- Short answer
- In TikTok Seller Center: Orders → Shipping Options, enabled per warehouse — per TikTok's US guide.
- Before you switch
- At least one shipping template that includes the shipping rate displayed to the buyer.
- What the switch covers
- Orders for products managed through the switched warehouse should carry the Seller Shipping tag on Shopify.
- Tracking rate
- US rule: Valid Tracking Rate of 95% or more; not evaluated for TikTok Shipping or FBT orders.
- Existing orders
- TikTok's US Legacy TikTok Shipping overview says the switch "will only impact future orders placed after the switch."
- Where it applies
- TikTok's guide, dated 01/26/2024, says Applies to: United States.
- As of
- TikTok Shop Academy US guides and Shopify's TikTok Shop help pages, read September 26, 2026.
Where do you turn on Seller Shipping for TikTok Shop orders?
The switch lives in TikTok Seller Center: log in, click Orders, then select Shipping Options.
TikTok Shipping is the default for sellers on the TikTok for Shopify app, and its orders can't be fulfilled through Shopify or any other shipping app, per TikTok's US guide. TikTok sets one condition first:
Note: For 'Seller Shipping', TikTok requires at least one shipping template that includes the shipping rate displayed to the buyer.
The switch works per warehouse: once it is on, all orders for the products managed through that warehouse should have the Seller Shipping tag on Shopify. Per TikTok's US Legacy TikTok Shipping overview, only future orders switch (see below).
What changes once an order ships with Seller Shipping?
You fulfill these orders in your Shopify order admin or an external shipping app, and the shipping and fulfillment status automatically updates in TikTok Shop. For which buyer details reach Shopify on TikTok Shipping orders, see our answer on TikTok buyer data.
An invalid, unsupported or missing tracking ID triggers a notification banner in the app — what to do when tracking fails to sync.
The price of the switch is tracking: TikTok's US policy requires every seller to keep a Valid Tracking Rate (VTR) of 95% or more — a hard requirement, not a recommendation. VTR is not evaluated for TikTok Shipping or Fulfilled by TikTok (FBT) orders; Seller Shipping is not among the fulfillment modes on TikTok's exceptions list.
Does the switch work for one order, or outside the US?
No — not for an order that already exists, per TikTok's US Legacy TikTok Shipping overview: switching services on the Shipping Options page "will only impact future orders placed after the switch."
The switching guide, dated 01/26/2024, is marked "Applies to: United States" — in another market, check your own market's Seller Center first.
Shopify's TikTok Shop help pages we read on September 26, 2026 (setup, orders, products, payments) don't name TikTok Shipping or Seller Shipping.
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