Shopify development · Berlin, Germany
Shopify stores built around how your customers pay and receive orders — local payment methods, the right taxes, shipping and WhatsApp — and designed to convert on a phone. We work with Berlin businesses from our office in Jaipur, India. Live support runs 24/7.
- Our office
- Jaipur, India · working online
- Languages
- German
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Time
- Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin (the gap moves by an hour when Berlin’s clocks change)
- Support
- Live, 24/7 on WhatsApp
What’s possible in Berlin
What changes for
Berlin businesses.
Shoppers in Berlin want to buy from you online — and your store is losing them at the last step: checkout, payment or delivery.
- 01 What’s changed
What Berlin’s market rewards
Berlin’s start-ups compete across Europe for customers and investors who judge them first online.
- 02 Why it works
How Berlin pays
Shoppers in Germany commonly pay by PayPal, cards, bank transfer and pay-by-invoice. VAT (MwSt) at a standard rate of 19%. A checkout set up for that is where sales are won.
- 03 What it looks like
Picture Berlin finding you
Orders from Berlin arriving on their own — payments, shipping and updates working — with every login in your name.
The Berlin market
What we know
about Berlin.
- Who buys
- Berlin’s customers include a large startup and creative scene, international residents, students and tourists, and many look for English options.
- When demand peaks
- Christmas markets and the holiday season are the main retail peak, and summer brings festivals and tourists.
- The biggest opportunity
- Startups and local businesses serving the English-speaking international crowd with clear, fast websites.
Where business happens
- Kreuzberg
- Mitte
- Prenzlauer Berg
- Kurfürstendamm
- Friedrichshain
- Neukölln
What people in Berlin search for
- vegan restaurant kreuzberg
- english speaking doctor berlin
- coworking mitte
- vintage shop friedrichshain
Our approach
How we would start
in Berlin.
- 01
Build for the buyer
Berlin’s customers include a large startup and creative scene, international residents, students and tourists, and many look for English options. The store, its catalogue and its checkout are shaped around them.
- 02
Payments and delivery that work
Checkout set up for how people in Germany pay — PayPal, cards, bank transfer and pay-by-invoice — with delivery tested before launch.
- 03
Launch before the peak
Christmas markets and the holiday season are the main retail peak, and summer brings festivals and tourists. The store is live and tested well before then.
- 01
How Berlin shoppers pay
Shoppers here commonly pay by PayPal, cards, bank transfer and pay-by-invoice. We configure and test every method at checkout before launch.
- 02
Prices in EUR, taxes set right
VAT (MwSt) at a standard rate of 19%. Prices are shown in euros and taxes configured with your accountant’s input.
- 03
Selling beyond one country
Shopify Markets for currencies, languages and duties if you sell outside Germany, and Shopify Plus when volume calls for it.
Local note: in Germany, VAT (MwSt) at a standard rate of 19%. Rates and rules change; we confirm details with your accountant or adviser before launch.
Get your plan
Plan my Shopify store.
Tell us about your Berlin business — a first launch or a large brand. We reply with a written plan before any work or payment.
Questions from Berlin
Do you have an office in Berlin?
Our office is in Jaipur, India. We work with Berlin businesses online and on calls, with 24/7 live support; visits to Jaipur by appointment.
How do you handle the time difference with Berlin?
Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin (the gap moves by an hour when Berlin’s clocks change). Live support runs 24/7, and calls are scheduled within your working hours.
How do customers in Germany pay online?
Commonly by PayPal, cards, bank transfer and pay-by-invoice. We set up and test every method your customers expect at checkout, with prices in euros.
When is the best time to start in Berlin?
Christmas markets and the holiday season are the main retail peak, and summer brings festivals and tourists. Start a few weeks before the busy period you care about — search, ads and social all need time to build.