DigiBorderShopify App Store FOR DIGITAL SELLERS ON SHOPIFY
Block digital purchases from billing countries you do not sell to, or allow only the countries you choose. Set your rule at Shopify checkout for downloads, ebooks, templates and services.
Available on the Shopify App Store. Free plan available. Paid plans from $4.99/month, or save 50% yearly, with a 7-day free trial.
A SMALL RULE. A CLEAR DIFFERENCE.
Digital products do not need a shipping address. DigiBorder checks the billing country entered at checkout, so you can apply a purchase restriction without adding a shipping step.
Change the example to see how the rule responds.
Illustration only. Changes here do not affect a store or place an order.
MADE FOR THE WAY YOU SELL
Use DigiBorder as your Shopify billing country blocker for products that do not require shipping. Downloads, services, memberships, and gift cards follow the same clear rule.
Block a selected list, or allow only the countries you choose.
Cover all-digital carts, with an option to include mixed carts. Physical-only carts always pass.
Show your own checkout message. Pause or update the rule from Shopify admin.
THREE PLANS. NO USAGE CHARGES.
Free blocks one country for all-digital carts. Basic covers the full country rule. Strict closes more gaps for stores with stricter compliance needs. All three run at Shopify checkout; Basic and Strict start with a 7-day free trial.
Block one country, at no cost.
$0 USD / month
No billing approval needed
A clear country rule for digital products.
$4.99 USD / month
or $29.99 a year, save 50%
For stricter compliance needs
Fewer gaps and finer control.
$14.99 USD / month
or $89.99 a year, save 50%
Free works as soon as you install. Paid plans are billed through Shopify, with no usage charges and free testing on eligible development stores. Change plans any time in Shopify admin under Apps → DigiBorder, on the plan page.
KNOW THE EDGES
A checkout rule is firm where it runs. Shopify does not run checkout rules on every kind of order. Here is the full picture, so you can plan for it.
Shopify does not run checkout rules on these orders. This applies to every checkout-rule app, not just DigiBorder.
| Situation | Free | Basic | Strict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical-only cart | Always passes | Always passes | Always passes |
| Cart with digital and physical items | Passes. Mixed-cart coverage is Basic and above. | Checked if you turn on mixed-cart coverage | Same as Basic |
| Express checkout (Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal) | Checked. Some wallets may block without showing the message. | Checked. Some wallets may block without showing your message. | Same as Basic |
| No billing country available | Checkout goes through. Blocking it is Basic and above. | Your choice: block checkout or let it through | Same as Basic |
| Message buyers see when blocked | The standard message. Your own message is Basic and above. | Your own message | Same as Basic |
| Buyer uses a VPN or a card from another country | Not checked. The rule uses the billing country entered. | Not checked. The rule uses the billing country entered. | Same as Basic |
| The rule cannot run (rare error or timeout) | Checkout goes through (Shopify’s default) | Checkout goes through (Shopify’s default) | Checkout is blocked |
| Shipping country is one your rule does not allow | Not checked | Not checked | Can be blocked: both countries must pass |
| Billing country differs from the country the buyer shops in | Not checked | Not checked | Can be blocked |
| Order created outside online checkout (POS, admin, other apps, overridden draft orders) | Not checked (Shopify limitation) | Not checked (Shopify limitation) | Not checked (Shopify limitation) |
The rule checks the billing country the buyer enters. It does not check IP address, VPN use, or the country that issued the card. Unsure how this fits your store? Ask the developer
DigiBorder checks items marked as not requiring shipping in Shopify. This can include downloads, memberships, services and gift cards, so your product shipping settings must be accurate. It does not look at file types. On Strict, you can narrow the rule to selected collections or product tags, and choose whether gift cards count as digital.
Physical-only carts always pass DigiBorder’s rule. For carts containing both physical and non-shippable items, you choose whether the rule applies (Basic and Strict; on Free, mixed carts pass). When enabled, a restricted billing country blocks the mixed cart until the affected items are removed or the rule no longer applies.
No. The rule uses the billing country entered at checkout. It does not verify residency, detect VPNs, compare IP and billing addresses, or check which country issued the card. If no billing country is available, Basic and Strict let you choose to block checkout; on Free, checkout goes through. Strict can also require the billing country to match the country the buyer is shopping in.
Yes. The rule runs for these express checkouts, also when the buyer starts from a button on a product or cart page. One known Shopify display issue: with some wallets, Shopify may block the purchase without showing your custom message.
Not in online checkout. The rule runs on Shopify’s servers before the order is completed, so buyers cannot switch it off in their browser. Two limits remain: the rule trusts the billing country the buyer enters, and it cannot see orders created outside online checkout.
Shopify does not run checkout rules on some kinds of orders, so no checkout-rule app can check them. That includes Shopify POS sales, orders created in Shopify admin or by other apps, draft orders where you override checkout rules, subscription renewals, order edits, and pre-orders or try-before-you-buy purchases. This is a Shopify limitation, not a DigiBorder setting.
Rarely, an app’s checkout rule can fail or time out. Shopify’s default is to let checkout through when that happens, and Free and Basic follow that default. Strict blocks checkout instead, so an affected purchase does not go through unchecked.
Free suits a store that needs to block one billing country for all-digital carts, with the standard checkout message. Basic suits most digital sellers: allow or block any list of countries, cover mixed carts, write your own message, and block checkout when no billing country is entered. Choose Strict if you need fewer gaps or more control: blocking when the rule cannot run, shipping and shopping-country checks, required login, or rules by collection, product tag or customer tag.
Yes. Start on Free and upgrade when you need more, in Shopify admin under Apps → DigiBorder, on the plan page. You can upgrade or downgrade there, or switch to yearly billing to save 50%. Paid plans are billed through Shopify. If you move to Free with a rule that uses paid settings, DigiBorder pauses the rule rather than run only part of it, and shows what to change.
DigiBorder enforces the country policy you configure. It does not calculate tax, determine your legal obligations, or certify compliance. You remain responsible for deciding where your products can be sold.
On Shopify’s checkout, as a Shopify checkout rule. You configure it in the DigiBorder app in Shopify admin, and it keeps running when the app is closed. It works on every Shopify plan; you do not need Shopify Plus.
Yes. Install DigiBorder from the Shopify App Store. The Free plan works right away for one blocked country, with no billing approval. Basic and Strict include a 7-day free trial. Mark your digital products as not requiring shipping, then test an allowed and a restricted billing country in checkout.
