Walmart Shipping Policy: $35 Free Shipping Minimum, Fees & Walmart+

Walmart's shipping costs come down to two questions: does your order reach $35, and do you have Walmart+? This guide lays out the shipping, pickup and delivery fees Walmart publishes, what does and doesn't count toward the minimum, and the extra rules for Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. territories. Walmart's captured help pages don't list standard delivery times, so check the estimate shown for each item at checkout ¹.

Ways to get your Walmart order

Walmart.com and the Walmart app offer three options ¹:

• Shipping: your order ships via UPS, FedEx or another carrier.
• Pickup: collect your order curbside at a nearby store.
• Delivery: Walmart brings your order to your home from a store; fees may apply.

If an item isn't available for pickup or delivery from your local store, Walmart ships it to you instead. Shipped items are grouped separately in your cart and ship separately from your pickup or delivery order ¹. If no store is within range of your address for delivery, you'll need to choose shipping or pickup ¹.

The $35 free shipping minimum

Shipped orders under the $35 order minimum pay a below-order-minimum fee of $6.99 ¹. Walmart waives that fee for Walmart+ customers ¹. You can see any fees in your cart before you check out ¹.

What counts toward $35 – and what never ships free

• Marketplace items count. Items from Marketplace sellers may carry their own shipping charges, but they count toward the $35 minimum for free shipping from Walmart ¹.
• Some categories don't. Pharmacy, photo, wireless and tires don't count toward the $35 minimum and don't ship for free ¹.

Extra shipping charges to know about

• Freight items – heavy or oversized products – have separate surcharges ¹.
• APO/FPO military addresses may have separate charges ¹.
• Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. territories and overseas locations: items Walmart sells and ships have added shipping fees when sent there ¹.
• Colorado: motor-vehicle deliveries carry an added retail delivery fee of $0.28 when the order includes items subject to sales or use tax ¹.

To see the exact fee for an item, add it to your cart; the charge appears as a separate line in the Payments section ¹.

Pickup and delivery-from-store fees

Walmart's Walmart+ benefits page describes the store delivery fee members skip as $7.95-$9.95 ², while the general fee list says $9.95 ¹ – check your cart for the fee that applies to your order ¹.

Walmart+ shipping and delivery benefits

• Free shipping, no minimum, on items sold or shipped by Walmart through Walmart.com or the Walmart app ².
• Exceptions: free shipping may not apply to items sold and shipped by Marketplace sellers, freight or oversized items, or international addresses ².
• Delivery from a store: free with a $35 order minimum; under that, a $6.99 minimum order fee applies ². Select items qualify for free same-day delivery with a $35 minimum ².
• Unscheduled deliveries: members get free delivery and avoid the below-order-minimum fee on orders under $35 when they don't pick a time slot, for items sold or delivered by Walmart and certain select Marketplace retailers; other Marketplace retailers may charge their own fees ³.
• Speed fees may still apply to Express Delivery and deliveries in 3 hours or less ³.

Free delivery also depends on the item, inventory, available time slots and your address, and international addresses aren't eligible ³. If you're weighing the membership, see how cancellation and refunds work in our Walmart+ cancellation guide.

Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories

For non-members, items Walmart sells and ships cost extra to send to Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. territories and overseas ¹. Walmart+ members don't pay location surcharges on shipments to Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico ³.

Shipments to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands carry a surcharge even for members: a flat $15 on orders weighing 2.5 lbs. or less, and $6/lb for heavier orders ³. These surcharges can change without notice and appear as a separate line at checkout ³. Walmart+ benefits in general are limited in AK, HI and PR ³.

Marketplace seller orders

Marketplace sellers are responsible for processing, shipping, returns and customer service on their orders, including return shipping costs ⁴. That's why a Marketplace item can carry its own shipping charge even when the rest of your cart ships free ¹.

Return shipping

You can return Walmart items in store or curbside, for free by mail, or by scheduling a FedEx pickup ⁴. A few limits apply: freight, oversized and heavy items can't be returned to stores ⁴, and items shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other non-contiguous areas may have mail-back restrictions ⁴. Full details are in the Walmart return policy guide.

Quick tips

• Close to $35? Adding a Marketplace item still counts toward the minimum ¹.
• Don't count pharmacy, photo, wireless or tire purchases toward free shipping – they're excluded ¹.
• Check the Payments section of your cart for location or freight surcharges before you pay ¹.
• If you're a Walmart+ member, skip the time slot on small orders to get free unscheduled delivery where it's offered ³.
• Compare other retailers in our shipping guides, or see all Walmart guides.