--- title: Create A Next-Day Shipping Option With Variable Cut-Off Times description: How to Create A Next-Day Shipping Method With Variable Cut-off Times --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#main-content) [![](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Intuitive-Shipping-Logo_RGB.png?width=200&height=64&name=Intuitive-Shipping-Logo_RGB.png)](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/faq-page) - [Main Site](https://intuitiveshipping.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [FAQ](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/faq-page) - [Main Site](https://intuitiveshipping.com/) - [Contact us](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/contact) [Contact us](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/contact?hsLang=en) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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[Additional Setups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/additional-setups?hsLang=en) # Create A Next-Day Shipping Option With Variable Cut-Off Times ## Offer local customers a next-day shipping option with different cut-off times based on the day of the week. **Contents:** - [How It Works](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#how-it-works) - [Create The First Condition Group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#create-first-condition-group) - [Create The Second Condition Group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#create-second-condition-group) - [Add A Next-Day Delivery Shipping Method](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#add-next-day-delivery-shipping-method) - [Limit Next-Day Shipping To Locals](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#limiting-next-day-shipping) Offering a next-day shipping option to customers is a great way encourage business - especially local business if you're only offering a 'next-day' service to nearby customers. With Intuitive Shipping, you can easily set this up by adding a ‘current time’ condition to a Scenario with your next-day shipping method. This ensures customers qualify for next-day service as long as they place their order before the cut-off time you set. ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png) Learn how to [create a same-day and next-day delivery setup](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-same-day-next-day-delivery-setup?hsLang=en). But what if your cut-off times vary? For example, your cut-off for next-day local delivery might be 2:00 pm Sunday through Thursday to allow time for preparing Monday to Friday deliveries. If your warehouse now closes earlier on Fridays, Thursday’s cut-off may need to be set to noon instead. Adding multiple ‘current time’ conditions to the same Scenario won’t work because they create conflicts. In this case, you can use condition groups to manage different cut-off times without causing calculation issues.     ### How It Works Intuitive Shipping condition groups let you bundle multiple conditions together into a single set, which can then be added to a Scenario just like an individual stand-alone condition. This approach reduces the number of Scenarios you need to create, saving setup time and making ongoing maintenance simpler. ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png) Learn more about [condition groups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-condition-group?hsLang=en). It also helps resolve situations where individual conditions might otherwise conflict - like next-day shipping options with variable cut-off times! Adding multiple, individual conditions to a Scenario will not work for this setup because conditions can only be set to ‘All’ (every condition must be met), ‘Any’ (any condition can be met), or ‘None’ (no condition can be met). For example, if you add four conditions like these: 1. Current day of the week equals Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 2. Current time of the day less than 14:00 (2:00 PM) 3. Current day of the week equals Thursday 4. Current time of the day less than 12:00 (noon) When the Condition match is set to 'All', the first and third conditions conflict, making it impossible for both to be true - for example, it cannot be both Monday *and* Thursday. It also makes 2:00 pm the default cut-off time because 12:00 noon is already 'less than' 2:00 pm.   Using ‘Any’ as the Condition match means the shipping method could appear at unintended times. In this example, an order could be placed on either Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday *or* Thursday and it could be either before 2:00 pm or 12:00 noon on any of those days. Changing the Condition match setting to ‘None’ would apply restrictions in reverse - a customer would only see next-day delivery if their order was placed on a Friday or Saturday *after 2:00 pm.* The solution is to create **two condition groups**. One group checks if the current day is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday *and* the time is before 2:00 PM. The other group checks if the current day is Thursday *and* the time is before 12:00 noon. You can then add both groups to your next-day shipping Scenario and set the condition match to ‘Any’. Don't worry, we'll show you how to do all of that!   #### Alternative Shipping Options If you don’t currently have a 'standard' shipping method that displays to all customers, or at least those who miss the cut-off time for 'next day', we recommend creating one. After completing this guide, [create a new Scenario](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-scenario?hsLang=en) without any ‘time’ or ‘day of week’ conditions so it can be displayed at any time, including alongside your next-day delivery option.   ### Create The First Condition Group This condition group will allow customers to choose next-day delivery for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - when they order **before 2:00 PM on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday**. **1.** Click **Shipping** on the sidebar menu, then select **Condition groups** from the drop-down list. ![IS HS Menu - Condition Groups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Condition%20Groups.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Condition%20Groups.jpg)   **2.** Click the **Create condition group** button. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Create Condition Group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Create%20Condition%20Group.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Create%20Condition%20Group.jpg)   #### General Settings **1.** Enter a **condition group** **title**, like ‘Next-Day Sunday to Wednesday 2PM'. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Edit Title](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Title.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Title.jpg) ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png) Condition group titles are not visible to customers.   **2.** Leave the **condition group** **status** set to ‘**On**’. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Edit Status On](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Status%20On.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Status%20On.jpg)   #### Conditions **1.** Leave **Condition match** set to ‘All conditions’. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Condition Match All](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Match%20All.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Match%20All.jpg)   **2.** Select ‘**Current day of the week**’ as the **condition type**. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Condition Type Current Day](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Current%20Day.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Current%20Day.jpg)   **3.** Leave the **condition logic** set to ‘**equals**’. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Condition Logic Current Day Equals](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Logic%20Current%20Day%20Equals.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Logic%20Current%20Day%20Equals.jpg)   **4.** Select each day that will have the first cut-off time as the **condition value**. For this example, we’re selecting **Sunday**, **Monday**, **Tuesday** and **Wednesday**, which means the condition group will be applied only when customers place orders on one of these days of the week. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Condition Value Current Day Equals Sunday-Thursday](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Day%20Equals%20Sunday-Thursday.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Day%20Equals%20Sunday-Thursday.jpg)   **5.** Click the **Add another condition** button. **![IS HS Condition Groups - Add Another Condition with Current Day First Condition](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Add%20Another%20Condition%20with%20Current%20Day%20First%20Condition.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Add%20Another%20Condition%20with%20Current%20Day%20First%20Condition.jpg)**   **6.** Select ‘**Current time**’ as the second **condition type**. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Second Condition Type Current Time](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Type%20Current%20Time.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Type%20Current%20Time.jpg)   **7.** Set the **condition logic** to ‘**Less than**’. This means the condition group will be applied only when customers place orders *before* the time selected in Step 8. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Second Condition Logic Current Time Less Than](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Logic%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Logic%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than.jpg) Alternatively, you can select ‘Less than or equals’ if you want the cut-off time to be before - *or at* -the time selected in Step 8.   **8.** Enter or select the **cut-off time** for the days of the week selected in Step 4 as the **condition value**. For this example, we’re selecting **14:00** (2:00 PM). This means the condition group will only apply when customers place their order before this time on any of the days selected in Step 4. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Second Condition Value Current Time Less Than 1400](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than%201400.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than%201400.jpg)   **9.** Click the **Save** button to save your first condition group. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Save Button Current Date Current Time Group 1](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Save%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%201.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Save%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%201.jpg)     ### Create The Second Condition Group This condition group will allow customers to select next-day shipping for Friday if they place their order **before 12:00 noon on Thursday**. To make setup easier, you can quickly duplicate the first condition group and make minor adjustments to the settings instead of creating a new one from scratch. **1.