Use the shipping handling business days [shipping_handling_business_days] attribute when you want to customize your operational days in Merchant Center. Shipping handling business days [shipping_handling_business_days] is distinct from calendar days as this attribute indicates days of the week your business will fulfill an order.
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When to use
Optional
Shipping handling business days [shipping_handling_business_days] should only be used if your business has different working days than Monday to Saturday. When left blank, shipping handling business days[shipping_handling_business_days] will default to Mon-Sat.
This attribute is used with the minimum handling time [min_handling_time] and maximum handling time [max_handling_time] sub-attributes of the shipping [shipping] attribute to show accurate shipping delivery dates. Shipping handling business days [shipping_handling_business_days] is also used with the minimum handling time [min_handling_time] and maximum handling time [max_handling_time] sub-attributes of the carrier shipping [carrier_shipping] attribute to show accurate carrier delivery dates.
For example, the listed minimum handling time [min_handling_time] and maximum handling time [max_handling_time] for your business are 1 and 3 days, respectively. When a customer places an order on Wednesday before the cutoff time, by default Google will show that the product will be shipped by Friday at the latest. However, if the listed handling business days are only Monday to Thursday, Google will show that the product will be shipped by Monday at the latest. Google will then add the transit time listed in Merchant Center to show customers when their product will arrive. Learn more about how Google calculates shipping speeds based on carrier and how to Set up estimated delivery time.
Note: Orders with handling or transit time that overlaps with a holiday will have the estimated delivery date extended by a day. Learn more about how holidays affect estimated delivery time.
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_handling_business_days>M;T;W;R;F</g:shipping_handling_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 business in Merchant Center.
- Add the country attribute to shipping handling business days
[shipping_handling_business_days]if different regions have different handling business days. Leave the country attribute blank if handling business days are the same for all regions.
By default, your handling 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 business. Make sure to list operational days during holidays and weekends.
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Provide minimum transit time
[min_transit_time], maximum transit time[max_transit_time]and shipping transit business days[shipping_transit_business_days]if they are 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 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.