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How to Set Up Shipduo Metafields in Shopify
When you install the Shipduo app, it automatically adds a set of metafields to your Shopify products. You don't have to create them yourself — you just enter or select the right value on each product variant so Shipduo knows how to size, rate, and route the shipment. This article explains where to find those fields and what each value does. 📋 Good to know: These metafields are created for you on install. Your only job is to fill in the Dimension and choose the correct routing valueFew readersHow to Activate and Configure Your Checkout Rates
The Checkout settings control the live Shipduo rates your customers see at your store's checkout. This article walks through turning them on and configuring each setting. 📋 Before you start: You also need Shipduo added as a rate option in your Shopify shipping profile. See How to Activate Shipduo Checkout Rates on Your Shopify Shipping Profile. To open these settings, go to Checkout → Overview in the left menu. Step 1: Choose Which Shipment Types to Offer At the top, toggle tFew readersHow Liftgate at Checkout Works
A liftgate is needed when the delivery location can't get freight off the truck on its own (no loading dock or forklift). Shipduo handles liftgate automatically at checkout based on the delivery address — so customers are quoted accurately and you avoid surprise carrier charges after delivery. How Shipduo Decides Shipduo automatically checks whether the delivery addreFew readersHow to Set NMFC Numbers with Shopify Metafields
Shipduo adds NMFC and NMFC Sub metafields to your Shopify products automatically when you install the app. Add the product's NMFC number and NMFC sub to automatically apply the correct freight classification details during checkout and shipment booking. When these fields are populated, Shipduo uses them to prefill the NMFC information on rate requests, shipment details, and BOLs — helping improve rating accuracy and reduce manual entry. 📋 Good to know: These metafields areFew readersHow to Activate Shipduo Checkout Rates on Your Shopify Shipping Profile
⚠️ Before you start — plan requirement: This feature is available on Shopify Grow (annual), Advanced, and Shopify Plus plans. If you're not on one of these plans, please contact Shopify to enable it for you before you begin this setup. To show live Shipduo rates to your customers at checkout, you add Shipduo as a shipping rate in your Shopify shipping profile. The rate's own settings don't really matter — the important part is configuring the backup rate. Step 1Few readers
