Shipping from more than one location can save you time and money. For example, if you have a fulfillment center in California and one in New York, you could ship West Coast orders from California and East Coast orders from New York. Here's how to set up multiple sender addresses in Shippo.
Adding a sender address
To get started:
- Click the settings icon at the top of your Orders page.
- Select Sender Addresses under Your business.
To add a new address:
- Click + New Address at the top right of the screen.
- Fill in each field, then click Save.
- The Company field is optional.
- The Phone field is optional in Shippo, but some carriers require a phone number for domestic shipments, and all international shipments need one.
- The Name field can't be left blank. If you don't want to use your personal name for shipping, enter your company name here instead.
Setting up sender address automation
Once you've added multiple addresses, set up an automation rule to choose the right sender address based on where an order is headed. This works on an if-then basis: if the order's destination matches a condition you set, then Shippo uses the sender address you choose.
Example: If the order's destination is in California, Oregon, or Washington, then use your West Coast fulfillment center as the sender address.
To create a sender address automation rule:
- From your dashboard, go to Settings and select Automations.
- Click Create New Rule.
- In the If section, choose Shipment Destination from the Property dropdown, then select the destinations that should trigger this rule.
- In the Then section, choose the sender address you want to use for those destinations.
- Name and describe your rule, then click Save.
Choosing a sender address manually
You can also choose your sender address order by order, right from the Orders page.
To manually choose a sender address:
- From the Orders page, select the order you want to manage.
- Go to the Addresses section in the order manager sidebar.
- Click the arrow icon in the Sender Address section.
- Select your preferred sender address and click Use Address.