Living in spain but business registered in nigeria

Accounting & Taxes

Topic summary

Guidance sought on setting up Shopify payments and tax compliance when the owner lives in Spain but the business is registered in Nigeria, with plans to dropship internationally.

  • Core issue: Shopify’s payment setup requests a Spanish tax number, but the company is not registered in Spain.
  • Key questions: Whether registration in Spain is required to use Shopify payments, and if changing the store’s location to Nigeria would allow global dropshipping operations instead.
  • Context: New to Shopify, store setup nearing completion; intends to sell internationally.
  • Uncertainties: How to align tax registration, payment processing requirements, and operating location across Spain and Nigeria.
  • Status: No answers yet; the thread remains open with unresolved questions about cross-border tax setup and payment provider requirements.
Summarized with AI on January 1. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hello there!

i am new to shopify and just in the process of finishing up my dropshipping store.

ii live in Spain but my business is registered in Nigeria but i plan to dropship internationally.

how is this going to work?

to set up payment it says i need to add a Spanish tax number but my business is not registered in Spain.

do i need to register it? Can I change my location to Nigeria and operate with that to drop ship globally?

please help