# Shopify (شوبيفاي)

> Shopify is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Shopify](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/shopify.md)
- Categories: Commerce & Store Platforms, B2B Payment Processing, Business Software, Logistics & Shipping, Website Builders
- Official site: https://www.shopify.com
- Community votes: 136
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shopify

## About

Complete e-commerce platform for building, managing, and scaling online stores

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community reports in February 2026. The team contacted the company in March 2026, and community volunteers reached out as well; a support representative acknowledged the lifting of sanctions but said Syria remains unsupported pending an internal compliance review. No resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach to legal@shopify.com. Alibaba, Zendesk, Zoho accessible peers.
- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to legal@shopify.com. The email cited Alibaba, Zendesk, and Zoho as accessible peers in E-Commerce and Business Software categories.

## Community reports

- 2026-05-25 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Shopify at legal@shopify.com requesting a review of Shopify's availability and support status for users in Syria. The email cited the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo, noted that both U.S. and EU sanctions have been lifted and that Syria is no longer listed under OFAC's embargoed countries, and added that international payment infrastructure such as Visa and Mastercard is now becoming available in Syria, creating broader opportunities for e-commerce. Supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources was referenced. The corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com address was CC'd.
- 2026-03-24 — Company Responded. In response to a community member's request to enable Shopify access for users in Syria, a Shopify support representative acknowledged the recent lifting of U.S. Treasury and EU sanctions and the importance of digital-service access for Syria's rebuilding. They explained that Shopify still cannot support merchants, partners, or buyers in Syria, which remains on its unsupported list pending a comprehensive internal review. The representative stated they would submit a formal request, together with the supporting documentation provided, to Shopify's internal legal and compliance teams to push for a review of the current restriction. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/contact-attachments/mu54au5bj18ab15ta6ose5tm/kl142y2vx7k258g0sbopav6k-screenshot-gmail.jpg)
- 2026-02-12 — Verified. Community verification: Shopify remains completely blocked when accessed from Syria via DSL network. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/lu8dmb5e6hf9aonqb2jamfor/zp8p3is10peiidnfx16q2d4i-screenshot-2026-02-12-233638.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shopify?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shopify/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shopify
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/shopify.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/shopify.md