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# Configuring Your Shipping Profile

Your shipping profile connects CrushSuite to Shopify's shipping system so that checkout reflects accurate, real-time shipping rates from your carrier (typically through Vinoshipper). This step is esse

Prerequisites

* **Shopify Grow billed annually, or Shopify Advanced or higher** — Real-time carrier-calculated shipping rates depend on Shopify's third-party carrier-calculated shipping feature. It is included on Advanced and Plus, and on Grow when billed annually. This is a Shopify requirement, not a CrushSuite limitation. On Grow billed monthly you will not be able to activate real-time shipping rates — switching that plan to annual billing is usually far cheaper than upgrading to Advanced.

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### Why This Matters

Without a properly configured shipping profile, your checkout won't show accurate shipping costs. Customers may see incorrect rates, generic flat rates, or no shipping options at all. CrushSuite's shipping profile connects your store to real-time carrier rates so pricing is accurate before the customer completes their purchase.

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### How to Set Up Your Shipping Profile

1. Open the **CrushSuite app** in your Shopify Admin.
2. Click the **Home** button to go to the CrushSuite dashboard.
3. On the right side, find **"Configure Shipping Profile"** (it will show as incomplete if you haven't set it up yet). Click **Set Up**.
4. On the next screen, click **Manage Shipping Profile**.
5. Find the **"Activate Real-Time Shipping Rates"** section and click **Activate**.

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### After Activation

Once real-time shipping rates are activated, your Shopify checkout will pull live carrier rates when a customer enters their shipping address. The rates reflect the actual cost of shipping wine to that destination, including any wine-specific surcharges or handling requirements.

Test your checkout to confirm that shipping rates appear correctly. See the Go-Live Checklist for a full pre-launch verification guide.

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