Today, Shopify Shipping is not allowing me to ship locally. It won’t allow me to ship within my city without a HS Tariff code. I’ve moved all my shipping to ClickShip. What kind of Quality Control testing do they do?
Topic summary
Local shipments in Shopify Shipping are being blocked unless each product has an HS Tariff code (Harmonized System code used for customs classification). This requirement is affecting even intra-city deliveries.
Impact and reactions:
- One merchant reports they cannot ship within their city without adding HS codes and has moved their shipping to ClickShip. They question Shopify’s quality control.
- Another merchant confirms a workaround: you can complete local shipments by manually entering HS codes, but it’s tedious and had to be done for every order that afternoon.
Status:
- No confirmation of a fix or official guidance is mentioned.
- Practical options shared are either manually add HS codes per order or switch to an alternative shipping tool.
Open question:
- Whether the HS code requirement for local shipping is intentional or a temporary issue remains unclear.
It’s tedious but you can ship locally if you input the HS codes. I’ve had to do that on every one of my orders this afternoon.