Add or Remove a Country or Region From an Existing Shipping Zone on Shopify

A shipping zone is a range of destinations, countries, continents,…, of your shipping orders which are sorted in the same category to bear the same shipping rates. You could conveniently manage all your current shipping zones and the corresponding fees on the Shipping page on Shopify. 

After creating a new shipping zone on Shopify, there will be times when you need to make a change about which countries or regions to include in your existing shipping zone.

To serve that purpose, this article will provide guidelines and illustrated steps to elaborate on how to add or remove a country or region from an existing shipping zone on Shopify.

How to add or remove a country or region from an existing shipping zone on Shopify

Follow our instructions below to help you add, edit, or remove a region/ country on an existing shipping zone on Shopify:

Step 1: Proceed to the “Shipping and delivery” area

Proceed to your Shopify admin dashboard → Choose Settings → Shipping and deliver

Step 2: Choose “General shipping rates”

Under Shipping → Choose “General shipping rates” to proceed with all of the current shipping zones of your store

Step 3: Create/Edit/ Delete the shipping zones

You can choose to Create, Edit, or Delete the specific shipping zone based on your demand. 

• If you want to create more shipping zones, refer to the Create zone button, then fill in the necessary information to proceed:



• If you want to delete a specific shipping zone, click on the “...” icon next to the chosen zone→ choose Delete



• If you choose the Edit option, view the next steps to continue.



Step 4: Add or remove a country/ region

After entering the edit mode, you can select/ remove any country or region you want simply by ticking or unticking in the selection you want to edit:



When finishing the chosen stage, click Done → Save to finalize

How to add or delete shipping rates for a region or country on Shopify

Follow our instructions below to help you add, edit, or delete the shipping rates on a specific region/ country on Shopify: 

Step 1: Proceed to the Shipping and delivery setting

At your Shopify admin dashboard → Settings → Shipping and delivery

Step 2: Proceed to General shipping rates

Enter the General shipping rates area to continue



Step 3: Add/ Delete shipping rates of specific shipping zones

• If you want to add new shipping rates, simply click the “Add rate” button, then fill in the required information. Don’t forget to click Done → Save to finish.



• If you want to delete existing shipping rates, simply select the rate you wish to remove → click the “Delete” button. Don’t forget to click Done → Save to finish.



FAQs

1. Can I add or remove countries from a shipping zone after it's been created?

Yes, you can easily edit existing shipping zones to add or remove countries or regions as needed.

2. Where do I go in my Shopify admin to manage my shipping zones?

You can find your shipping zones under Settings > Shipping and delivery.

3. How do I remove a country from a shipping zone?

Within the shipping zone editor, simply click the small 'x' button next to the country or region you want to remove.

4. Can I add multiple countries to a shipping zone at once?

Yes, you can use the "Add country" option to search and select multiple countries or regions to add to your shipping zone.

5. What happens if I remove a country from a shipping zone?

Customers from that country will no longer be able to select shipping options for that zone during checkout.

In conclusion

The article above just gave you a detailed guideline on how to add or remove a country or region from an existing shipping zone on Shopify; and also how to add or delete shipping rates for a region or country on Shopify.

If you come across any problems during your experience of managing your online store using Shopify, drop by our Help Center to find the solution.