Account billing for India

In India, you can pay your Shopify bills in Indian rupees (INR) using Unified Payments Interface (UPI), or a co‑branded debit or credit card through Visa, Mastercard, or the RuPay network.

Note

If your store is on the Shopify Plus plan and you want to pay your Shopify Bills in Indian rupees (INR), then contact Plus Support.

Guidelines for account billing for India

To comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines, you can pay your Shopify bills in Indian rupees (INR).

Before switching your billing currency to INR, you must meet the following requirements:

• Your store's billing address is in India, and must have all address fields filled out, including the following fields:
  • Country/region
  • Address
  • Apartment/suite (if applicable)
  • City
  • State
  • PIN code
• Your payment method is Unified Payments Interface (UPI), or a supported co‑branded debit or credit card through Visa, Mastercard, or the RuPay network.

Note

Merchants in India can't use PayPal as a payment method for paying Shopify bills. This is to comply with the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines for the processing of recurring online payments. If you currently use PayPal, then you need to change your payment method to one of the accepted credit cards or co-branded debit cards.

Making bill payments in Indian rupees (INR)

You can pay your Shopify bills in INR using Unified Payments Interface (UPI), or a co‑branded debit or credit card through Visa, Mastercard, or the RuPay network.

Add card payment method

To set up recurring bill payments in INR, confirm that your store’s billing address is in India and your billing currency is set to INR before adding or re-entering your credit or co-branded debit card. Your card needs to be issued from a supported bank and card network and have a billing address in India.

To comply with the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines for processing recurring online payments, Shopify bill payments are processed through Razorpay, a secure payment partner. Adding or re-entering your card connects you to Razorpay, where you establish a mandate that permits Shopify to automatically charge your card each month. Whenever this mandate is used to charge your card, your bank sends a pre-debit notification to you through SMS, giving notice that Shopify will charge your card in 24-48 hours.

If the charge exceeds ₹15,000 INR, then you need to complete an additional authentication step through the pre-debit SMS notification.

Steps:

1. Log in to your Shopify store as the store owner.
2. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Billing.
3. In the Payment methods section, do one of the following:
   • If you're adding a new card, then click Replace credit card.
   • If you're re-entering your card, then click the ... button beside your card, and then click Replace.
4. Enter your card information and billing address.
5. Click Replace credit card. This activates a redirection to Razorpay. If you receive an error message stating that your card isn't supported, then the card and its issuing bank don't support recurring online payments. Try again with a different card.
6. Approve the mandate through Razorpay.

Note

If your bill charge exceeds ₹15,000 INR, then you need to complete an additional authentication step and accept the charge through the pre-debit SMS notification sent from your bank.

Add Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment method

If you have a UPI ID, payment app, and PIN, then you can add UPI as your primary payment method for Shopify bills.

Note

UPI isn't available for stores on the Shopify Plus plan.

To set up automated bill payments, confirm that your store’s billing address is in India and your billing currency is set to INR. Next, use your UPI payment app to establish a mandate that permits Shopify to automatically debit your Shopify bill from your bank account each month.

If your bill is greater than ₹5,000 INR, then you need to log in to your Shopify admin to approve each bill payment. UPI has a limit of ₹100,000 INR per transaction, although the limit can vary depending on your bank.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Billing.
2. In the Payment methods section, click Set up UPI.
3. In the Send your UPI ID for verification dialog, enter your UPI ID.
4. Click Send.
5. On your mobile device, use your UPI payment app to approve the mandate and enter your UPI PIN.
6. On your billing settings page, confirm the status of your UPI setup:
   • If the UPI setup was successful, then UPI is saved as Primary in the Payment methods section.
   • If the UPI setup was unsuccessful, then an alert suggests that you try again or add a different UPI ID.

Using UPI apps and handles

If you're billed in Indian Rupees (INR) and want to use a Unified Payment Interface (UPI) application, then you must use a viable UPI application and an approved handle. If you don't use an approved handle, then your payment might fail. If you have questions regarding UPI applications and their handles, then you must contact Razorpay's customer support team as they support the use of these features.

Common UPI applications and handles

Frequently used UPI applications and handles.

Applications	Handles < = ₹ 15,000	Handles > = ₹ 15,000
Amazon Pay	@apl and @yapl	@apl and @yapl
BHIM	@upi	N/A
Google Pay	@okhdfcbank, @okicici, and @okaxis	@okhdfcbank, @okicici, and @okaxis
IndusInd Bank app	@indus	N/A
Paytm	@paytm	@paytm
PhonePe	@ybl, @ibl, and @axl	N/A

Alternative UPI applications and handles

Alternative UPI applications and their handles.

Applications	Handles
Amazon Pay	@apl and @yapl
BHIM Axis Pay	@axisbank and @sliceaxis
Bhim Baroda Pay	@barodampay
BHIM BOI UPI	@boi
BHIM DLB UPI	@dlb
BHIM IndusPay	@indus
Canara Bank	@cnrb
DakPay	@postbank
Digibank	@dbs
iMobile Pay	@icici
MobiKwik	@ikwik
NSDL Payments Bank	@nsdl
PayZapp	@pz

Troubleshoot bill payments in INR

If you're having issues with your bill payments in INR, then you might need to complete additional troubleshooting steps to solve the error.

This UPI ID couldn't be authorized

If you get the error message This UPI ID couldn't be authorized, then ensure your Shopify store address is accurate and complete, which is necessary to authorize a UPI account for payments.

Update your store address in Settings > General. Address fields need between 3 and 60 characters and the format must match with Google Maps.

Your card was rejected while verifying

If you get the error message Your card was rejected while verifying, then confirm that your credit card can support recurring payments and is from a supported bank and card network.

If your credit card both supports recurring payments and is from a supported bank and card network, then make sure your store address is complete and accurate. Update your store address and ensure there is a valid phone number in Settings > General. Address fields need between 3 and 60 characters and the format must match with Google Maps.

Failed payments

If your supported card's payment attempt fails, then contact the bank that issued your card to confirm that recurring payments are activated for that card.

Bills exceeding a specific threshold require an additional authentication step. For credit card, the threshold is ₹15,000 INR. For UPI, the threshold is ₹5,000 INR. Additional authentication is sent by SMS message to a valid phone number. Failure to approve the pre-debit notification results in a payment failure. Contact your bank if you don't receive an SMS message.

UPI transactions have a limit of ₹100,000 INR per transaction. If the bill surpasses this amount, then consider using a credit card.