# Configure freight and shipping charges
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Updated: 2026-07-20

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

> Configure how Starshipit submits freight and shipping charges on customs declarations and commercial invoices.

Configure how Starshipit submits freight or shipping costs with shipments that require customs declarations or commercial invoices. This is an account-wide setting rather than a setting for one courier.

## Choose how shipping charges are submitted

Starshipit provides four options under **Freight/shipping charges**:

- **Do not submit shipping cost**: Do not include a shipping charge.
- **Submit imported shipping charges from your platform**: Use the shipping amount imported with the order.
- **Submit a flat rate**: Submit the same shipping amount for every applicable shipment.
- **Submit the actual cost of shipping**: Submit the shipping rate returned for the shipment.

The imported option requires your sales channel or order source to send the shipping amount to Starshipit.

## Configure freight and shipping charges

1. Go to **Settings > Options**.
2. Find **Freight/shipping charges**.
3. Select how Starshipit should submit shipping costs.
4. If you selected **Submit a flat rate**, enter the amount to submit.
5. Click **Save**.

## Configure the order value adjustment

If the imported order total includes tax, duties, or shipping, configure an order value adjustment so the declared item values match the amount paid by the customer.

1. Go to **Settings > Integrations**.
2. Find **Order value adjustment**.
3. Select the adjustment method that matches the values imported from your sales channel.
4. Click **Save**.

:::important
Choose an adjustment method that matches the data supplied by your sales channel. Applying the wrong adjustment can make the declared item total differ from the customer’s order total.
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## Verify the shipping charge

Create or import a test international order, then generate its customs documents using your usual courier service. Check that the shipping charge and declared item total on the commercial invoice match the option you selected.