# Configuring Your Shipping Profile

Prerequisites

* **Advanced Shopify plan or higher** — Real-time carrier-calculated shipping rates require at least the Advanced Shopify plan. This is a Shopify requirement, not a CrushSuite limitation. If you're on a lower plan, you won't be able to activate real-time shipping rates.
* **Shopify Grow plan (annual billing)** — If you're not on the Advanced plan, you can also unlock real-time carrier-calculated shipping rates by subscribing to the Grow plan with annual billing. This is a more affordable option that provides the same access to third-party carrier rates.

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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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