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Shipping (Physical) Field

Manage product shipping requirements across your online store by mapping the Requires Shipping field in Stock Sync. This field allows you to dynamically set whether a product requires shipping based on your feed file data or apply a static fixed value across all imported items.

Available on: ✔️ Add | ✔️ Update | ✔️ Export

How to Set Up Requires Shipping

Go to Stock Sync → Setup New Feed / Edit Feed → Step 2: Matching Column

Map Field: Click Add more field and select Requires Shipping from the target field dropdown.
Select Column or Fixed Value: Choose the column from your feed file containing shipping flags, or select Fixed Value from the source list if your file lacks a shipping column.
Configure Field Value:
- Select True to enable shipping requirements for your products.
- Select False to disable shipping requirements (ideal for digital products, services, or gift cards).
Save Changes: Click Save and proceed to run your feed.

Use Fixed Value when all products in the feed share the exact same shipping requirement and your feed file does not include a dedicated column for it.

Field Settings Breakdown

1. Mapping via Feed Column

When mapping directly to a feed column, Stock Sync reads the boolean indicators or custom terms provided in your source file to toggle the shipping setting per product.

Setting Option	Description	Typical Feed Values
`True`	Flags the product as a physical item that requires shipping rates at checkout.	`true`, `1`, `yes`, `Y`
`False`	Flags the product as a digital item or service that bypasses shipping calculation.	`false`, `0`, `no`, `N`

Key Rules & Technical Details

Fixed Value Application: Choosing Fixed Value overrides column mapping and applies the selected setting (True or False) universally to all processed products in the feed.
Checkout Impact: Setting this field to False prevents your store from calculating shipping fees or asking for a shipping address for these items during checkout.

Troubleshooting Steps

Issue: Products are still prompting for shipping at checkout despite setting the field to False → Solution: Re-run the update feed and verify in your store admin that the product's physical product/shipping checkbox has been updated.
Issue: Feed file contains non-standard text for shipping flags (e.g., "Shippable") → Solution: Use the field mapping settings gear icon to define custom value indicators matching your feed data.

Good Articles to Continue

Matching Column Reference Guide → View all available standard product fields supported by Stock Sync.
How to Use Fixed Values in Field Mapping → Learn how to apply hardcoded values to fields without feed columns.

Updated on: 08/10/2026

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