Set up Flat Rate shipping fees

Set up Flat Rate shipping fees

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Last updated June 16, 2026 18:34

Charge a set amount per order to cover your shipping costs.

Set a base shipping price for your products, with the option to add fees based on the number of items in an order. This shipping option is well-suited for stores selling items where shipping cost is negligible, or all items are roughly the same size and weight.

Tip: If you have an Etsy store, you can import your flat rate shipping rates to your Squarespace store.

Add Flat Rate shipping to your store

To set up Flat Rate shipping:

Open the shipping panel.
Click Add Shipping Option, then click Flat Rate.
Enter a name for the flat rate option. This will display at checkout.
Set a Per Order Fee or a Per Item Fee, or both. The per order fee is the amount you'll charge for every order. The per item fee is the amount you'll charge for every item in an order.
Under Select regions you will ship to, choose the shipping destinations this option will be available for.
(Optional) Add a handling fee, which adds an extra percentage of each item in an order to the overall shipping cost.
Click Save.

Tip: You can create fulfillment profiles to limit shipping options to specific products or groups of products.

How Flat Rate shipping displays at checkout

On the checkout page, shipping options display in ascending order of price, with the least expensive option selected by default.

If your shipping option has a fee per item added, this will be calculated and included in the display total. For example, if the shipping rate is $5 USD with a per-item fee of $1 USD, the total display rate for two items will be $7 USD.

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Set up Flat Rate shipping fees