The US Free Shipping Index
How common free shipping really is across US discount codes, what you typically have to spend to unlock it, and which categories offer it most — as of August 2026.
266 live verified codes analyzedThe Headline Numbers
Of the 266 live, verified codes in our database, 5% lead with free shipping — 14 codes across 13 retailers. Where a minimum spend is stated, the median cart needed to unlock free shipping is $75 (mean $77), while 36% of free-shipping codes state no minimum at all. Figures are drawn from the 9 free-shipping codes that state a threshold, live at the time of writing.
What It Takes to Unlock Free Shipping
Live free-shipping codes grouped by the minimum spend they state. “No stated minimum” means the code’s own terms name no threshold — not a guaranteed $0 cart.
Up to 15% on bundles — Ossetra & Kaluga caviar, gift sets and tasting bundles
Which Categories Offer Free Shipping Most
Share of each category’s live codes that lead with free shipping, highest first. Categories with fewer than ten live codes are excluded so a thin sample can’t distort the ranking.
Free Shipping for the Smallest Cart
Retailers offering free shipping at the lowest stated minimum spend, one code per store, at the time of writing.
Methodology
Every figure on this page is computed from our live coupon database — the same set of codes shown across the site — filtered to those marked verified and not yet expired, as of August 2026. A code counts as a free-shipping offer when its primary discount type is free shipping in our data, so a percentage code that merely mentions delivery is not included. Nothing is modelled, estimated or seeded.
For each free-shipping code we read any minimum-spend figure stated in its description or terms; where none is stated we record it as carrying no stated minimum, which is not the same as a guaranteed $0 threshold. The median and mean thresholds are taken only from codes that state a figure, and we lead with the median so a few unusually high thresholds cannot distort it. Figures change as codes are added, verified and expire, so please note the access date if you cite them. See also our US Discount Code Index for how deep discounts run, our Code Lifespan Report for how long codes last, our Welcome-Discount Study for whether new-customer offers run deeper, and read about how we verify codes.