Paying Shopify bills in your local currency

For accounting reasons, most Shopify bills are charged in US dollars, but merchants in some supported countries can be charged in their local currency. When your bills are issued in your local currency, it can reduce the amount that you pay in currency exchange fees. You can also predict some recurring expenses, such as your Shopify subscription cost, more easily because it's priced at a set cost in your local currency.

Note

Local currency billing isn't available to stores that are on the Plus plan. If your store is on the Plus plan, then your bills, billing preferences, and payment methods are managed in Organization settings.

Supported countries and regions for local currency billing

Local currency billing is available for merchants located in the following countries and regions:

• Australia (AUD)
• Canada (CAD)
• European Union countries (EUR)
• India (INR)
• Japan (JPY)
• Singapore (SGD)
• United Kingdom (GBP)

Billing in EUR is also available in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

For all other countries and regions, Shopify bills are issued in USD.

Note

In Australia (AUD) and Japan (JPY), you can use only a supported credit card for local currency billing. To use PayPal to pay your Shopify bills in Australia or Japan, you need to set your billing currency to USD.

Change your billing currency

If you're located in an eligible country or region, then you can change your billing currency. Changes to your billing currency are applied on your next billing cycle. Any outstanding charges are billed in your original currency and any remaining credits are converted to your new currency.

Note

Changes to and from INR currency in India are restricted until any outstanding invoices are settled. Before you change to INR, ensure that your store's billing address and payment method meet the guidelines for account billing for India.

Steps

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Billing.

2. Click Billing profile.

3. In the Address and currency > Currency section, click Manage.

4. In the Change currency dialog, select your new billing currency.

5. Click Confirm.

Determining which billing charges are converted to your local currency

After local currency billing is activated for your store, all the bills that you receive from Shopify are issued in that currency. Some of the charges are converted from USD to your local currency, and others are issued at a set price in your local currency.

Charges without conversion fees

Shopify plan subscription charges are priced directly in your local currency and aren't converted from USD.

Charges with conversion fees

The following charges are issued in your local currency after they're converted from USD:

• App charges (one-time fees, usage fees, and subscription fees)
• Shopify POS subscriptions
• Theme purchases
• Domain purchases
• Shipping label purchases
• Third-party transaction fees

The conversion rates that Shopify applies to each charge are based on up-to-date currency exchange rates and include a 1.5% currency exchange fee, except for third-party transaction fees which are exempt. You can view the conversion rates for each charge on the bills in your Shopify admin.