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Many Shopify merchants need to control which shipping options appear at checkout. You might want to hide expensive express shipping for low-value orders, remove paid options when offering free shipping, or prevent certain methods from showing for heavy items or specific locations. Shopify does not provide a native way to hide shipping methods based on cart contents, product tags, customer location, or other conditions. This guide explains your options and how to implement them safely.
ShipWeaver banner: hide, rename, and reorder shipping methods, with a Show Free Shipping example

Hide selected methods, then preview the rule before customers see it.

ShipWeaver rule editor hiding Express Priority and Overnight for small carts

A hide rule in ShipWeaver: when cart subtotal is under $50 and the cart has fewer than 3 items, hide Express, Priority, and Overnight.

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What Shopify offers, and what it does not

Out of the box, Shopify lets you configure shipping zones, rates, and conditions in your admin. Once a rate is eligible for a customer’s location, it appears at checkout. Shopify does not let you:
  • Hide methods based on cart total or item count
  • Remove methods when specific products or tags are in the cart
  • Show different methods for different ZIP codes within the same zone
  • Automatically remove duplicate shipping options from multiple carriers

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Shopify Plus: checkout blocks

If you are on Shopify Plus, you can use checkout extensibility to hide, rename, and reorder shipping methods through custom Checkout UI Extensions. That requires writing JavaScript, deploying extensions, and maintaining code. Most merchants prefer a delivery customization app.

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Delivery customization apps

Shopify’s delivery customization API allows apps to modify which shipping options appear at checkout. Apps that use this API can hide, rename, reorder, and filter methods based on cart data, products, customer info, and more, without custom code. These apps run server-side as part of Shopify’s checkout flow, so they work across checkout configurations, including Shop Pay.

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How to think about rules

When customizing shipping options, think in terms of conditions and actions:
  • Conditions define when a rule applies. Example: cart total is over $75, product is tagged heavy, shipping country is US.
  • Actions define what happens to shipping options. Example: hide all paid methods, show only Standard and Express, remove duplicates.
Rules typically run in priority order. The first matching rule applies. If multiple rules affect the same option, higher-priority rules win.

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Always preview before publishing

Test every rule before making it live. Incorrect rules can hide all shipping methods or show the wrong options, blocking checkout.
Use preview or test mode so rules apply only to designated testers. In ShipWeaver, Preview rules apply to your tester email or customers tagged shipweaver.
Preview testers modal for testing hide rules without affecting customers

Preview testers match by checkout email or customer tag. Regular customers still see only Live rules.

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Common examples

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Hide paid shipping above a free shipping threshold

Condition: Cart subtotal is greater than or equal to $50 Action: Hide all paid shipping methods When the cart reaches $50, paid options disappear. Only free shipping remains visible.

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Hide Express for heavy or tagged items

Condition: Cart contains a product with tag heavy Action: Hide shipping methods whose titles contain Express or Overnight Customers with furniture in the cart see only Standard and Economy.

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Remove duplicate shipping options

Condition: Always, or apply to all countries Action: Remove duplicate shipping methods by keyword Standard If two or more options contain Standard, only the first is shown.
Create a rule wizard for hide/show shipping options

Start from Hide/Show, pick Hide specific options, then choose a template such as Hide expensive shipping for small orders.

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Best practices

  • Create one rule at a time and test it before adding more
  • Always test in Preview
  • Check priority order when rules conflict
  • Make sure at least one shipping option stays visible
  • Keep notes on why each rule exists

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Using ShipWeaver

ShipWeaver uses delivery customizations to hide, rename, reorder, and sort shipping methods. It does not require Checkout UI Extensions.
  • Preview mode with tester email or the shipweaver customer tag
  • Templates for free shipping thresholds, PO Box restrictions, and more
  • Priority-based rules
  • Hide, show only, remove duplicates, sort, reorder, rename, and append
ShipWeaver only changes how shipping options display. It does not calculate rates or integrate with carriers. Install from the Shopify App Store. See the FAQ for setup details.

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Key takeaways

  • Shopify does not natively hide methods based on cart, product, or location conditions
  • Plus merchants can use Checkout UI Extensions
  • Delivery customization apps work without custom checkout code
  • Always preview hide rules before going live
  • Think in conditions and actions