Shopify Ecom FAQ

No Shopify policy we read names peptides — the answer comes from your processor list and the Shop and Managed Markets drug categories.

August 31, 2026

Nothing we read bans it from your own storefront — but Shopify Payments lists adult products as prohibited and the Shop channel won't list them.

August 31, 2026

No Shopify rule we read makes AI art its own category; the real limits sit in your print-on-demand partner's terms and US copyright.

August 31, 2026

The Acceptable Use Policy we read names no weapons ban, but Shopify Payments won't process them and the Shop channel won't list them.

August 31, 2026

No — the Shopify Lite plan is closed to new stores, and a merchant already on it cannot revert to it after changing plans.

August 31, 2026

Managed Markets restricts 35 prohibited item categories (August 2026 list) — some everywhere, some in a subset of countries, some above a value cap.

August 31, 2026

Not Shopify's decision — the Fulfillment Network 3PL you pick sets the product rules, and Shopify tells you to verify eligibility with it.

August 31, 2026

Managed Markets collects duties at checkout in every country and region where DDP is supported — not a named list of countries.

Updated September 12, 2026

Yes, but nothing new to sign: the acknowledgment 12.8.2 asks for sits in the Shopify Payments terms; another gateway is a separate agreement.

Updated September 23, 2026

Not in the Forms app itself — Shopify documents a Shopify Flow automation as the route to several email addresses.

August 30, 2026

Usually not — Article 3(40) leaves a try-on outside the definition only if it is both ancillary to another commercial service and strictly necessary.

August 30, 2026

Not on the order — in the help pages we checked, Shopify documents the card class only as the Billing country report grouping.

August 30, 2026