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Get Shipping Discounts from Multiple Carriers
Our Discounted Rate Program
Reduces
shipping costs
Get discounted shipping labels, reduce manual labor, and increase efficiency.
Increases
fulfillment speed
Faster shipping services are more affordable when you use our discounted rates.
Enables
rate shopping
Easily connect your sales channels to multiple carrier accounts to compare rates.
Reducing Shipping Costs
“With a dashboard providing a centralized view of discounted carrier pricing and delivery times, we can rate shop to find the most efficient and cost-effective option, saving an estimated 10% on shipping costs.”
– Ken McCombs, Vice President of McCombs Supply Co. Inc.
Shipping Software Features
Multi-carrier rate comparison
Ultra-fast label printing
Cloud printing capabilities and lights-out automation for ultra-fast printing of shipping labels and documents.
Shipment tracking communication
Automatically provide shipment tracking status via email and branded tracking pages.
Pre-print return labels
Optionally, pre-print or create returns labels on demand for your customers.
Use your own shipping accounts
Keep your discounts and special perks when you add your own shipping accounts to Descartes ShipRush.
International shipping
Send commodity information, select international services offered by carriers, and track international shipments.
Track multi-parcel shipments
Get master tracking numbers for multiple packages, depending on carriers’ offerings.
Shipping automation
Customize business rules to automate shipping workflows, reduce labor costs, and increase efficiency.
Access Shipping Discounts in Minutes
Start your free trial and access discounted shipping rates in minutes. We offer free live support via chat, phone, and email to help you get started.
Discount Shipping FAQs
Do I need to hit a minimum volume to get discounted shipping rates?
No. If you use shipping software like Descartes ShipRush, you can get discounted shipping rates up to 89% off retail prices without needing to hit a minimum shipping volume. This is a great option for growing businesses with inconsistent monthly shipping volume and seasonal peaks.
How does discount shipping with Descartes ShipRush work?
Descartes ShipRush is a cloud-based multi-carrier shipping solution that provides access to pre-negotiated discount shipping rates with our carrier partners UPS, USPS, and FedEx. When you sign up for a ShipRush account, you can create shipping accounts with multiple carriers and immediately access our discounts to print shipping labels.
Step 1: Start a free 15-day trial of Descartes ShipRush
Begin by signing up for a free trial to explore our discounted shipping rates. It only takes a few minutes to set up an account. Sign up now.
Step 2: Get discount UPS, USPS, and FedEx rates
Use the Descartes ShipRush platform to create shipping accounts with discounted rates from major carriers, including UPS, USPS, and FedEx.
Step 3: Connect your sales channels
Connect your sales channels using our pre-built integrations. Descartes ShipRush will instantly import your orders so you can manage all orders, shipments, and tracking in one place
Step 4: Try the rate shopping tool
Use our rate shopping tool to manually check rates and understand how service comparison and selection work before fully automating the process.
Step 5: Create business rules to automate rate shopping
Set up automation rules and let the platform automatically compare real-time rates from different carriers to choose the best shipping service for every shipment.
Which US and international ecommerce shipping discounts does Descartes ShipRush offer?
Descartes ShipRush offers discounted carrier rates up to 89% off USPS, up to 85% off UPS, and up to 21% off FedEx for US domestic and international shipping.
UPS discounts from ShipRush
No matter how big or small your business is, your customers expect flexible, reliable, and affordable delivery options. Luckily, UPS and Descartes ShipRush’s shipping integration can provide all three in one spot. Get discounts on domestic and international shipping, including:
- UPS® Ground shipments – up to 82% off
- UPS 2nd Day Air® service – up to 73% off
- UPS Next Day Air® service – 72%
- International services – up to 85% off
*These rates include Fuel Surcharge and Residential Surcharge for all services and Delivery Area Surcharge for Domestic Services.
USPS discounts from ShipRush
Your customers want more shipping options at affordable rates. Descartes ShipRush offers a user-friendly way to print discounted USPS labels through our integration. Save up to 89% on USPS labels you print on Descartes ShipRush. Domestic shipping discounts include:
- Priority Mail® – Save up to 48%
- Priority Mail Cubic® – Save up to 89%
- Priority Mail Express® – Save up to 17%
- Ground Advantage® – Save up to 52%
- Ground Advantage Cubic® – Save up to 86%
Estimated savings based on ShipRush rates as of November 20, 2024
FedEx discounts from ShipRush
Fast, reliable shipping just got more affordable with FedEx shipping discounts offered through ShipRush’s FedEx integration. Whether you use a FedEx account or sign up through our FedEx Advantage Discount Program, you can immediately save up to 21% on FedEx labels.
- FedEx Express® – up to 21% off
- FedEx Ground® – up to 20% off
- FedEx Home Delivery® – up to 20% off
- FedEx Office℠ Print & Ship® – up to 20% off
We also provide competitive international shipping rates for FedEx, supporting FedEx International Mail Services (FIMS)®, Intra GB®, IntraCanada®, and many more FedEx services. Users can also enjoy special savings on selected FedEx shipping services and FedEx Office℠ Print & Ship Services through the FedEx Advantage Discount Program.
Can I use my own carrier accounts and still get discounts?
Yes. Descartes ShipRush allows you to access both pre-negotiated discounts and your own carrier accounts. We do not charge a label fee to use your own carrier accounts, but other platforms like ShipStation do.
Do I need to install software?
No. Descartes ShipRush is cloud-based and works in any modern web browser.
How much can I actually save using a shipping platform like Descartes ShipRush?
Shipping cost savings vary depending on what you ship, where it’s going, and what type of packaging you use. It also depends on what method you used before Descartes ShipRush.
Our customer McCombs Supply Co. Inc. reported an estimated 10% in shipping cost savings. BW Retail was able to eliminate a role from the warehouse and reduce labor costs by using Descartes ShipRush to automate carrier rate and service selection for shipments.
Does discounted shipping software work with my ecommerce store or marketplace?
Yes. Shipping software like Descartes ShipRush offers pre-built integrations for many sales channels, including Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Etsy, eBay, and more. Descartes ShipRush offers 90+ integrations.
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