Ecom Store Pro

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Ecom Store Pro FAQ

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

518 FAQs
Products & inventory
Does importing a product CSV overwrite existing Shopify products?

Only with Overwrite products with matching handles selected; then each column you include, even a blank one, replaces existing values

October 18, 2026

Products & inventory
Can you hide sold-out variants on Shopify?

Yes, by unpublishing the variant from each channel; Horizon keeps options shoppers can't buy visible, and Flow can automate the unpublishing

October 18, 2026

Products & inventory
How do you hide out-of-stock products on Shopify?

Add Inventory stock is greater than 0 to each collection, matching all conditions; products added by hand or with one variant in stock stay

October 18, 2026

Admin, staff & security
Can Shopify Flow buy shipping labels automatically?

Yes — Flow's Purchase shipping label action buys one label per fulfillment order, but not for third-party fulfillment services

October 18, 2026

Taxes & duties
Which tax apps can you use instead of Shopify Tax?

Shopify's help names Avalara Tax Compliance and Vertex; a US Shopify page adds Drinks.com. No page we read in Oct 2026 calls TaxJar a replacement.

October 18, 2026

Plans & getting started
How does partial capture per fulfillment work on Shopify?

Shopify Plus only, with multi-capture payment methods: captured as items ship, within the authorization period (standard 7 days on Shopify Payments)

October 18, 2026

Restricted & regulated products
Do you need a USDA license to sell animals on Shopify?

Yes in the US if you ship warmblooded pets sight unseen; an in-person handoff or a small-seller exemption can spare you the APHIS license.

October 18, 2026

Taxes & duties
Where do credit notes to unregistered buyers go in GSTR-1 for a Shopify store in India?

B2CL and export credit notes go in GSTR-1 table 9B (CDNUR); B2CS sales are reported net of them in table 7.

October 18, 2026

Taxes & duties
What should you do when Shopify automated sales tax filing ends?

Enrolled US stores: pick who files the return after your last automated one, set them up before that return is due; save records by April 30, 2027.

October 18, 2026

POS & retail
Can Shopify POS create local delivery orders?

Yes, on POS Pro with POS 11.16+, local delivery set up for the location, and staff with Create shipping and delivery orders

October 18, 2026

Taxes & duties
What is the B2CL invoice limit in GSTR-1 for a Shopify store in India?

Above Rs 1 lakh per invoice under Rule 59 since August 1, 2024 (Rs 2.5 lakh before) — inter-State sales to unregistered buyers only

October 18, 2026

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