# Shipping Costs Setup

Shipping Costs are the total expenses you incur to deliver orders to your customers, and they have a direct impact on your overall profitability.

Bloom’s Shipping Cost settings let you build calculation rules that reflect how your store handles shipping, whether that’s through different zones, product groups, or custom structures.

To get started, navigate to [**Cost Settings**](https://app.bloomanalytics.io/shipping_cost) **> Shipping**.

#### Choose a setup method to ensure accurate shipping cost tracking in Bloom:

### [1. Shipping Method - Based Setup](/shipping-costs-setup-1/shipping-method-based-setup.md)

### [2. Fulfillment Location - Based Setup](/shipping-costs-setup-1/fulfillment-location-based-setup.md)

### [3. Add or Edit Shipping Costs per Order ](/shipping-costs-setup-1/add-or-edit-shipping-costs-per-order.md)


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