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How to Remove "Shipping Calculated at Checkout" in Shopify?

March 11, 2023

Shopify
How to Remove "Shipping Calculated at Checkout" in Shopify?

Do you offer free shipping on your site? Maybe you don't collect taxes either in specific regions? Or do you simple want to design a cleaner cart page? Removing the shipping and taxes calculated at checkout on Shopify can help you do just that.


If you use the Shopify Dawn Theme, or any other theme for that matter, you may have seen this "shipping and taxes calculated at checkout" text showing on your cart page or product page.

Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout

Whether you're wanting to offer free shipping or simply remove clutter, the process is straightforward and easy to follow. In the following paragraphs, we'll walk you through how to remove this text from your Shopify store.

How to Remove “Shipping Calculated at Checkout” Text From The Shopify Cart?

Before jumping in, make sure you have your Shopify account open to follow along with these simple steps.

Step 1: Head to "Online Store " "Themes" "..." "Edit Default Theme Content"

Here you will see a list of fields that you can edit.

Edit default theme content

Step 2: In the Search Bar Type "Calculated at Checkout"

This will bring up the fields we are looking to modify.

Search for Calculated at Checkout

Step 3: Remove or Edit The “Taxes and Shipping Collected at Checkout” Field

You can either remove the text here, or replace it with any custom text that you wish.

Remove fields

Step 4: Press "Save Changes"

Make sure to save and then confirm that the "shipping calculated at checkout" text is gone from your cart before leaving the page and you'll be good to go! You can confirm that shipping costs are no longer calculated by adding a product or two to your cart and checking it out.

Press Save Changes

How to Remove “Return to Cart” on Checkout Page?

You may be also looking to remove the “Return to Cart” text from the checkout page. Thankfully, this is virtually identical to the four steps outlined previously. The only difference being that you must modify the "Return to Cart" fields instead.

Search for Return to Cart

Once you have identified and modified the correct field, save your changes, and you're all set. You have successfully made a checkout edit! Now when customers reach the checkout page they will no longer see this return to cart button - boosting conversion rates for your checkout.

And voi-la, with that you're all set!

Removing the “shipping calculated at checkout” text from your Shopify store is a great way to create a simpler, cleaner cart page for your customers. With these four easy steps you can quickly make this adjustment and have everything up-to-date in no time!

If you want to learn more about customizing your Shopify store or any other eCommerce related topics such as, how to boost AOV with one click upsells on Shopify, how to edit thank you page on shopify, or about post purchase upselling in general, make sure to check out our blog and website for even more helpful tips.

P.S. Keep in mind that while removing this text is easy, you may need to also adjust the shipping settings on your store if you are offering free shipping or flat rate shipping. This will help ensure that customers are charged the correct amount for their orders.

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