Pickup location outside of buyers country

Topic summary

A recent Shopify update has removed the ability for customers to select pickup locations in countries different from their own, disrupting businesses that rely on international pickup options.

Core Issue:

  • Previously, customers could choose pickup locations abroad (e.g., at international events, cross-border retail in Europe, or school supply distribution)
  • After Shopify’s local pickup extensibility update, the system now restricts pickup to customers within the same country as the location
  • The change appears intentional and “by design” according to Shopify support responses

Business Impact:

  • Multiple merchants report significant operational disruption (one store non-functional for 9+ days)
  • Particularly affects: event-based pickup, cross-border regions (Netherlands/Belgium/Germany), and international school supply distribution
  • No advance notice was provided before the functionality was removed

Attempted Solutions:

  • Shopify support suggests customers manually “Change my location” and enter the pickup location’s address—a confusing multi-step workaround
  • Third-party apps like Zapiet and Calcurates mentioned, but don’t fully integrate with checkout
  • Alternative shipping rate workarounds proposed but deemed impractical

Current Status:

  • Shopify has no opt-out option and no timeline for reverting the change
  • The issue has been logged as a feature request, but merchants express frustration over lack of communication and being directed to hire developers for custom solutions
Summarized with AI on October 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello. What is the name of provided third party app?