After adding products and designing your store, a test order may return “There are no shipping methods available for your cart or destination.” That error can be frustrating when the store otherwise looks ready.
A customer who reaches checkout needs to be able to enter shipping details and complete the order.
How To Fix “There are no shipping methods available for your cart or destination” Shopify Error (Fast)
- No shipping zones set up for the destination address
- Cart contents don’t meet the parameters of your shipping settings
- You’re using a shipping integration and you have not changed the inventory settings
Use the checks below to find the cause and resolve this error.
1. No shipping zones set up for the destination address
Shopify’s default shipping settings apply the same rates to every country worldwide.
If you created shipping zones with different rates for different places, a missed location can trigger the error when a customer tries to ship there.
Check the shipping-zone settings as follows.
Set up Shopify shipping zones
In Shopify, open Settings > Shipping and delivery > Shipping rates at checkout. Choose “Manage rates” under Custom Shipping Rates. Locations outside your shipping zone may trigger this message.
Use the blue arrow to view the locations that are not covered.
Add a zone to your current profile by choosing “Create shipping zone”. Include the locations you missed.
Input missing rates
The following message indicates that some locations within the zone have no shipping rates.
Open “Manage rates” and scroll to the bottom. You should find an option to add rates for locations that lack them.
2. Cart contents don’t meet the parameters of your shipping settings
Missing shipping parameters can also prevent checkout. Customers may receive the error because the required shipping methods are not available in your settings.
Set up shipping weights for every single product
Open Products in the left menu and select the product. Under Shipping, check that its assigned weight is not 0 and select the “This is a physical product” checkbox.
For a shipping integration, use the same weight unit as your provider’s settings. Changing a mismatched unit can resolve some errors.
Use the Bulk Editor to check several products together.
Set up weight-based freight rates for all possible shipping weights
If the heaviest product weighs 5kg, cover the full range from 0kg to 5kg in your weight-based rates. For example:
0-1kg: $5
1kg-3kg: $8
3-5kg: $10
Open Settings > Shipping and delivery > Shipping rates at checkout and select “Manage rates”. For each location, choose “Add rate”, then “Add conditions” to enter rates for each weight category.
A combination of products outside your configured shipping-weight ranges can trigger the “There are no shipping methods available for your cart or destination” error.
Shopify adds the default package’s weight to the total cart weight. Check this setting next.
Set your default package weight to zero
Return to Shipping and delivery in Settings and scroll to Packages.
Set the weight of your Saved packages to zero.
Set up price-based freight rates for all possible checkout values
For shipping based on price, cover every possible order total with a rate. Alternatively, add a rate without an upper price limit to accommodate large orders.
3. You’re using a shipping integration and you have not changed the inventory settings
A custom fulfilment service may still have inventory settings that let Shopify manage the stock.
Change your inventory settings
In Products, select the item handled by your external service. Scroll to Inventory and change Shopify to that service, then save.
How Can You Set Up Free Plus Shipping Products?
You need to set up a separate shipping profile. In your Shopify dashboard, go to Settings > Shipping and delivery > Shipping at checkout page. Click on “Create new profile” under the Custom Shipping Rates section. In the Products section, add the products you intend to have as free plus shipping products. You can then include locations and rates.
Conclusion
The “There are no shipping methods available for your cart or destination” Shopify error is frustrating. Checking the individual product and store settings makes it straightforward to fix.
