You can hold the entire order and make the customer wait, or ship what is available now and send the remaining item later. Shopifypartial fulfillmentsupports this second approach, allowing you to fulfill available items separately while keeping the customer updated on each shipment. This guide covers when to ship an order in parts, how Shopify handles multiple shipments, the exact steps for each fulfillment method, and how to generate shipping labels and tracking for every shipment. Every shipment needs its own label and its own postage, so use Shopify Partial Fulfillment only when waiting would hurt the customer experience more than the extra shipping cost. How Shopify Handles Multiple Shipments With Partial Fulfillment Shopify tracks fulfillment per shipment, not just per order.