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The quickest way to get started: Quick setup
The Shipit Delivery Checkout app includes Quick setup, which creates ready-made shipping methods, default parcel sizes and automation settings for your store in just a few clicks. You’ll find Quick setup by opening the app in Shopify and scrolling down on the home page.
The settings template is selected based on the country of the Shipit service you registered with (Finland, Sweden or Estonia), not based on language or postal address.
How to do it:
Open the Shipit Delivery Checkout app in Shopify and scroll down to Quick setup.
Paste your Shipit API key into the field. You’ll find the key in your Shipit account under Settings (gear icon) → Organization settings → API credentials.
Click “Verify and save credentials”. Your sender details, such as your business ID, VAT number and EORI number, are retrieved automatically from Shipit.
Click “Install Basic / without CCS”.
Add the shipping methods and prices to your Shopify settings as described in step 4. On the Shopify Basic plan, the app does not create prices at checkout, so use exactly the same shipping method names in Shopify as in the app.
After that, you can go straight to processing a new order.
1. Shipit Delivery & Checkout App Settings
API Settings – Add your API key. You can find it in your Shipit account by logging in at shipit.fi and going to Settings (gear icon) → Organization Settings → API Credentials.
Sender – Sender details: enter all your company information, including your Business ID (Y-tunnus) and VAT number, as well as your EORI number if you have one.
Shipment – This section covers how shipment contents are described on waybills and shipping labels. Some carriers require this information even for domestic shipments, so it's worth filling in unless the product requires special privacy considerations. The "International Shipments Only" section additionally defines how individual products are described on customs documents (commercial invoices, CN22/CN23 forms) — this only applies to international shipments, particularly parcels going outside the EU that require detailed product information for customs clearance. It has no effect on domestic shipments.
Automation – For both Shipment Automation and Fulfillment Automation, select "On Label download". This lets you process an order and create a shipping label in just a couple of clicks.
2. Creating Default Parcel Sizes
Next, go to Parcel Settings. Depending on the sizes of your shipments, create two default parcel sizes:
Small domestic shipments
For example, Matkahuolto's XXS Package, Posti's Small Parcel to door or mailbox.
Recommended default parcel size: 15 × 15 × 3 cm, 1 kg
Other shipments
For example, Matkahuolto's Lähellä Package, Posti's Parcel, DSV Pickup Point Parcel, PostNord Locker and Pickup Point Parcel, GLS ShopDeliveryService, Matkahuolto's International Lähellä Package, and Posti Parcel Connect.
Create a default parcel size with the dimensions: 15 × 15 × 15 cm, 1 kg
If you don't have small shipments, it's enough to create just the 15 × 15 × 15 cm, 1 kg size.
See detailed instructions for creating default parcel sizes: https://shipit.fi/en-US/shopify-shipit-delivery-checkout#tip-parcel-settings-parcel-sizes
Please note: if you add multiple default parcel sizes to a single shipping method, the shipment will be treated as a multi-parcel shipment — the system will print as many shipping labels as there are default parcel sizes. We recommend using one default parcel size per shipping method, unless a multi-parcel shipment is intended.
3. Creating a Shipping Method
We'll use Matkahuolto's XXS Package as an example here.
Go to Shipping Methods.
Create a new shipping method by clicking the black "Create Shipping Method" button in the top right corner.
Click the Select Shipit Method button.
Search for and select Matkahuolto XXS Package.
Don't change the name of the shipping method, unless you're creating a shipping method for international deliveries.
For international shipping methods, it's a good idea to change the name to English or something recognizable to customers in the destination country. For example, "Matkahuolto Lähellä Package International" works well for the Baltics, but the Matkahuolto name isn't recognized there. In that case, it's better to name it something like Omniva, since Omniva delivers Matkahuolto shipments in the Baltic countries. If you change the name, keep it in mind carefully — you'll need it later when we move on to Shopify's settings and the Delivery and Shipping section.
Set the currency to EUR for the shipping method. You don't need to add a price at this stage — that will be set later in Shopify's settings, under Shipping and Delivery.
