Need to add UK VAT Relief options to your Shopify store?

Over the last few years, I've helped UK businesses add VAT relief choices to their Shopify stores, so customers who are exempt from VAT can do so by simply selecting the appropriate option when purchasing a product.

Shopify stores I've integrated UK VAT relief on

I've experimented with many different solutions and perfected how it all works to make it straightforward to set up and maintain for clients.

Listed below are some stores I've built that include VAT relief.

Taking Care Advanced

An advanced integration that allows customers to customise their personal alarm package. There are various addons that can be included per package, and each can have different sets. This integration was built into a custom theme that I designed and built.

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Ability Superstore Intermediate

This integration was built into a custom designed theme, with the VAT relief options displaying as a modal on the product page. This integration was built into a custom theme that I designed and built.

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Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Intermediate

This integration was built into a custom designed theme, with the VAT relief options displaying as a modal on the product page. This integration was built into a custom theme that I designed and built.

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Zeal Lifestyle Advanced

An advanced product customiser for Zeal, a stylish luxury walker made in Britain. The customiser combines products as walker components, allowing the customer to customise their walker down to each components colour. The customiser was built into an existing pre-made theme.

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Canary Care Advanced

An advanced integration that combines multiple VAT exempt products into a customiser, and takes advantage of the Shopify Subscriptions app. This was built into an existing pre-made theme.

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Showerspaah Basic

This integration is the simplest version appearing as inline options on the product page. Built into an existing pre-made theme.

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How the VAT relief solution works

The solution does not involve installing third-party Shopify apps, so there are no ongoing subscription costs, only a one-off cost for integrating the code into your existing store. In summary:

It requires changes to product options (product variants), and a VAT variant option to switch the prices accordingly on the storefront is needed.
The customer's choice is saved for their browsing session.
Further items added to the cart will automatically use the customer's VAT relief selection.
Any stock management software can still be linked up.
The VAT declaration is collected in the cart.

See it in action

Here is a video showing how it works on the Ability Superstore storefront.

The implementation doesn't update or connect to customer accounts. Because of this, the solution allows for complete flexibility in the cart.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does the VAT relief integration use customer accounts?

No. The customer accounts are not used because they are shared across the Shopify platform. Also, using customer accounts would prevent guest checkouts.

Does it work with stock management software?

Yes, each vat exempt variant pair can have the same SKU which can tie to your stock management system. I have clients that have had this integration for over five years and have had no issues.

Can it be added to any theme?

Yes, but some themes are more complicated than others due to their structure and heavy use of Javascript. The more complicated themes take longer to integrate and cost is higher.

Can I upgrade my theme after the VAT relief has been integrated?

Technically you can, although it would require copying the code across manually.

How long does it take to integrate?

It can take anywhere between 2 to 10 days to integrate depending on the theme and requirements.

Will my live store be affected during the integration/development?

No, I will work on a duplicate of your live theme so there is no interference on your live store. For test purposes, I will need to create one or two test products but these will remain hidden from view.

Do the customers VAT relief information appear against the order?

Yes, the customer's name and medical condition that is collected in the cart will appear against the order in the Shopify admin.

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I'd love to hear about your Shopify website project. If you're interested in working together, drop me an email at [email protected] or book a free consultation below.