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free_shipping_threshold

Free Shipping Threshold

A tool of Moltline Shipping Maths

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Find the order value at which free shipping stops costing you money. PREMIUM (license).

Break-even is where the gross margin on the order covers the shipping you
absorb. Typical input {"gross_margin_pct": 45, "ship_cost": 7.5,
"current_aov": 38, "target_uplift_pct": 15} returns {"break_even": 16.67,
"suggested_threshold": 43.7, "above_current_aov_by": 5.7, "rationale":
"..."}.

Use when setting or defending a free-shipping bar. Not for what shipping
should cost when it is not free — that is rate_card. Errors: on invalid, missing, or malformed input this tool never raises a protocol error — it returns {"error": "<what is wrong and how to fix it>"}. Every call is read-only and idempotent, so after correcting the input it is always safe to retry.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
gross_margin_pctnumberyesGross margin on a typical order, e.g. 45 for 45%. Must be above 0 and at most 100.
ship_costnumberyesWhat one shipment actually costs you to send.
current_aovnumberyesYour current average order value.
target_uplift_pctnumbernoHow far above current AOV you want the threshold set, to pull baskets up. Default 0, which returns break-even.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "gross_margin_pct": {
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100,
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Gross margin on a typical order, e.g. 45 for 45%.\nMust be above 0 and at most 100."
    },
    "ship_cost": {
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "type": "number",
      "description": "What one shipment actually costs you to send."
    },
    "current_aov": {
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Your current average order value."
    },
    "target_uplift_pct": {
      "default": 0,
      "minimum": 0,
      "type": "number",
      "description": "How far above current AOV you want the threshold\nset, to pull baskets up. Default 0, which returns break-even."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gross_margin_pct",
    "ship_cost",
    "current_aov"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14