<p>The free shipping flag on individual products stops costs being calculated by any shipping rule that is a <code>per item rate</code> or <code>weight rate</code>.</p>

<p>See <a href="https://craftcommerce.com/docs/product-model#freeshipping" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://craftcommerce.com/docs/product-model#freeshipping</a></p>

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2018-01-03T11:21:38.797Z
2018-01-03T11:21:38.797Z
Luke Holder
<p>So there is this field called «Free Shipping» for each product.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tBLd7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tBLd7.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>But I can't find anything about this in the docs. I found out that I trigger it with </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>product.freeShipping</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But when activated it has no effect on shipping costs whatsoever.</p>

<p>What's the idea behind this thing, and how do I activate it?
(I'm fiddling around in the standard templates)?</p>

<p>I thought about creating a Free Shipping Category and then activate it via conditional. Or what's the idea about this?</p>

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Craft Commerce - Free Shipping Field
# Craft Commerce - Free Shipping Field

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-02)

So there is this field called «Free Shipping» for each product.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tBLd7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/tBLd7.png)

But I can't find anything about this in the docs. I found out that I trigger it with

> product.freeShipping

But when activated it has no effect on shipping costs whatsoever.

What's the idea behind this thing, and how do I activate it?
(I'm fiddling around in the standard templates)?

I thought about creating a Free Shipping Category and then activate it via conditional. Or what's the idea about this?

**Tags:** plugin-craftcommerce, shipping

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The free shipping flag on individual products stops costs being calculated by any shipping rule that is a `per item rate` or `weight rate`.

See <https://craftcommerce.com/docs/product-model#freeshipping>


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