Free Shipping Threshold Calculator
Find the minimum basket value that can fund free shipping and a chosen profit per order.
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
$50.00
Required threshold
$16.80
Current contribution
$6.80
Profit at current AOV
$8.00
Gap to threshold
$50.00
Rounded threshold
What this calculator shows
This tool estimates the basket value needed for contribution margin to pay average shipping and fulfillment while preserving a selected profit amount per order.
How to use it
Enter contribution margin before outbound delivery, average shipping and fulfillment costs, target profit per order and the current average order value for comparison.
Calculation method
The required threshold divides shipping, fulfillment and target profit by the contribution-margin rate; the current basket result shows the remaining profit and value gap.
Worked planning example
This tool estimates the basket value needed for contribution margin to pay average shipping and fulfillment while preserving a selected profit amount per order. The required threshold divides shipping, fulfillment and target profit by the contribution-margin rate; the current basket result shows the remaining profit and value gap.
How to read the result
Enter contribution margin before outbound delivery, average shipping and fulfillment costs, target profit per order and the current average order value for comparison. The required threshold divides shipping, fulfillment and target profit by the contribution-margin rate; the current basket result shows the remaining profit and value gap.
Planning limitations
A single threshold uses average economics and cannot represent every zone, parcel size, promotion, product mix or tax rule, so review distribution tails before launch.
Privacy and next steps
A single threshold uses average economics and cannot represent every zone, parcel size, promotion, product mix or tax rule, so review distribution tails before launch. The calculation runs locally in the browser and entered operational values are not uploaded.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is the result calculated?
- The required threshold divides shipping, fulfillment and target profit by the contribution-margin rate; the current basket result shows the remaining profit and value gap.
- Which inputs are required?
- Enter contribution margin before outbound delivery, average shipping and fulfillment costs, target profit per order and the current average order value for comparison.
- What are the limitations?
- A single threshold uses average economics and cannot represent every zone, parcel size, promotion, product mix or tax rule, so review distribution tails before launch.
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