Auto Combine automatically combines eligible shipments going to the same customer, helping you reduce manual work, shipping labels, and packaging. Once enabled, ShipStation combines qualifying shipments without requiring you to review Combine Order alerts or select a primary shipment.
Subscription Plan Requirement
This feature is not available on all subscription plans. To access this feature, you may need to upgrade your plan. To learn which features are included with your plan, visit Learn About ShipStation Subscription Plans.
To upgrade your plan, go to Settings > Account > Payment & Subscription.
When Auto Combine is enabled, ShipStation automatically:
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Combines shipments going to the same recipient.
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Uses the oldest shipment in the group as the primary shipment.
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Stops generating Combine Order alerts.
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Reapplies Automation Rules, Service Mappings, and Rate Shopper settings to the combined shipment.
Processing may take additional time depending on the size of the order import and the number of automation rules.
To be eligible for Auto Combine, shipments must meet the following requirements:
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Be in Awaiting Shipment status.
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Not have shipping labels created.
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Have the same recipient name and shipping address.
Auto Combine also follows the same selling channel restrictions as manually combining shipments.
When you enable Auto Combine, ShipStation immediately combines eligible shipments listed in your existing Combine Order alerts and clears those alerts.
To enable Auto Combine:
To stop automatically combining shipments:
Identify Auto-Combined Shipments
Combined shipments display the standard combined shipment indicator in the Orders and Shipments grids. You can also identify shipments combined using Auto Combine in Order Details.
Split Auto-Combined Shipments
If you need to ship orders separately, you can split the combined shipment.
Auto Combine does not automatically recombine shipments that have been split.
No. When Auto Combine is enabled, ShipStation automatically uses the oldest shipment as the primary shipment. To select a primary shipment yourself, disable Auto Combine and combine the shipments manually.
Yes. You can split auto-combined shipments if you need to ship the orders separately. Auto Combine will not automatically recombine shipments that have been split.