Shopify now includes customer tax IDs on commercial invoices for shipments to countries like Brazil, China, and South Korea, and requires RFC tax IDs for orders to Mexico starting January 2025. The platform also introduces features like directing customers back to the online store after login, calculating shipping tax proportionally in Canada, and adding Purolator as a carrier for Canadian sellers. These updates enhance compliance, customer experience, and shipping efficiency.

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Shopify has updated the Checkout Blocks app, moving it from a sales channel to the Apps section for easier interaction. Continuous authentication from cart to checkout has been implemented, allowing authenticated customers to proceed without re-entering credentials. Additionally, each Headless storefront now supports unique resource publishing and order attribution, enhancing the flexibility of managing multiple storefronts.

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Discover Shopify's latest updates! Retailers can now display multiple shipping rates with estimated dates at checkout, enhancing customer transparency. The unified file picker on variant detail pages streamlines image management. Additionally, new Flow actions make it easier to work with metaobjects, improving data management and workflow efficiency. Learn more about these exciting enhancements in our full article