Add the default parcel size you created earlier: 15 × 15 × 3 cm, 1 kg for small parcels, or 15 × 15 × 15 cm, 1 kg for larger parcels.
Save.
Add all other shipping methods you want in the same way, both for domestic and international deliveries.
4. Shopify Settings: Delivery and Shipping
Before adding shipping methods, it's important to set up your Shipping Zones correctly. This ensures that domestic and international shipping methods are only shown to customers in the right countries.
Click General Profile.
Check or create the shipping zones you need by clicking "Add zone":
– One shipping zone for Finland — add only Finland here, and attach all your domestic shipping methods (e.g. Matkahuolto XXS Package).
– A separate shipping zone for the Baltics — add the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) here, and attach the shipping methods suitable for the Baltics.
– If needed, separate shipping zones for other regions too, such as the Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) or the rest of Europe — attach the appropriate international shipping methods to these.
Select the shipping zone you want and click "Add shipping option".
Add a new shipping method:
Shipping method name — use exactly the same name as in the Shipit Shopify app. The name is what links the shipping methods created in Shipit and Shopify together.
Flat — leave this setting at its default, don't change it.
Price — set the price for the shipping method.
Estimated delivery time — select Custom, since Shopify's built-in options don't include delivery time estimates suitable for Finland or other destination countries.
Free shipping (optional) — if you want to offer free shipping above a certain order amount, set the threshold here. For example, €50.
Save the shipping method.
Repeat this for all shipping methods in each shipping zone. This ensures that the shipping methods work correctly at Shopify checkout without the CCS feature.
5. Save a configuration backup
Once your settings are ready, save a backup of them. That way, you can easily restore your settings if something is changed by mistake.
If you used Quick setup, the app automatically saved a backup of your previous settings before installing the template.
Open the Shipit Delivery Checkout app in Shopify.
Go to Settings.
Under Configuration backup, click “Save backup”.
The backup includes all app settings, such as API keys, sender details, parcel sizes and shipping methods. Each save creates a new backup, so your previous backups are kept. Only saved changes are included in the backup, so save your settings before backing them up.
Tip: Always save a new backup before making major changes to your settings.
Read more about restoring a backup in the full installation guide.
6. Processing a New Order
When you receive a new order, here's how to process it and print the shipping label:
Click to open the order.
Click the "More actions" button in the top right corner.
Select "Label download".
The order is processed automatically and the shipping label is generated.
Attach the shipping label to the parcel so the barcode doesn't fold over an edge — read more at https://shipit.fi/en-US/instructions/shipment-packaging
If you’d like to process orders in a different way, check out Shipment Automation Settings. You can also ship just part of an order, see: Shipping an Order in Parts.
7. Shipping an Order in Parts
Sometimes part of an order can be shipped right away and the rest only later, for example if the delivery of a product is delayed or the product is a pre-order item. You can choose how many of each product to ship. You can also set the quantity to 0, in which case the product waits for a later shipment. Only the selected products are marked as fulfilled in Shopify.
PLEASE NOTE!
First check the app’s automation settings: open Shipit Delivery Checkout and select Settings > Automation. Under Fulfillment automation, After new order must not be selected. If it is, the order is marked as fulfilled as soon as it arrives, and it can no longer be shipped in parts. Quick setup selects On label download here, which works with shipping in parts.
In Shopify, open the Orders page and open the order.
On the order page, select More actions > Shipit Create shipment.
Set the quantity to 0 for the products that can’t be shipped yet.
Make sure Fulfill order after booking shipment is selected. Don’t deselect it, otherwise the order won’t be marked as partially fulfilled.
Save. The app creates the first shipment and downloads the shipping label, and the order status changes to Partially fulfilled.
When the remaining products are ready to ship, open the order again and select More actions > Shipit Create shipment.
Check that the quantity of the product to be shipped later is correct (for example 1/1) and that Fulfill order after booking shipment is still selected.
Save. The app creates the second shipment and downloads its shipping label.
Back to the Full Guide
Back to the Shipit Delivery & Checkout – Setup Guide. This quick guide covered setup without the CCS feature. You'll find all the app's features and more detailed settings in the full setup guide.
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