Shopify Ecom

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Shopify Ecom FAQ

Short, verified answers to the questions Shopify merchants ask most — citing official Shopify documentation.

237 FAQs
Taxes & duties
Can you get a DDP shipping label through Shopify Managed Markets?

Yes — Managed Markets orders can ship DDP on five of the six services Shopify lists, but only where Managed Markets is available to your store.

August 30, 2026

Orders & customers
Can you send WhatsApp marketing messages from Shopify?

Yes, in Shopify Messaging campaigns since July 29, 2026 — but not in automations, and not to customers in the United States.

Updated September 11, 2026

Orders & customers
Does Shopify Forms send an email to the person who filled in the form?

Shopify Forms documents one email of its own — a per-submission notification to the store owner, not to the person who filled the form in.

August 28, 2026

Online store & themes
Does the Horizon theme include a contact form, or do you need the Shopify Forms app?

Yes — Horizon carries the built-in contact form Shopify documents for all themes; the free Shopify Forms app is a separate, optional install.

August 28, 2026

Orders & customers
Why don't login links show on your Shopify order status page?

Shopify documents two causes: the store uses legacy customer accounts, or the links are turned off in Settings > Customer accounts.

August 28, 2026

Payments & payouts
Which card sales count as international on Shopify Payments?

Shopify Payments judges by the card's issuing country, not the buyer's address: cards on its Europe list are domestic, UK-EU sales international.

August 28, 2026

Refunds, returns & disputes
Can you contest a chargeback after you close your Shopify store?

Yes — but Shopify says you need to reactivate the store to contest, and evidence is due typically 7 to 21 days after the chargeback is filed.

Updated September 23, 2026

Shipping & fulfillment
Why can't I buy a shipping label on Shopify?

Shopify's billing page names an unpaid label bill; location eligibility, duties without a DDP carrier and verification holds also block labels.

August 27, 2026

Selling internationally
Can you translate collection filters on a Shopify store?

Shopify's own two pages disagree: the filters page says labels, values and groups translate; the tag filter hides and vendor never does.

August 27, 2026

Payments & payouts
Who can open a Shopify Balance account?

Only US or Puerto Rico merchants who run Shopify Payments and clear Shopify's full checklist — and Shopify says Balance is not a bank account.

August 27, 2026

Domains & email
What DNS records does Shopify Messaging need?

A domain bought through Shopify is authenticated for you; a third-party domain needs Shopify's CNAMEs plus your own DMARC TXT.

August 26, 2026

Payments & payouts
What is the Additional details field on a Shopify manual payment method?

Additional details is the text Shopify shows next to your manual payment method in checkout — before the order, unlike Payment instructions.

August 26, 2026

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