Feature Request: Enable Local Delivery Rules Based on Product Inventory and Shipping Profiles

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A merchant is requesting enhanced control over Shopify’s local delivery functionality. Currently, local delivery applies universally to all products at a location without granular management options.

Key limitations identified:

  • No automatic disabling of local delivery for out-of-stock products
  • Cannot create shipping profiles specifically for local delivery
  • Lack of product-specific delivery rules

Proposed improvements:

  • Enable shipping profiles for local delivery (similar to existing shipping zones/rates)
  • Add automatic checkout-level restrictions that prevent local delivery selection for out-of-stock or unavailable items
  • Allow product-specific criteria (categories, price ranges) for local delivery eligibility

Expected benefits:

  • Reduced customer confusion at checkout
  • Streamlined fulfillment operations
  • Greater merchant flexibility in delivery management

The request remains open with no responses yet from Shopify or community members.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello Shopify Team and Community,

I’d like to request a feature enhancement for Shopify’s local delivery functionality. Currently, local delivery is tied to locations and applies universally to all products available at that location. However, there’s no native way to:

  1. Automatically disable local delivery for out-of-stock products.
  2. Create shipping profiles specifically for local delivery to manage product-specific rules.

Why This Feature Matters:

  • Improved Customer Experience: Customers won’t mistakenly select local delivery for products that aren’t eligible or in stock, reducing confusion and frustration at checkout.
  • Operational Efficiency: Merchants can streamline their fulfillment process by ensuring local delivery is only offered for products that meet specific criteria, such as inventory availability.
  • Flexibility for Merchants: Adding shipping profiles for local delivery would allow merchants to set tailored rules, such as offering local delivery for certain product categories or price ranges.

Proposed Solutions:

  1. Allow merchants to create shipping profiles specifically for local delivery, similar to how shipping zones and rates are managed.
  2. Introduce an option to automatically disable local delivery at checkout for products that are out of stock or unavailable at the local delivery location.