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title: "Delivery zones and fees"
description: "Zones decide who can order delivery from each store and what they pay. Customers outside every zone of a store simply do not see it for delivery."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/docs/discovery-ordering/launch-your-marketplace/part-3-build-the-marketplace/delivery-zones/
---

# Delivery zones and fees

Zones decide who can order delivery from each store and what they pay. Customers outside every zone of a store simply do not see it for delivery.

**Where:** Stores › store › Delivery, pickup & more › Zone

## Zone types

| Type           | How it works                                         | Best for                                     |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Circle         | Click the store and drag the radius.                 | A fast first launch                          |
| Polygon        | Click points on the map to draw the exact area.      | Following roads, skipping a river or highway |
| Distance-based | Fee and minimum change with distance from the store. | Fair pricing over a wide area                |
| Everywhere     | Delivers to any address.                             | National shipping, rarely for food           |

## Create layered zones

Each zone has its own **delivery fee** and **minimum order**. Layer several zones so nearby customers pay less and distant orders are worth the trip.

![Layered zones. Example structure only; set fees and minimums that fit your market.](https://docs.ordering.co/img/docs/launch-guide/delivery-zones-1.png)

_Layered zones. Example structure only; set fees and minimums that fit your market._

1. **Open the store's zones** and click to add a zone.
2. **Choose the type and draw it.**
3. **Set the delivery fee and minimum order.**
4. **Add the next zone** with a larger area, higher fee, and higher minimum.
5. **Set the store's estimated delivery time.** It is the total time the customer sees, from order to door.

## Share zones between stores

Many merchants in the same neighborhood can use the same zones. Open a zone, use its **Share with** tab, and choose the stores. The zone's name, type, fee, minimum, and area are copied to them. This is also the fastest way to add zones to a duplicated store.

## Test the edges

- [ ] An address just inside a zone shows the right fee
- [ ] An address just outside gets no delivery (pickup can still show)
- [ ] No gaps or overlaps you did not intend
- [ ] Zones match real drive times, not just straight-line distance

> **Start tight, then grow**
>
> It is far better to launch with a slightly smaller, reliable area and expand once merchants and drivers find their rhythm than to promise too much, deliver late, and collect bad reviews in week one.