# Business rules
Canonical: https://support.starshipit.com/categories/notifications-branded-tracking-rules-child-accounts/business-rules
Markdown: https://support.starshipit.com/categories/notifications-branded-tracking-rules-child-accounts/business-rules.md
Updated: 2026-05-07

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

> Configure business logic via rules to automate your shipping process.

## Articles
- [Rules overview](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115001575803-rules-overview): Learn how to set up business rules in Starshipit to automate actions when orders are imported.
- [Multi-condition rules ](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115004142643-multi-condition-rules-): How to create rules with more than one condition, such as allocating DHL to international orders under 2kg.
- [Setting up reusable Shipping Zones](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/13623440959119-setting-up-reusable-shipping-zones): How to create reusable Shipping Zones for postcode or region-based logic in Rules, Checkout Rate Rules, and Customise Rates.
- [Create a rule based on cheapest delivery option](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/360001584895-create-a-rule-based-on-cheapest-delivery-option): How to create a rule based on the cheapest shipping option so orders are automatically assigned to the cheapest courier.
- [Create a rule to not import certain orders](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/9711307471631-create-a-rule-to-not-import-certain-orders): How to create rules to exclude certain orders from importing based on conditions like item SKU or destination country.
- [How to manage orders going to PO Boxes](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/360000422175-how-to-manage-orders-going-to-po-boxes): Learn how to manage orders going to po boxes.
- [Split packages by order weight](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000296823-split-packages-by-order-weight): How to use business rules to split orders based on total weight, creating multiple packages automatically.
- [Split packages by item quantity](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000294683-split-packages-by-item-quantity): How to set up a rule that prints a shipping label for each package when a customer orders multiple products.
- [Rules based on order value](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000246946-rules-based-on-order-value): How to create rules in Starshipit based on the value of an order, such as enabling signature required for high-value orders.
- [Rules based on postcode](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000259963-rules-based-on-postcode): How to create rules to select a specific courier for a particular list of postcodes or optimise rates by area.
- [Rules based on destination country ](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000258783-rules-based-on-destination-country-): How to create rules based on the destination country of an order to select a specific courier.
- [Rules based on shipping method](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000245226-rules-based-on-shipping-method): How to create rules in Starshipit based on the shipping method your customer selected at checkout.
- [Rules based on weight](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/218337323-rules-based-on-weight): How to create rules in Starshipit based on the weight of an order to allocate a specific courier.
- [Create a rule to only import international orders](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/115000280406-create-a-rule-to-only-import-international-orders): How to set up a rule so that only international orders are imported into Starshipit.