** After saving your first condition group, scroll to the top of the page, then click **Duplicate** below the condition group heading. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Duplicate Condition Group Next Day Sun-Wed](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Duplicate%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Sun-Wed.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Duplicate%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Sun-Wed.jpg)   **2.** Change the **condition group** **title** from ‘Copy of \[the original title\]’ to something else, like ‘Next-Day Thursday Noon’. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Edit Duplicate Title Next Day Thursday](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Duplicate%20Title%20Next%20Day%20Thursday.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Edit%20Duplicate%20Title%20Next%20Day%20Thursday.jpg)   **3.** For the first condition (current day of week), **deselect** all of the days that were selected for the original condition group, then **select the** **days that will have the different cut-off time** as the **condition value**. For this example, we’re removing Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then selecting Thursday. ![IS HS Condition Groups - First Condition Value Current Day Equals Thursday](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20First%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Day%20Equals%20Thursday.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20First%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Day%20Equals%20Thursday.jpg)   **4.** For the second condition (current time), re-enter or select the **cut-off time** for the days of the week selected in Step 3 as the **condition value**. For this example, we’re changing it to **12:00** (noon). This means the condition group will be applied only when customers place an order before this time on any of the days selected in Step 3. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Second Condition Value Current Time Less Than 1200](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than%201200.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Second%20Condition%20Value%20Current%20Time%20Less%20Than%201200.jpg)   **5.** Click the **Save** button to save your second condition group. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Save Button Current Date Current Time Group 2](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Save%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%202.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Save%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%202.jpg)   **6.** After saving your second condition group, scroll to the top of the page, then hit the **back** button above the condition group heading. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Back Button Current Date Current Time Group 2](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Back%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%202.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Back%20Button%20Current%20Date%20Current%20Time%20Group%202.jpg) You should now see two condition groups: one for your first set of days and their cut-off time, and another for your second set of days and their cut-off time. For this example, we have one condition group for Sunday through Wednesday at 2:00 PM, and a second condition group for Thursday at 12:00 noon. These condition groups are now available to be selected as conditions in Scenarios. ![IS HS Condition Groups - List Next Day Cut-off Groups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20List%20Next%20Day%20Cut-off%20Groups.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20List%20Next%20Day%20Cut-off%20Groups.jpg)   You can create more than two condition groups if your cut-off times vary more frequently than what's shown in this guide. For example, if you have different cut-off times for Sundays and Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Thursdays, you could create 3 condition groups instead of two: **Group one:** - Current day of week is Sunday, Monday. - Current time is less than 16:00 (4:00 pm). - This means customers must place their orders before 4:00 pm on Sunday or Monday to get next-day delivery on Monday or Tuesday. **Group two:** - Current day of week is Tuesday, Wednesday. - Current time is less than 14:00 (2:00 pm). - This means customers must place their orders before 2:00 pm on Tuesday or Wednesday to get next-day delivery on Wednesday or Thursday. **Group three:** - Current day of week is Thursday. - .Current time is less than 12:00 (noon) - This means customers must place their orders before 12:00 noon on Thursday to get next-day delivery on Friday. You can create as many groups as you need, as long as the 'day' and 'time' conditions within each group are related to each other.     ### Create A Next-Day Scenario **1.** Click **Shipping** on the sidebar menu, then select **Scenarios** from the drop-down list. ![IS HS Menu - Scenarios](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Scenarios.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Scenarios.jpg)   **2.** Click the **Create scenario** button. ![IS HS Scenarios - Create Scenario](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Create%20Scenario.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Create%20Scenario.jpg)   #### General Settings **1.** Enter a **Scenario title**, like ‘Next Day’. ![IS HS Scenarios - Edit Scenario Title](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Title.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Title.jpg)   **2.