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Limit free shipping to certain shipping methods

Give the reward only on standard shipping, leave out express, or skip rates over a set price.

Updated November 4, 2026

Open the Free shipping tier and change Apply to. Choose Specific shipping methods or All shipping methods except…, then pick your methods. To skip expensive rates, tick Exclude shipping rates over amount.

Pick the methods

  1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
  2. Click Edit on your cart.
  3. Under Body, open Reward bar.
  4. Open your Free shipping tier.
  5. Under Shipping methods, set Apply to:
    • All shipping methods: every rate.
    • Specific shipping methods: only the ones you pick.
    • All shipping methods except…: every rate but the ones you pick. New shipping methods qualify unless you exclude them.
  6. Click Select shipping methods.
  7. Tick your methods and click Save selection. You see how many you selected.
  8. Click Save.

Skip expensive rates

  1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
  2. Click Edit on your cart.
  3. Under Body, open Reward bar.
  4. Open your Free shipping tier.
  5. Tick Exclude shipping rates over amount.
  6. Enter Maximum shipping rate, in your store's currency.
  7. Click Save.

A rate at the maximum still qualifies. A rate above it gets no discount.

Keep your selection in sync

We match methods by name and destination. Fixed rates also match by price.

After you change a method's name, price or destinations in Shopify:

  1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
  2. Click Edit on your cart.
  3. Under Body, open Reward bar.
  4. Open your Free shipping tier.
  5. Click Select shipping methods.
  6. Replace anything under Unavailable selections.
  7. Click Save selection.
  8. Click Save.

Until you do:

  • With Specific shipping methods, the changed method gets no discount.
  • With All shipping methods except…, a renamed method stops being excluded. It gets the discount.

Good to know

  • Your shopper's address must be inside the selected method's destinations.
  • Long method lists use up reward settings space. All shipping methods except… is shorter if you leave out only a few.

If it doesn't work

  • "Shipping access is missing. Reload the editor to review and grant this permission.": click Reload editor and approve the access.
  • "No active shipping methods are available.": add shipping rates in Shopify first.
  • "Select at least one shipping method.": pick a method or go back to All shipping methods.
  • "Enter a maximum shipping rate.": fill in the amount or untick the box.

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