Shopify agency for UK brands
We build and run Shopify stores for UK brands — Klarna and Clearpay at checkout, GBP pricing with 20% VAT displayed the way British customers expect, post-Brexit EU shipping that does not strand parcels at the border, and a cookie banner that actually satisfies the ICO.
Brands we build and scale
Brexit is still the thing most UK stores get wrong.
Selling from the UK into the EU stopped being simple in 2021 and a surprising number of stores never fully adjusted. If you are shipping to EU consumers you are dealing with IOSS for consignments under €150, customs declarations, and the question of whether you deliver DDP or leave the customer to pay duty at the door. DDU looks cheaper at checkout and generates refused deliveries and one-star reviews, which is not cheaper at all.
Northern Ireland has its own rules again. Stores that treat GB and NI as one shipping zone hit problems the first time a parcel is checked.
Then there is the ICO. UK GDPR enforcement on cookie consent has tightened, and a banner with no genuine reject option is not compliant — regardless of what the app you installed told you. We configure consent properly and wire it to Shopify's customer privacy API so your analytics respect the choice rather than ignoring it.
Brands we build and run across the UK
A selection of the UK stores we have built or manage — including two of the harder things to do on Shopify: age-restricted retail and B2B wholesale.
Vape Local
UK vape retailer. Age verification, TPD-compliant product data and the marketing constraints a restricted category carries. vapelocal.co.uk
Wholesale Local UK
B2B wholesale on Shopify — trade accounts, customer-specific pricing and order minimums. wholesalelocal.co.uk
Fidelis
Better food for dogs. Subscription and repeat-order flows built for a consumable with a predictable refill cycle. fidelis.dog
Dolly Wears
Children's and babies' clothing. Size-and-age navigation, gifting flows and the returns handling this category needs. dollywears.co.uk
Neightiv Global
Equestrian silk scarves and accessories. Luxury merchandising with international selling built in. neightivglobal.com
Laws & Oaks
Small-batch lifestyle accessories — bandanas, coffee sleeves and seasonal drops, with the launch mechanics limited runs need. lawsandoaks.com
Shopify services for UK brands
Post-Brexit EU selling
IOSS, DDP delivery, customs documentation and duty handling so EU orders arrive without a surprise bill at the door.
Age-restricted retail
Age verification at entry and checkout, restricted-category compliance, and the ad-platform limitations that come with vape, alcohol and CBD.
B2B & wholesale
Trade accounts, customer-specific price lists, order minimums and net payment terms — on Shopify's native B2B where the volume justifies Plus.
UK payments & BNPL
Klarna, Clearpay, PayPal and Shopify Payments, with instalment messaging on product pages where it lifts conversion.
UK GDPR & cookie consent
Consent management that satisfies ICO expectations and actually gates your tracking, rather than a banner that does nothing.
Subscriptions
Refill and replenishment flows for consumables, with dunning and pause handling that keeps the customer instead of silently cancelling.
Questions we get every week
How do we sell to EU customers after Brexit?
The main decisions are IOSS registration and whether you ship DDP or DDU. IOSS lets you collect VAT at checkout on consignments under €150 and clears customs faster. DDP means you pay duty and the customer receives the parcel with nothing to settle; DDU means they get a bill at the door, which is where refused deliveries and bad reviews come from. We almost always recommend DDP for consumer orders, and we configure the rates, documentation and product HS codes to support it.
Do you handle Northern Ireland shipping correctly?
Yes. GB to Northern Ireland is not the same as a domestic GB shipment under current arrangements, and stores that lump them into one zone hit problems the first time a parcel gets checked. We set NI up as its own market with the appropriate documentation and rate handling.
Is our cookie banner actually compliant?
Often not. The ICO has been clear that consent must be as easy to refuse as to give, which rules out banners with a prominent 'Accept' and a buried settings link — and many popular apps ship that pattern by default. Beyond the banner itself, consent has to actually gate your tracking. We wire consent to Shopify's customer privacy API so analytics and pixels respect the choice rather than firing regardless.
Do you work in UK business hours?
Our team is in India, which gives a full working-day overlap with GMT and BST — our afternoon covers your morning and midday. UK clients typically get same-day responses on working days. We agree a fixed overlap window at onboarding so there is no ambiguity.
How is VAT handled?
20% VAT configured with tax-inclusive price display, which is what UK consumers expect and what advertising rules require for consumer-facing prices. Invoicing is set up to be compatible with Making Tax Digital record-keeping. For EU sales we configure per-market rates through Shopify Markets rather than applying a single UK rate everywhere.
What does a Shopify store cost in the UK?
We quote fixed-scope in your local currency after a short call, and our rates run well below equivalent local agencies — the difference is where our team sits, not the tier of partner you are hiring. Send us your brief and you will have a written figure within a business day.
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Free audit for your UK store
Send us your store URL. We will come back with a written audit — speed, technical SEO, cookie-consent compliance, and where your EU shipping setup is losing orders or generating refused deliveries.