Managed Markets

Shopify Discussion
1

Hi,

Is anyone using the ‘Managed Markets’ for International orders? Any feedback on if it is actually worth it? Pros vs Cons?

Thanks!

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Hi @Ellie881 ,

Using Shopify’s ‘Managed Markets’ feature for international orders can be beneficial, but whether it’s worth it depends on your specific business needs and goals.

Pros:

  • Simplified Management: Consolidate different markets into a single dashboard and streamline creation of region-specific experiences.

  • Localized Experience: Automatic currency conversion and regional pricing, multilingual store offerings, country-specific domains enhance SEO and accessibility.

  • Optimized Shipping and Taxes: Custom shipping rates for different regions, automatic tax and duty calculations.

  • Popular regional payment methods.

  • Detailed market performance analytics.
    Cons:

  • Time-consuming setup and ongoing maintenance.

  • Additional costs for premium features and apps.

  • Complicated international shipping and inventory management.

  • Managing returns across regions.

  • Different legal and tax requirements for each market.

Considerations

  • Use Managed Markets if: You have a significant international customer base and resources to handle complexity and costs.
  • Alternative Solutions if: Your business is mainly local, you’re starting out, or you prefer simplicity and low maintenance.
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Managed markets has lowered our rates of lost and returned packages by a considerable margin, as it allows international customers to pay duties upfront. But a big drawback is that you can’t run shipstation automations on packages that use Managed Markets, so if you have automations that auto-sets tags, dimensions and weights for certain types of packages, you’re still going to have to hand-enter that data for every Managed Market package. A big functionality oversight, in my opinion. So there’s pros and cons.