- Short answer
- Only for orders shipped to the US, EU, UK or Canada — for any other destination Shopify Tax does not calculate tax.
- What decides it
- Destination, so a store outside the US can still use it for US buyers
- Inside those regions
- Some orders are still skipped, such as Amazon orders in the US and Canada
- Other destinations
- Shopify Tax doesn't calculate them; the pages we read name no Shopify Tax fallback for them
- Tax apps
- Cover all countries and regions, but can't run alongside Shopify's built-in tax service
Does your store's country or the order's destination decide?
The Taxes overview ties services to your business location, but Shopify Tax calculates by the order's destination:
Calculations using Shopify Tax are available only for certain transactions, where the order's destination is a location in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, or Canada.
So a store outside the US can use it for US buyers, as Shopify's changelog announced November 13, 2023; for Canada, you can activate it if you're located in or ship to Canada. Selling into a country at all is a different question.
Which orders does Shopify Tax calculate in each region?
| Ships to | Calculated? | Skipped there, for example |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Yes | App and API orders, such as Amazon; tax overrides |
| European Union and United Kingdom | Yes | VAT remitted to Portugal; orders with duties calculated |
| Canada | Yes | Buy Button, Facebook, Amazon orders; tax overrides |
| Any other country | No | See below |
Examples, not full lists; Shopify Help Center, read October 14, 2026.
When Shopify Tax can't calculate an order bound for the US or Canada, registration-based, non-rooftop calculation applies; for the EU or UK, registration-based calculation.
- Settings
- Taxes and duties
- Your region
- Tax service
What calculates tax on orders shipped anywhere else?
None of the Shopify pages we read on October 14, 2026 (considerations, Choose a tax service, Taxes, pricing, tax apps, Shopify Tax features in Canada) names a Shopify Tax calculation or fallback for an order shipped outside the US, EU, UK and Canada. Three routes remain:
- Manual Tax: you set the rates yourself; the Taxes page lists it for all countries and regions except the five below.
- Basic Tax: Shopify's guide is for stores based in Norway, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand or Singapore, but notes that Basic Tax “remains available to new and existing stores in all other supported regions” outside Canada, the UK and the EU.
- A tax app: covers all countries and regions, but not alongside Shopify's built-in service.
A tax app doesn't change duties: charged duties and import taxes are still collected at checkout.
Untaxed orders? Check whether Shopify collects tax where the order ships, then pick your route.
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