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ShipStation offers deeply discounted rates for UPS. But you may have your own negotiated rates with UPS. Should you use your own rates or the rates offered by ShipStation?

How can you rate shop in ShipStation? Learn the different ways this is possible by reading this post.

There are multiple options for rate shopping in ShipStation, but most of them have tradeoffs. Is rate shopping in ShipStation worth it despite the tradeoffs?

Does ShipStation Rate Shopper (previously Shipping Strategies) actually choose the best rate for each shipment? Is there a better option?

USPS increased pricing across the board on July 1st, 2024 for shipping services offered to ShipStation users. On average, you should expect your shipping costs to go up by about $0.50 per shipments with USPS. Learn more about what these price increases look like in this article.

If you’re an Amazon seller using ShipStation to fulfill orders, Amazon Buy Shipping is a huge competitive advantage. But, it adds complexity to your shipping process by making you manually select a shipping option for each order. String solves this by automatically selecting the best Amazon Buy rate for each order you ship.