In Shippo, the shipment date is automatically set to the current day. You can change it to a future date to account for the time you need to process and package the order.
| Warning: Most carriers are strict about the shipment date, so use caution here. Carriers may accept a package with a future shipment date, but they'll often refuse or return a package with a shipment date in the past. |
To change the shipment date:
- From the Orders page, open the order whose shipping date you want to change.
- Click Shipment Date.
- Select the date you plan to mail the package.
Regardless of the future date you set, if you have automatic shipment notification emails turned on, that email still sends on the day you create and purchase the label, not on the shipment date, unless you've set up a delay. See Set Up Tracking Notification Emails in Shippo.