10 Shippo features to crush peak season with more sales and shipping savings

Holiday 2025 isn’t going to be business as usual. Even though shoppers are still clicking “buy,” they’re tightening budgets, and growth is expected to slow to just 1.2% year-over-year. As eMarketer puts it:

“US retail will experience a rare deceleration during the 2025 holiday season as tariffs and ongoing uncertainty drag sales growth to its lowest level since we began tracking the metric in 2009. The atypical conditions will prevent brands and retailers from banking on the season to compensate for the rest of the year.”

In other words, you can’t count on sheer volume to make your year. With growth slowing, you have to earn every single sale by building trust and delivering reliably, and optimize your shipping to protect margins.

Here are 10 Shippo features that will help you do just that.

1. Discounted shipping rates that help you save up to 90%

Holiday margins are already tight with discounts and promotions. Why pay full-price for shipping? With Shippo, you get deep savings of up to 90% off retail rates across 40+ carriers.

💡 Bonus: Cheaper, trusted carrier options at checkout mean fewer abandoned carts. And you can even offer free shipping with peace of mind that you’re still protecting your margins.

🔗 Get started with a quick quote using the Shipping Calculator to see just how much you could be saving.

2. TikTok Shop integration that helps you fulfill orders seamlessly

Social selling isn’t just hype: It’s a lifeline this year. eMarketer advises: “Marketers should prepare for tighter consumer budgets and take advantage of opportunities in mobile commerce, social platforms, and AI shopping tools.”

With Shippo’s upcoming TikTok Shop integration (coming soon!), you can connect your TikTok Shop directly to Shippo. That means all your TikTok orders automatically flow into your dashboard, so you can view details, print labels, and fulfill orders right alongside your other channels.

💡 Why it matters: TikTok monitors sellers’ shipping performance closely and penalizes you for late shipments. Shippo’s reliability and time-savings features help you ship on time, every time, so you meet your 3-day SLAs and keep customers happy.

👉 Are we friends on TikTok yet? Follow along to see when we launch our own TikTok Shop and show you how to sell on the scroll and ship with ease.

3. Store connections that helps you manage every order in one place

When orders are spread across multiple stores, like Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, and Square, manually copying and pasting order details into Shippo is a time sink. By connecting your stores directly to Shippo, orders import automatically and tracking information syncs back to your platforms without any additional work. That way, you can create labels for every store order in one place, making fulfillment faster and easier.

💡 Proof point: See how Keith from Kelm Form used Shippo with Square to save $7 per shipment while keeping fulfillment organized across his business.

4. Automations that cut out repetitive work

Configure shipping rules like:

• Always use USPS Priority Mail for orders over 5 lb.
  
  
• Assign a specific package template for fragile items.
  
  
• If the item name contains “flower poster” → use “Tube Mailer.”

Shippo applies them automatically, so you process more orders with less effort (and fewer shipping errors).

5. Bulk label editing and purchasing for faster fulfillment

When orders surge, you don’t want to edit and print labels one by one. With Shippo, you can edit and print up to 100 labels at once, knocking out a whole batch of orders in minutes.

💡 That means less time clicking, more time packing, and orders flying out the door at holiday speed.

6. Filters and tags that help you prioritize the right orders

Shippo’s filters let you sort by store, domestic vs. international, ship date—or even by product type, so you can batch labels for all orders with the same item at once. Watch the video to learn how to use—and save—filters in Shippo. 

Tags give you custom groupings like “priority,” “gift orders,” or “VIP customers.” For example, you can auto-assign a “priority” tag to all West Coast orders so they’re easy to spot and fulfill first. Then learn how to create tags in Shippo with Dominique.

💡 The result? A cleaner workflow, fewer mistakes, and the confidence that nothing slips through during peak.

7. Protected shipments, branded tracking and easy returns that help you keep customers coming back 

Holiday shipping comes with risk, but with Shippo, you don’t have to carry it alone. Add affordable shipping insurance for as little as 1.25% of your order’s total value (that means it only costs pennies to insure a $10 package). If an order gets lost, damaged, or stolen, you’re covered—and you can wow your customer with a fast, stress-free replacement that builds loyalty.

Customers also don’t just want tracking; they expect it. With Shippo’s Pro Plan, you can customize tracking emails and pages with your brand logo, colors, and even product recommendations. That turns every “Where’s my package?” moment into a mini sales opportunity. And by enabling automated tracking notifications, you can keep customers proactively informed while reducing the manual work of sending updates yourself.

Lastly, when returns happen (because they always do during the holidays), Shippo helps you stay in control. You can:

• Auto-create return labels for every outbound shipment.
  
  
• Include pre-printed return labels in the box.
  
  
• Generate return labels instantly when a customer reaches out.

8. Shipping manifests that save you minutes (and sanity)

Generate a single barcode that represents all your packages for the day. Your carrier scans that barcode and processes everything in bulk, cutting down on handoff time and keeping shipments moving quickly.

9. Email, chat, and phone support that helps you solve issues fast

No matter your plan, Shippo customers get fast support by email from real shipping experts. On Pro Plans and above, you’ll also have access to live chat and phone support, perfect when every minute counts during peak season.

💡 Meet one of our support team members yourself—Rodrigo walks you through peak season prep tips in this short webinar.

10. Team shipping that helps you scale without slowing down 

Peak season takes a team effort. With Shippo, you can add teammates (up to 300 on Pro!) so everyone can pitch in. Each user has their own login, and you can see who created which label, making it easy to answer customer questions quickly and accurately.

Get ready to crush peak season

Don’t leave your holiday revenue to chance. Shippo gives you the tools to save big, stay organized, and wow your customers, so you can thrive in the busiest season of the year.

• Log in to Shippo and put these features to work
  
  
• Or sign up free today and start saving up to 90% off retail shipping rates

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