Shopify Markets Pro: Sell Internationally Stress-Free

Shopify Markets Pro: Sell Internationally Stress-Free

Simplify selling abroad with Shopify Markets Pro and focus on growth.

Expanding your Shopify store internationally is a huge growth opportunity, but managing currencies, taxes, customs duties, and shipping can quickly become a headache. Shopify Markets Pro provides a turnkey solution: it handles payments, currency conversions, customs collection and remittance, and integrates fraud prevention to ensure a seamless experience for your customers, wherever they are. Find out how to set up Markets Pro, its benefits, and whether it's right for your store in 2025.

1. What is Shopify Markets Pro?

Shopify Markets Pro is an advanced layer of Shopify Markets , designed to automatically manage:

  • Conversion and pricing in over 150 currencies, with guaranteed exchange rates.
  • Collection and payment of taxes and customs duties on behalf of the merchant.
  • Integrated anti-fraud control to limit risks on cross-border orders.
  • Optimized shipping options (reduced DHL Express rates, document handling).

Unlike standard Markets, Pro delegates regulatory complexity to Shopify and its partner Global-e, facilitating compliance and the customer experience.

2. Key Benefits of Markets Pro

2.1 Automatic management of taxes and duties

Global-e acts as a merchant of record , collecting and remitting local taxes and import duties directly, without additional tax registration for the merchant.

2.2 Currency conversion and transparency

Customers see a final price including all taxes and duties , with a guaranteed exchange rate, and no surprises upon delivery.

2.3 Integrated anti-fraud fight

Markets Pro includes a fraud checker to automatically scan for risky orders and reduce returns and disputes.

2.4 Logistics simplification

Generate DHL Express labels and customs documentation directly from Shopify, with more carrier options coming soon.

3. Eligibility conditions and pricing

- Availability : Currently only available to US-based merchants using Shopify Payments.

- Cost of services :

  • Pro transaction fees : 0.85% (Shopify Payments) or 1.5% (others).
  • Customs duty fees : temporarily reduced to 0.5% until 2025, then 1.5% per transaction.
  • No additional cost for anti-fraud and logistics features .

4. How to set up Shopify Markets Pro

  1. Check eligibility : United States + Shopify Payments enabled.
  2. In Shopify Admin > Markets , select Markets Pro and follow the setup wizard.
  3. Set up : target countries, currencies, price customization by market.
  4. Enable : Automatic taxes, anti-fraud and Pro shipping options.
  5. Test : international test order (bogus code) to validate the customer journey.

5. Who should adopt Markets Pro?

  • High-volume international e-commerce retailers (> 50,000 visits/month) to maximize performance and reduce disputes.
  • Companies without internal resources to manage tax and customs compliance.
  • Brands looking to offer a localized experience (currencies, languages, shipping) without multiplying stores.

6. Limits and points of vigilance

  • Coverage : Restricted to US merchants, future expansion to be monitored.
  • Variable cost : exchange rates and Pro fees impact the margin, to be calibrated according to your prices.
  • Complexity of implementation : needs a prior logistical and regulatory audit.

Conclusion

Shopify Markets Pro radically simplifies international selling on Shopify by managing currencies, taxes, duties, and anti-fraud. In 2025, it's a strategic asset to focus on growth without drowning in regulatory complexity. If you're ready to scale globally and are based in the US, Markets Pro offers a robust solution for expanding into new markets.

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