There are no shipping methods available

What’s actually happening

On the cart or checkout page the shipping section shows this notice and the customer can't proceed — often the order just won't complete. It typically hits customers in one country or region while others check out fine. The trigger is whatever address WooCommerce currently has: the billing/shipping country, state, or postcode the customer entered (or the store default before they type anything).

Common causes

• The customer's address falls into a zone (or the catch-all "everywhere else") that has zero shipping methods assigned under WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Zones
• A method exists but is restricted by a shipping class, and the cart contains a product whose class has no rate defined for that zone
• Flat Rate / Free Shipping has a minimum-order or requires-a-coupon condition the cart doesn't meet, so it's silently hidden
• A live carrier-rate plugin (USPS/UPS/FedEx, Table Rate) returned no quote — bad API credentials, a weight/dimension of zero on a product, or an address the carrier API rejects
• No zone matches the address at all and there's no fallback zone, so WooCommerce has nowhere to look

How to fix it

1. Map the address to a zone and confirm the zone has a methodWooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Zones. Find the zone that should match the failing address (check country AND state/postcode — a US zone limited to specific states won't catch the rest). Open it and confirm at least one method (Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Local Pickup) is listed and enabled.
2. Add a catch-all fallback zoneZones match top-to-bottom; anything that matches no specific zone falls to "Locations not covered by your other zones." Add a Flat Rate or a clearly labeled method there so no address is ever left with nothing. This alone fixes most reports.
3. Check shipping-class ratesIf you use shipping classes, open the Flat Rate method's settings and confirm every class in your catalog has a cost (even 0). A product whose class has a blank cost can suppress the whole method. The "No shipping class cost" field is the fallback — set it.
4. Loosen or verify conditional/free-shipping rulesIf Free Shipping requires a minimum amount or a coupon, a small cart legitimately gets no method. Either add a Flat Rate alongside it as a backstop, or lower the threshold. Test with a cart that clearly qualifies.
5. Debug live carrier ratesFor real-time carrier plugins, enable the plugin's debug/log mode and place a test order. Look for auth failures or "no rate returned." Common root causes: a product with 0 weight, missing origin postcode in store settings, or expired API keys. Fix the product data or credentials, then retest.