shipping address invalid

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment
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Topic summary

An Indonesia-based store owner is experiencing issues with international shipping expansion. Despite setting up international markets and shipping rates, the checkout process repeatedly flags international addresses as invalid when tested.

Key troubleshooting steps suggested:

  • Verify the destination country is included in shipping zones under Settings > Shipping and delivery, with rates properly assigned
  • Confirm products are linked to the correct shipping profile that covers international destinations
  • Check that shipping profiles include the specific countries with active rates

Current status: The issue remains unresolved, awaiting confirmation whether the suggested solutions worked. A screenshot was provided showing the invalid address error at checkout.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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my website and online store is based in Indonesia and have been trying to expand my market internationally. I have added shipping rates for international countries and i have added different market for international customers. The market works well. However, when i tried to test and input shipping addresses (using my friend’s address) for international shipping, it kept on saying that the addresses is invalid. Does anyone know how to fix this? Did I miss anything?

would really appreciate it if someone could help/tell me how to fix this.

thank you!

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Hi @nana98 !

If your international shipping addresses are showing as invalid at checkout, here are a couple of easy things to check that usually fix the problem:

  1. Double-check that the country you’re shipping to (like your friend’s address) is actually included in your shipping zones and has rates assigned. Even if you’ve added international markets, sometimes the specific country might be missing from your shipping settings. You can find this under Settings > Shipping and delivery in your Shopify admin. If the country isn’t there, just add it and set up the right shipping rates.

  2. Also, make sure the product you’re testing with is linked to the correct shipping profile. Sometimes products get assigned to profiles that don’t cover international shipping. Just open the product page, scroll to the shipping section, and see which profile it’s in. Then check that profile to confirm it includes the destination country with shipping rates.

Here are some of the Shopify Checkout Rate Troubleshooting Steps. Hope this helps!