Missing shipping costs
Merchant Center needs applicable shipping costs and delivery information for the affected products and target country. Account-level shipping policies are usually the starting point; product-level shipping data can override them when specific products have different requirements.
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Priority
Needs review
Where to check
Merchant Center shipping settings; Shopify admin > Settings > Shipping and delivery; storefront shipping policy
A visible shipping-policy page does not by itself configure Merchant Center. Google evaluates the shipping settings or product-level shipping data that apply to a particular item and country. Shopify shipping profiles, markets, product weights, destinations, and checkout rates should remain consistent with what customers can actually receive and pay.
Keep the item ID, variant, target country, currency, and observation time aligned while troubleshooting.
Download or inspect the affected products and record the target country, item ID, source, shipping label, and any final product-level shipping value. The same policy might not apply to every country or product.
Confirm an account-level policy covers the target country and affected products, or that a valid product-level shipping attribute supplies the necessary override. Review processing status after saving.
Test the same product and destination in Shopify checkout. Check shipping profiles, zones or market options, fulfillment locations, weights, and rate conditions so the customer-facing result agrees.
Policy copy helps customers but does not automatically create an applicable Merchant Center shipping policy or product-level shipping value.
A rate can miss the affected country, product group, shipping label, weight range, or fulfillment location. Verify coverage with the exact item and destination.
Merchant Center states that shipping changes can take time to appear. Confirm the final applicable policy and Needs attention status rather than treating Save as resolution.
The browser checker recognizes common Merchant Center messages without connecting or storing account data.
Open error checkerNo. Customer-facing policy copy is useful, but Merchant Center still needs applicable account-level shipping settings or valid product-level shipping data for the affected country and products.
Google's missing-shipping-costs guidance says processing can take 24 to 72 hours. Verify the configuration immediately, then judge resolution from the affected item's final status after processing.
This guide supports product-data troubleshooting only. It does not access either account, replace current Merchant Center diagnostics, or guarantee approval, placement, rankings, traffic, AI mentions, or revenue.