How to setup Free Shipping Promotion in Magento 2

Free Shipping is one of the promotion program you can setup from Magento 2 when customers don’t need to pay any fee for your delivery. Therefore, they feel more comfortable and this marketing strategy can encourage them to purchase more.

From Magento 2 Shopping Cart Rule settings, basing on conditions you set, the Free Shipping can be applied for any order or specific order when all conditions are met. Simultaneously, you can generate an individual coupon code or not, that allow the customers to use coupon or not to apply the Free Shipping Promotion.

To Set up Free Shipping Promotion:

• Step 1: Activate Free Shipping
• Step 2: Activate Free Shipping in the Carrier Configuration
• Step 3: Set a Shopping Cart Price Rule
• Step 4: Check the Rule

Step 1: Activate Free Shipping

Please activate the Free Shipping and finish its settings for in your store’s configuration.

• On the Admin Panel, Stores > Settings > Configuration.
• Under Sales, select Shipping Methods.
• Open the Free Shipping section, follow the guides:
  • Enable the Free Shipping by choosing Yes.
  • Add the Title.
  • Enter the Method Name to make clear about the shipping method. With Free Shipping, type the Free.
  • Offer the Minimum Order Amount for the shipping.
  • Enter a error message in the Displayed Error Message box that will appear if Free Shipping is not available.
  • Set Ship to Applicable Countries to one of two options:
    • All Allowed Countries : Free Shipping is supported for every country.
    • Specific Countries: Free Shipping is only supported for selected countries.
  • Set Show Method if Not Applicable to Yes if you want to show Free Shipping all time.
  • Set the Sort Order on the Shipping Method on the checkout page.
• Save Config to finish.

Step 2: Activate Free Shipping in the Carrier Configuration

• From the Shipping Methods configuration, open the UPS section.
• Set Free Method to “Ground.”
• Enable the Free Shipping with Minimum Order Amount and set a minimum number of orders applying free shipping in the Minimum Order Amount for Free Shipping field.
• Save Config to finish.

Step 3: Set a Shopping Cart Price Rule

On the Admin Panel, Marketing > Promotions > Cart Price Rules.

Apply Free Shipping for Any Order

• In the Rule Information tab:
  • Set Namefor the new rule and leave some descriptions of that.
  • Assign to the Website and Customer Group
  • Set Status to Active which the rule is apllied.
  • Set Coupon to No Coupon if offer shipping promotion without a coupon. If need to use a coupon with the price rule, choose Specific Coupon
• In the Actions tab, open Pricing Structure Rules section:
  • Set Apply to Percent of product price discount
  • Set Apply to Shipping Amount to Yes
  • Set Free Shipping to For shipment with matching items

  

• In the Labels tab.
  • Under the Default Label section, insert the text in the Default Rule Label for All Store Views.
  • Under the Store View Specific Labels, set the label for each store view.
• Save Rule to finish.

Apply Free Shipping for Orders Over $ Amount

• Repeat all instructions in the above example.

• Set the Conditions to Subtotal by clicking on the Add icon.

  For example: Condition for Free Shipping is that Subtotal equals or greater than 200.

  

• In the Actions tab, open Pricing Structure Rules section:
  • Set Apply to Percent of product price discount
  • Set Apply to Shipping Amount to Yes
  • Set Free Shipping to For shipment with matching items
• In the Labels tab,
  • Under the Default Label section, insert the text in the Default Rule Label for All Store Views.
  • Under the Store View Specific Labels, set the label for each store view.
• Save Rule to finish.

Step 4: Check the Rule

As usual, it will take an hour to make the new rule available. In addition, you should test the rule in the right way to ensure that it is perfect.

Ref: Magento 2 User Guide