RuleStackHow to hide express shipping for heavy orders on Shopify
Express couriers often charge steeply by weight, or don't take heavy parcels at all. If express is still offered on a 25 kg order, you either lose money or have to call the customer.
Can Shopify do this on its own?
Often, yes. If you set your own shipping rates, Shopify lets you add conditions by order weight or price to each rate in Settings → Shipping and delivery. Set the express rate's maximum weight and it won't show above it. That is free and needs no app.
A rule-based app helps when rates come from a carrier or shipping app (where you can't add those conditions), or when the condition is something Shopify rates can't check, such as pincode, product tag or customer tag, or when you want to rename an option.
Hide express by weight with RuleStack
- Open RuleStack, click Add rule and choose “Hide express for heavy carts”.
- Set the weight in kg and check the option name matches what checkout shows, for example “Express”.
- Save, then test a heavy cart with “Test this rule”.
Things to know
- Cart weight comes from the weights set on your product variants, so make sure they are filled in.
- You can also hide options for listed pincodes, rename them (for example “Standard (5–7 days)”) or move one to the top.
Do it in a few clicks with RuleStack
Use the “Hide express for heavy carts” template, change the numbers and save. Free plan available; paid plans start with a 14-day free trial.
Questions
- Can I hide shipping options for some products only?
- Yes. Use the product tag or collection condition, for example hide express when the cart has a product tagged “fragile”.
- Does it work with carrier-calculated rates?
- Yes. The rule matches options by name, whichever app or carrier provides them.