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title: "Percentage or fixed amount off shipping, not just free"
description: "Half-price shipping, $10 off express, or shipping capped at a flat price, with conditions."
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updated: 2026-10-30
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# Percentage or fixed amount off shipping, not just free

Half-price shipping, $10 off express, or shipping capped at a flat price, with conditions.

_Updated October 2026_

**Short answer:** Shopify's built-in shipping discount only makes shipping free. RM: Advanced Free Shipping adds percentage off, a fixed amount off and a capped price, on every Shopify plan. All four types: **Free**, **Percentage**, **Fixed Amount Off** and **Fixed Price**.

## The four discount types

-   **Free**: the rate becomes $0.
    
-   **Percentage**: 50% off makes $12.00 into $6.00.
    
-   **Fixed Amount Off**: $5 off makes $12.00 into $7.00. If the amount is more than the rate, the rate becomes free. It never goes below $0.
    
-   **Fixed Price**: $5 makes $12.00 into $5.00. Rates already at $5 or less are left alone, so it never raises a rate.
    

![Discount setup with All shipping rates and Discount value Percentage 50%](https://staticfiles.us.gleap.ai/p6ad4251a43e13d5e6030fd91/53svNUPH7sJASCLsE6cKkIjRWSrIzzAuXhWsxXNOsDa8QZvyBIIa5U3p6BXOOvdJ10nmkODoG51.png)

## Examples

-   **Half-price shipping over $50**: **Cart total** **Is at least** 50, then **All shipping rates**, **Percentage** 50.
    
-   **$10 off express**: **Choose specific rates**, select your express rate, then **Fixed Amount Off** 10.
    
-   **Flat $5 shipping over $50**: **Cart total** **Is at least** 50, then **All shipping rates**, **Fixed Price** 5.
    
-   **A $25 shipping credit**: **Cheapest shipping rate**, **Fixed Amount Off** 25.
    
-   **Free Standard and $10 off Express in one discount**: in the **⋯** menu on Discount setup, choose **Add delivery discount**.
    
-   **$10 off over $50, free over $100**: create two separate discounts. Customers over $100 get the free one, because Shopify applies the shipping discount that saves the most.
    

## What Shopify does without an app

-   The free shipping discount only makes rates free.
    
-   Live carrier rates can be marked down with a negative adjustment, such as -20%, in **Settings → Shipping and delivery**. That discounts everyone, on every order, with no conditions.
    

## Good to know

-   Fixed amounts and prices are in your store currency and convert for customers paying in other currencies.
    
-   At checkout, the discounted rate shows the original price crossed out, with your discount's title or code underneath.
    

See [Discount types](https://rmewfqxya.us.gleap.help/en/articles/7-discount-types.md).

## Common questions

**Can I give 50% off shipping?**  
Yes. Set **Discount value** to **Percentage** and enter 50.

**What happens if the amount off is more than the shipping rate?**  
The rate becomes free. It never goes below $0.

**Can Fixed Price increase shipping?**  
No. Rates already at or below the price are left alone.

**Can I discount different rates by different amounts?**  
Yes. Use **Add delivery discount**, for example free Standard and $10 off Express in one discount.