Use the shipping transit business days [shipping_transit_business_days]attribute when you want to customize your shipping operational days in Merchant Center. Shipping transit business days [shipping_transit_business_days] is distinct from calendar days as this attribute indicates days of the week your carrier service will deliver the product.
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When to use
Optional
Shipping transit business days [shipping_transit_business_days] should only be used if your shipping policy has different working days than Monday to Saturday. When left blank, shipping transit business days[shipping_transit_business_days] will default to Mon-Sat.
This attribute is used with the carrier shipping [carrier_shipping] attribute‘s sub-attributes, minimum transit time [fixed_min_transit_time] and maximum transit time [fixed_max_transit_time], to show accurate carrier shipping delivery dates. Shipping transit business days [shipping_transit_business_days] is also used with the shipping [shipping] attribute’s sub-attributes, minimum transit time [min_transit_time] and maximum transit time [max_transit_time], to show accurate shipping delivery dates.
For example, the listed minimum transit time[min_transit_time]and maximum transit time [max_transit_time]for a carrier are 1 and 3 days respectively. When an order is fulfilled by Wednesday, by default Google will show that the customer will receive the product by Saturday at the latest. However, if the listed transit business days are only Monday to Friday, Google will show that the customer will receive the product by Monday at the latest. Learn more about how Google calculates shipping speeds based on carrier.
Format
Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure Google understands the data you're submitting. Learn how to Submit attributes and attribute values.
| Type | Days of the week separated by a semi-colon or range separated by a dash. |
|---|---|
| Supported values | M, Mon, Monday for MondayT, Tue, Tuesday for TuesdayW, Wed, Wednesday for WednesdayR, Thu, Thursday for ThursdayF, Fri, Friday for FridayS, Sat, Saturday for SaturdayU, Sun, Sunday for Sunday |
| Repeated field (What’s this?) |
No |
| File format | Example entry |
|---|---|
| Text (TSV) |
For per day entries: For ranges: For mixed per day and range: With country attribute (optional): |
| XML (Feeds) | <g:shipping_transit_business_days>M;T;W;R;F</g:shipping_transit_business_days> |
To format your data for Content API, view the Content API for Shopping resource.
Minimum requirements
These are the requirements that you'll need to meet to show your product. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.
- State all active business days of your carrier service in Merchant Center.
- Add the country attribute to shipping transit business days
[shipping_transit_business_days]
By default, your transit business days will set to Monday through Saturday. You can specify different business days, including weekends, in your Merchant Center account.
Best practices
These best practices can help you go beyond the basic requirements to optimize your product data for performance.
- Customize business days in Merchant Center to include all active operational days of your carrier. Make sure to list operational days during holidays and weekends.
- Provide maximum handling time
[max_handling_time], minimum handling time[min_handling_time]and shipping handling business days[shipping_handling_business_days]if they're not the default Monday to Saturday. Add these attributes to show accurate delivery dates to customers. - Use only one type of supported value. For example, if you use M to mean Monday in the feed, use TWRFSU for the other days of the week you need to specify. Don’t mix value types like in M-Sunday.
- Use ranges rather than per day entries if there are no gaps between business days.
- Don’t use shipping transit business days
[shipping_transit_business_days]in carrier shipping[carrier_shipping]. Use the carrier transit time[carrier_transit_time]attribute instead for accurate shipping dates.