# Conditions: when a rule applies

ShipRule · Build rules · Updated October 10, 2026

> Every ShipRule condition and comparison, how to combine conditions with AND, OR and condition groups, and how each condition is matched at checkout.

Conditions decide **when** a rule’s actions run. They live in the **Conditions** card of the rule editor. With no conditions, the rule applies to every checkout.

## Add a condition

1. In **Conditions**, click **Add condition**.
2. Choose what to check. Conditions are grouped under **Cart**, **Location**, **Products** and **Customer**.
3. Choose a comparison, such as **is at least** or **is any of**.
4. Enter the value.

A short hint under each condition explains what it checks. To remove a condition, click **×**. Conditions that aren’t on your plan show the plan that includes them, such as *— Growth*, and can’t be selected.

## All conditions

| Condition | Comparisons | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| **Cart subtotal** | is greater than, is at least, is less than, is at most, is equal to, is not equal to, is between, is not between | All plans |
| **Cart total** | Same as cart subtotal | All plans |
| **Total item quantity** | Same as cart subtotal | All plans |
| **Shipping country** | is any of, is none of | All plans |
| **Shipping state / province** | is any of, is none of | Growth and up |
| **Shipping postal code** | is any of, is none of, starts with any of, starts with none of, is between, is not between | Growth and up |
| **Products in cart** | includes any of, includes none of, only contains | Growth and up |
| **Product tags** | includes any of, includes none of, only contains | Growth and up |
| **Product collections** | includes any of, includes none of, only contains | Growth and up |
| **Customer tags** | includes any of, includes none of | Growth and up |
| **Customer is logged in** | is (Yes or No) | Growth and up |

Location conditions are covered in [Location rules](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/location-rules/), and customer conditions in [Customer rules](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/customer-rules/).

## Cart conditions

- **Cart subtotal** is the item total before shipping and taxes. **Cart total** is the total Shopify reports to shipping rules.
- Enter amounts in your store’s currency. For buyers paying in another currency, ShipRule converts your amount automatically.
- **Total item quantity** counts every unit: two of one product and one of another is 3.
- **is between** includes both ends: *between 50 and 100* matches 50 and 100.

## Product conditions

- **Products in cart** and **Product collections** use Shopify’s picker: click **Choose products** or **Choose collections**.
- **Product tags** takes typed tags: type one and press Enter.

The comparisons look at every item in the cart:

- **includes any of** — at least one cart item matches.
- **includes none of** — no cart item matches.
- **only contains** — every cart item matches (and the cart isn’t empty).

So *Product tags only contains preorder* means the whole cart is pre-order products.

## Combine conditions

Each group of conditions has a **Match** setting:

- **all conditions (AND)** — every condition must match.
- **any condition (OR)** — at least one must match.

### Condition groups

On the **Pro** plan, click **Add condition group** to mix AND and OR, for example *(A and B) or C*. With more than one group, choose **Apply when** **all groups match** or **any group matches**. A rule can have up to 10 groups, with up to 20 conditions in each.

> **Example:** Group 1 matches **all**: *Shipping country is any of US* and *Cart subtotal is less than 75*. Group 2: *Customer tags includes any of wholesale*. With **any group matches**, the rule applies to small US orders and to every wholesale order.

## Lists of values

Countries, states, postal codes and tags take several values. Type one and press Enter or a comma, or paste a list separated by commas or new lines. A condition can hold up to 500 values. Several values mean “any of them”.

## How conditions are matched

- **Missing information never matches “any of” comparisons.** If an address has no postal code, *postal code is any of …* is false, while *is none of …* is true.
- **Guests** have no customer tags, so *Customer tags includes none of …* matches every guest.
- **Location is checked per delivery group**, using that group’s shipping address.

## Check your rule

After saving, test the rule in your store’s checkout with a cart that should match and one that shouldn’t. See [Create your first rule](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/create-your-first-rule/#step-4-test-it-at-checkout).

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Source: https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/conditions/