** If you want the Scenario to be available right away, leave the **Scenario** **status** set to '**On**'. If you want to test it first before making it public, set it to '**Test**'. Remember to set it to 'On' once you've completed testing. ![IS HS Scenarios - Edit Scenario Status](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Status.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Status.jpg) ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png)While in Sandbox mode, the 'On' setting behaves the same as 'Test' until a billing plan is selected. Learn more about[how to test your Intuitive Shipping setup](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/test-your-setup?hsLang=en).    #### Conditions **1.** Select **Set restrictions**. ![IS HS Scenarios - Select Set Restrictions](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Select%20Set%20Restrictions.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Select%20Set%20Restrictions.jpg)   **2.** Set **Condition match** to '**Any condition**'. For this setup, it means that any condition *group* can be satisfied for the shipping method to be displayed. ![IS HS Scenarios - Edit Scenario Condition Match Any Condition](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Condition%20Match%20Any%20Condition.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Edit%20Scenario%20Condition%20Match%20Any%20Condition.jpg)   **3.** Select the **first condition group** created earlier as the **condition** **type**. For this example, we’re selecting ‘Next-Day Sunday to Wednesday 2PM’. ![IS HS Scenarios - Condition Type Condition Group - Next Day Group 1](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Condition%20Group%20-%20Next%20Day%20Group%201.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Condition%20Group%20-%20Next%20Day%20Group%201.jpg) ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png) Condition groups are located at the bottom of the condition type drop-down list.   **4.** Leave the **condition logic** set to '**equals**' and **condition value** set to '**true**'.  ![IS HS Scenarios - Condition Group Next Day Group 1 Equals True](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Group%201%20Equals%20True.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Group%201%20Equals%20True.jpg)   **5.** Click **Add another condition**. ![IS HS Scenarios - Add Another Condition Group with Next Day Group 1](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Add%20Another%20Condition%20Group%20with%20Next%20Day%20Group%201.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Add%20Another%20Condition%20Group%20with%20Next%20Day%20Group%201.jpg)   **6.** Select the **second condition group** created earlier as the **condition** **type**. For this example, we’re selecting ‘Next-Day Thursday Noon’. ![IS HS Scenarios - Condition Type Condition Group - Next Day Group 2](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Condition%20Group%20-%20Next%20Day%20Group%202.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Type%20Condition%20Group%20-%20Next%20Day%20Group%202.jpg)   **7.** Leave the **condition logic** set to '**equals**' and **condition value** set to '**true**'.  ![IS HS Scenarios - Condition Group Next Day Group 2 Equals True](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Group%202%20Equals%20True.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Condition%20Group%20Next%20Day%20Group%202%20Equals%20True.jpg)   **8.** Click the **Save** button to save your Next-Day Scenario. ![IS HS Scenarios - Save New Scenario No Optional Settings](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Save%20New%20Scenario%20No%20Optional%20Settings.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Scenarios%20-%20Save%20New%20Scenario%20No%20Optional%20Settings.jpg)     ### Add A Next-Day Delivery Shipping Method **1.** Click the **Create shipping method** button to add a new shipping method for Retail (non-wholesale) customers. Some of the most common shipping methods are: - [Custom service](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-custom-service-shipping-method?hsLang=en) - flat rates, rate tables, free shipping. - [Parcel service](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-parcel-service-shipping-method?hsLang=en) - real-time rates from carriers. - [Integration service](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-an-integrated-service-shipping-method?hsLang=en) - real-time rates from integrated services like ShipStation. - [Local delivery](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-local-delivery-shipping-method?hsLang=en) - distance-based rates.     ### Limit Next-Day Shipping To Locals You can use any type of shipping method for next-day delivery and offer it to any of your customers. However, if you want to restrict next-day shipping to local customers only, there are a few different ways you can achieve this.  **Distance** If you opted to create a **local delivery shipping method** in the previous section, you can use distance to restrict next-day shipping. You can even offer different rates based on distance. For example, instead of offering a single flat rate for anyone who lives within a certain radius, you could build a rate table like this: - $0.00 (free delivery) - up to 10 km. - $15.00 - up to 25 km - $25.00 - up to 50 km ![KB Technical Support New](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Technical%20Support%20New.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Technical%20Support%20New.png)Local delivery shipping methods require a [Google API account](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/connect-your-google-api-account?hsLang=en) to calculate distance.   **Postal code or ZIP code** Alternatively, you can create any type of shipping method and assign it to a custom subzone that uses postal codes or ZIP codes to restrict who sees the shipping method at checkout. Assigning shipping methods to subzones works exactly the same way as assigning them to (parent) zones. Subzones are created *within* a parent zone and the postal codes or ZIP codes used for your subzone must be valid within the countries, regions, provinces or states included in the parent zone. For example, if you're creating a subzone for Malibu and Topanga in southern California, the subzone *must* be created in a parent zone that includes California. ![KB Knowledge](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KB%20Knowledge.png?width=55&height=55&name=KB%20Knowledge.png) Learn more about [subzones](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-sub-zone?hsLang=en).   **City Conditions** If you want to restrict next-day delivery to your city, or even the surrounding cities, you can add a 'city' customer condition to **each of the condition groups you created in this guide**. If you prefer this option, it doesn't matter what type of shipping method you use for next-day delivery. However, you'll need to add your city condition to each applicable condition group created near the beginning of of this guide. **1.** Click **Shipping** on the sidebar menu, then select **Condition groups** from the drop-down list. ![IS HS Menu - Condition Groups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center/IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Condition%20Groups.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Menu%20-%20Condition%20Groups.jpg)   **2.** Click **Edit** beside the [first condition group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#create-first-condition-group) you created earlier in this guide. ![IS HS Condition Groups - Next Day Variable - Edit First Group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Next%20Day%20Variable%20-%20Edit%20First%20Group.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Next%20Day%20Variable%20-%20Edit%20First%20Group.jpg)   **3.** In the 'Conditions' section, click **Add another condition**.   **4.** Set the condition to read: **City equals \[city name - or names, separated by comma\]** **![IS HS Condition Groups - Next Day Variable - Add City Condition To First Group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Next%20Day%20Variable%20-%20Add%20City%20Condition%20To%20First%20Group.jpg?width=670&height=313&name=IS%20HS%20Condition%20Groups%20-%20Next%20Day%20Variable%20-%20Add%20City%20Condition%20To%20First%20Group.jpg)** For example, if you want to apply the condition to your own city plus any surrounding cities, you can enter the city names like 'Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Fort Erie' (comma separated). Do **not** add separate conditions for each city, as this would require the customer to live in all of the cities at the same time, which is impossible. Be sure to add them all to one condition, separated by commas. **Please note**: City names should be formatted correctly, such as 'St. Catharines' (not 'Saint Catharines') or 'Fort Erie' (not 'Ft. Erie'). City names entered in an incorrect format may result in conditions not working as intended.   **5.** Click the **Save** button to save changes to your first condition group.   **6.** Repeat steps 1-5 for your [second condition group](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/create-a-next-day-shipping-method-with-variable-cut-off-times#create-second-condition-group) (and any additional condition groups if you created more than 2).     ### Learn more: - [Common setups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/common-setups?hsLang=en) - [Additional setups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/additional-setups?hsLang=en) - [How-to guides](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/how-to?hsLang=en) - [Connect a carrier](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/connect-a-carrier?hsLang=en) - [General info](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/general-info?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/faq-page?hsLang=en) - [Get Started](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/get-started?hsLang=en) - [Common Setups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/common-setups?hsLang=en) - [Additional Setups](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/additional-setups?hsLang=en) - [How-To](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/how-to?hsLang=en) - [Connect A Carrier](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/connect-a-carrier?hsLang=en) - [Black Friday](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/black-friday?hsLang=en) - [Billing & Account](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/billing-account?hsLang=en) - [General Info](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/general-info?hsLang=en) - [Get Help](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/get-help?hsLang=en) - [Main Site](https://intuitiveshipping.com/) - [FAQ](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/faq-page) - [Privacy Policy](https://intuitiveshipping.com/legal/privacy) - [Terms](https://intuitiveshipping.com/legal/terms) - [EULA](https://intuitiveshipping.com/legal/eula) [![Intuitive\_Full\_White\_Logo](https://knowledge.intuitiveshipping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Intuitive_Full_White_Logo.png?width=200&height=64&name=Intuitive_Full_White_Logo.png "Intuitive_Full_White_Logo")](http://intuitiveshipping.com) The shipping solution for serious sellers. © Copyright 2019-2025 Intuitive Shipping Inc.