Set up member-only free shipping on Shopify

Choose this benefit when repeat customers would otherwise pay shipping on enough eligible orders to justify joining. If most already receive public free shipping, compare the additional value before charging a membership fee.

Configure the benefit in Memberply

1. Open Benefits, find the membership tier and select Edit Benefits.
2. Enable Free Shipping and select Edit. Add a name and description that explain the actual offer.
3. Choose no minimum, a minimum purchase amount or a minimum quantity. Configure the maximum shipping cost and eligible countries.
4. Add product or collection exclusions where needed, then save. Publish the same conditions on your membership page.

Eligible active members receive the benefit automatically when identified at checkout. A shopper buying the matching membership product in the same cart can also qualify when the other rules are met. A membership-only cart does not qualify on its own.

• Order minimums: the membership product does not count toward the merchandise minimum. A $50 merchandise minimum is not met by $40 of eligible goods plus a $20 membership.
• Product exclusions: in the current checkout implementation, any excluded merchandise line blocks this free-shipping benefit for the cart. A mixed cart is not split into free shipping for one item and paid shipping for another.
• Shipping-cost limit: with an $8 maximum, a returned $6 shipping option can qualify and a $12 option cannot. This is not an $8 contribution toward the $12 rate.
• Countries: the delivery country must be eligible, and your store must offer a shipping rate for that address. This benefit does not create new delivery zones.

Shipping can combine with eligible product or order discounts when the discount settings allow it. Shopify does not stack two shipping discounts on one order. Check Shopify’s combination rules and test the promotions your store actually runs.

Illustrative example: a $48 annual membership needs eight qualifying orders that each save the customer a $6 delivery charge to recover the fee through shipping alone. Orders already eligible for public free shipping add no extra shipping savings.

If those eight shipments each cost your store $7, delivery costs total $56. The $48 fee alone does not cover that amount. Include merchandise contribution, other perks, app costs, processing and support before deciding whether the program works. Neither order frequency nor profit is guaranteed.

Memberply Growth costs US$49/month with unlimited members and a 14-day free trial. Memberply takes no percentage of membership revenue. The merchant funds delivery and other benefits; applicable Shopify and payment-provider charges are separate. See current pricing.

Run checkout checks for an active member, a non-member and a shopper buying the matching membership. Try a basket below and above the minimum, an excluded item in a mixed cart, eligible and ineligible countries, and rates below and above the shipping-cost limit. Confirm the final shipping charge and discount combinations, not just the offer shown on a product page.

Compare a paid loyalty program with a public shipping threshold before launching. Use the free shipping threshold calculator to explore your assumptions.