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Automatically Add Shipment Protection

Set your shipping defaults to automatically add shipment protection to your shipments

Updated October 17, 20261 min readShip your orders

Did you know that Postsale can automatically add shipment protection to every shipment for you? It can. It's a great option if you regularly ship high-value packages or when you want the peace of mind that every shipment is covered without having to spend the time to manually add coverage to every shipment.

Learn more about the types of shipment protection available in Postsale.

Set Shipment Protection as the Default

Enable shipment protection as your default shipping setting when you wish for shipment protection to be added to all shipments. Here's how:

  1. Go to Settings.

    Settings is highlighted in the header.
  2. Select Carrier Settings.

    Carrier Settings is highlighted in the Settings menu.
  1. Select Settings.

    Settings is highlighted in the Carrier Settings sidebar.
  2. Click the Default Shipment rule under Shipping Rules.

    The Default Shipment rule is highlighted in Shipping Rules.
  3. Check the Shipment Protection checkbox.

    Shipment Protection is highlighted in the Edit Default Shipment dialog.
  4. Select whether you wish to use carrier declared value coverage or Shipsurance parcel insurance.

    The Provider drop-down is highlighted in the Edit Default Shipment dialog.
  5. Select either Items or Other from the Value Source drop-down menu.

    • Items: Specifies that you wish for the sum of the prices of all items on the order to be submitted as the coverage amount.
    • Other: Allows you to manually enter the coverage amount. (Be sure to enter the correct amount of coverage into the Package Value field.)
    Items, Other and the Package Value field are highlighted in the Edit Default Shipment dialog.
  6. Click Save.

    Save is highlighted in the Edit Default Shipment dialog.

New shipments will now have shipment protection added by default.

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