How is the shipping fee calculated on Shopee Taiwan? How to set up free shipping?

When people do cross-border e-commerce with Shopee, they tend to choose Malaysia and Taiwan. Because Taiwan is also part of China, it is more convenient than other sites in terms of logistics. So how do you calculate the shipping fee for Taiwan Shopee?

The logistics channel used by the Taiwan site is: YTO; every 500g/NTD. Assuming the weight of your product is: 1.5kg, for general goods, it is: 0.5 times 70 + 1 times 30 = 65 New Taiwan dollars (14.2 yuan); for special goods, it is: 0.5 times 90 + 1 times 40 = 85 New Taiwan dollars (18.6 yuan).

However, because Shopee hides prices, the first weight of general goods is NT$70; the default display on the front desk is NT$55, and a price of NT$15 needs to be hidden. The first weight of special goods is NT$90; the default display on the front desk is NT$60, and a price of NT$30 needs to be hidden. The above is the shipping fee calculation method of Shopee Taiwan Station.

How to set up free shipping?

First of all, currently only three Shopee sites, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, support free shipping. You can set free shipping by clicking "I will cover the shipping fee" in the shipping section of the product editing details. However, please note that you will not be able to enjoy the shipping subsidy policy after setting free shipping.

If sellers on Shopee Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam want free shipping, they need to apply for the Free Shipping Program (FSS).

Shopee’s free shipping program supports sellers to apply on their own, except for Singapore and Brazil.

After submitting the application, FSS permissions will be opened at a fixed time every Tuesday. Sellers who successfully participate can be displayed in the free shipping area on the front page, and the store's entire product platform will be uniformly marked with free shipping labels to better attract traffic to the store.

After buyers receive the free shipping coupons on the platform, they can use them in stores that support free shipping.

Shopee’s free shipping program will not conflict with other platforms’ free shipping promotions. Sellers can choose the one with greater discounts. For example, if the minimum spending threshold for other free shipping programs on the platform is PHP200, sellers can continue to use the more favorable FSS (minimum spending threshold PHP199).

Whether you choose to set up free shipping or apply for a free shipping program, the shipping costs incurred need to be paid by the seller. Therefore, whether the seller needs to set up free shipping should be decided based on their actual situation. At the same time, they should also do a good job of hiding prices to avoid insufficient profits due to excessively high shipping costs, which will affect the operation of the store.

The above is an introduction to the calculation method of Taiwan Shopee's freight. Then when pricing the product, you must consider the product cost price, domestic logistics fees, freight forwarding packaging fees, platform delivery fees, and finally add the profit to be earned.