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Can I set a custom free shipping threshold on Etsy (like $10+) instead of $35?

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I run a small Etsy shop with lower-priced items, and Etsy’s default free shipping guarantee threshold feels too high for my average order size.

Is there a way to set my own free shipping minimum (for example, free shipping on orders over $10), and if so, where do I set that up?

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Hi! You can’t change Etsy’s $35 Free Shipping Guarantee threshold to a custom amount (like $10) — that guarantee is a fixed Etsy program. What you can do is offer free shipping in other ways that fit your lower-priced items.

Here are your options and where to set them:

  1. If you mean the “Free Shipping Guarantee” (the $35 thing)
  • Go to Shop Manager → Settings → Shipping settings → Free shipping guarantee
  • You can turn it on/off, but you can’t edit the $35 minimum.
  1. Offer free shipping your own way (without using the $35 guarantee)
    A) Free shipping on specific listings (simple + reliable)
  • Edit a listing (or a shipping profile) and set standard shipping to “Free shipping” for the destinations you want.
  • This doesn’t create a cart minimum like “$10+”, but it works great if you only want certain items to ship free.

B) Try a promo code for “Free standard shipping” with a minimum order (if Etsy shows the option in your shop)

  • Go to Shop Manager → Marketing → Sales and Discounts → Create a promo code
  • Choose Free standard shipping
  • Look for a setting like minimum order / minimum purchase and set it to $10
  • If you don’t see a minimum-order option for free shipping in your dashboard, that means Etsy isn’t currently allowing thresholds for that type of promo in your shop (this has changed for some sellers over time).

If your goal is “bigger carts” on low-priced items and Etsy won’t let you set a $10 free-shipping minimum, the most practical workaround is usually: keep paid shipping, but set a strong “additional item” shipping rate in your shipping profile (so add-ons feel cheap), or run an order-minimum % off promo to offset shipping instead.

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