# Review WMS shipping costs
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Updated: 2026-11-08

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.starshipit.com/llms.txt).

> Compare recorded buyer-paid shipping and carrier costs, review coverage and interpret carrier and tag totals.

Use Shipping Economics to review recorded shipping amounts and package usage. Check currencies and coverage before comparing freight received with shipment costs.

## Before you begin

You need analytics-view access for the report and analytics-export access for downloads. Choose the correct account, client and reporting period before comparing or sharing results.

## Shipping economics

Use **Reporting > Shipping Economics** to compare buyer-paid shipping with shipping cost and review package usage. Select a **Date range**, then narrow the report by **Client** or **Order prefix** when needed.

Each shipment row shows its order reference, units, **Shipping cost**, **Buyer-paid shipping**, **Revenue − cost**, carrier, tags, package count, and known package types. Buyer-paid shipping is the freight amount recorded on the Starshipit order. **Revenue − cost** is shown only when both amounts have matching, explicit currencies; it is not an accounting profit figure. WMS does not convert currencies.

Use **By carrier** to compare consignment counts and available shipping costs, split by cost currency. **By order tag** counts each consignment once in each of its tags, so adding tag totals can count an order more than once. Orders without tags appear as **Untagged**.

Check the coverage messages and **Comparable** count before using the totals. Missing amounts are excluded from their totals, and unlinked shipment records or merged orders without a safe one-order-to-one-consignment match are excluded from consignment, carrier and tag totals. Package analysis is partial when package records or types are unavailable.

Carrier, tags, freight revenue and cost come from the order's current data. Updating an order after shipping can therefore change its historical report values. If the report exceeds 10,000 shipment movements, narrow the date range, client or order prefix and try again.

## Verify a result

Check a sample order’s current freight amount, carrier cost and currency against the report. Review coverage messages and the Comparable count. If a report exceeds its limit, narrow the period, client or order prefix. Keep different currencies separate and do not treat Revenue − cost as accounting profit.

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