
- Discount: 50% percentage
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”Shipping discount not appearing?
- Verify the campaign is Active.
- Check that the cart meets all qualifier conditions.
- Ensure the rate selection matches the actual shipping rate names in your Shopify settings.
Discount applying to wrong rates?
- Review your rate selection — check the name matching condition.
- Use “contains” for partial matches or “match” for exact matches.