Shopify Update
Set a Default Country of Origin for Accurate Duty & Tax Calculations
RootSyntax helps you set it up the right way.
If you're selling internationally, ensuring smooth, transparent, and compliant checkouts is crucial for customer trust—and your bottom line. Shopify has rolled out a new feature that helps with just that: the ability to set a default country of origin for products.
At RootSyntax, we specialize in configuring Shopify settings for merchants just like you—ensuring everything from taxes and duties to checkout logic is perfectly optimized.
✨ What’s New in Shopify?
Shopify now allows merchants to set a default country of origin in the Taxes and Duties settings. If any product doesn’t have a country of origin set manually, Shopify will automatically use the default one you’ve specified.
This simple addition ensures:
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✅ Accurate customs calculations
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✅ Smoother international checkouts
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✅ Fewer errors and abandoned carts
🧮 Why Accurate Duty and Tax Calculations Matter
Incorrect duty and tax estimates can lead to:
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❌ Shipping delays
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❌ Extra charges for customers
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❌ Poor reviews and product returns
To avoid this, Shopify calculates duties and taxes based on several important variables:
Shopify uses:
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HS Codes (product classification)
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Country of Origin
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Product Value
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Destination Country
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Trade Agreements
All of these need to be accurate to ensure your checkout calculates taxes and duties properly.
🛠️ How RootSyntax Helps You Set This Up
At RootSyntax, we handle the entire tax and duty configuration process for you—whether you have 5 products or 5,000.
Here’s what we can do:
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✅ Assign or bulk-edit HS Codes and Country of Origin for every product
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✅ Set up Default Country of Origin in your Shopify admin
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✅ Audit your current settings to fix any missing or incorrect data
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✅ Configure automated duty/tax calculations using Shopify Markets Pro or third-party apps
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✅ Ensure compliance with global trade rules
📦 How You Can Manually Do It (If You Want)
Still want to know how it’s done? Here are the basic steps:
➤ To assign Country of Origin per product:
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Go to the Product page in Shopify Admin.
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Scroll to Customs Information.
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Enter the country of origin manually.
➤ To assign it in bulk:
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Go to Settings > Taxes and Duties.
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Use the bulk editor to assign country of origin and HS Codes.
➤ To set a default Country of Origin:
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Navigate to Settings > Taxes and Duties.
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Scroll to Default Country of Origin.
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Select the appropriate country and save.
This setting is especially helpful if:
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You manufacture in one country.
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You forget to set product-level origins.
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You’re scaling and onboarding many new products.
🔍 Why Work With RootSyntax?
While Shopify gives you the tools, RootSyntax brings the expertise. We’re a Shopify Plus Partner agency with deep experience in:
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🌐 Global tax & duties configuration
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🛒 Custom Shopify setup
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🚀 High-converting international checkouts
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📦 Multi-country shipping logic & apps
With us, you don't just "turn on a setting"—you build a scalable global commerce experience.
🚀 Final Thoughts: Don’t Let Taxes Break Your Checkout
As eCommerce grows more global, your Shopify setup must evolve with it. This default country of origin update is a must-enable feature—but to fully benefit, your tax and product data needs to be clean and complete.
Let RootSyntax take care of it for you.
👋 Need Help Setting Up Shopify Taxes, Duties, and Global Checkout?
Whether you're just starting with international shipping or scaling into new markets—we’ve got your back.
👉 Contact RootSyntax now and let’s build a Shopify store that’s global-ready and tax-smart.