Shopify development in India, with GST and Tally built in.
For D2C brands, Instagram sellers and exporters who want a real store: custom Shopify themes, Razorpay and UPI, cash on delivery, Shiprocket, GST by place of supply, and every order posted to Tally Prime through our own app.
What an Indian Shopify store needs, and what we set up
- Custom theme, phone firstMost Indian shoppers buy on a phone over a mobile network. We build on Dawn with full-width galleries, a sticky add-to-cart bar, WhatsApp ordering and fast images.
- Payments the way India paysRazorpay or Cashfree for UPI, cards, net banking and EMI; cash on delivery with COD charges and limits; partial COD if you need it.
- GST done correctlyHSN codes per product, tax rates by place of supply (intra-state CGST and SGST, inter-state IGST), tax-inclusive pricing, GST-compliant invoices and the data your GSTR-1 needs.
- Shipping and returnsShiprocket, Delhivery or Blue Dart integration, pincode serviceability, free-shipping thresholds, return and exchange flows that do not depend on WhatsApp messages.
- Orders into Tally PrimeLedgerBridge, our own Shopify app, posts orders and refunds to Tally as balanced vouchers, matches Razorpay payouts to bank entries and produces GSTR-1 data, with mismatches sent to a review queue.
- Selling abroad from IndiaShopify Markets for the UAE, UK and US with currencies and duties, export invoices, and the LUT and FIRC paperwork explained so your accountant has what they need.
Case study
From Instagram DMs to a 44-product Shopify store in under a week
A designer saree label sold only through Instagram. Every order meant a DM, a screenshot and a bank transfer, and every “is this available?” was answered by hand.
We built a custom theme on Dawn with an arched motif taken from their brand, turned their posts into 44 named and priced products in curated collections, and made the phone the first screen: full-width gallery, sticky add-to-cart bar, one-tap WhatsApp ordering, and a cart that shows progress to the brand’s free gift. Delivered in under a week, ready to go live when the owner removed the storefront password.
Products named, priced and photographed into collections
From first brief to a launch-ready store
WhatsApp ordering from every product page
Custom theme, fast and editable
Pricing, in rupees, fixed
Every project is quoted after a short brief. These are the shapes most Indian brands ask for.
- Launch store
- Custom Dawn theme, up to 50 products, Razorpay, COD, Shiprocket, GST setup, WhatsApp ordering. One to two weeks.
- Growth store
- Everything in Launch plus collections strategy, product page conversion work, reviews, bundles, email and WhatsApp flows, and LedgerBridge for Tally. Three to four weeks.
- Migration to Shopify
- From WooCommerce, Wix, Dukaan or a custom build: products, customers, orders and one-to-one redirects so rankings travel with you.
- Monthly store management
- Product uploads, campaigns, theme changes, speed checks and GST-ready reports, with a fixed list each month.
Getting found in India
A store that nobody finds is a catalogue. We pair every build with the basics of Shopify SEO: clean collection URLs, Product schema, Hindi and English search terms where they matter, and Google Merchant Center feeds. For brands that want to be recommended by ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers, see GEO.
Who this is for
D2C brands in fashion, beauty, home, food and wellness. Instagram and WhatsApp sellers ready for a real store. Manufacturers and exporters opening a direct channel. Agencies that need a white-label Shopify partner in India. Read our guides to Shopify GST setup after GST 2.0 and Shopify to Tally Prime. Also serving brands in Dubai and the UAE and the UK and US.
Questions Indian brands ask about Shopify
How much does a Shopify store cost in India?
Shopify’s own plans are billed by Shopify in rupees. Our build fee is a fixed quote after a brief: a launch store with up to 50 products is a one-to-two-week project; growth stores with conversion work and Tally integration take three to four weeks. Send your product count and we reply with a figure.
Can Shopify handle GST in India?
Yes, once it is set up properly: tax rates by state for place of supply, HSN codes on products, tax-inclusive pricing and GST invoices. We configure this as part of every Indian build and post the orders to Tally Prime through LedgerBridge so your GSTR-1 data comes from the store, not from retyping.
Which payment gateway should an Indian Shopify store use?
Razorpay is the most common choice for UPI, cards and EMI; Cashfree and PayU are alternatives. Shopify Payments is not available in India, so a third-party gateway is required. We set up the gateway, cash on delivery and the rules for when COD is allowed.
Can you move my store from WooCommerce, Wix or Dukaan to Shopify?
Yes. Products, customers and order history are migrated, old URLs are redirected one to one, and titles and descriptions are carried over so your Google rankings are protected as far as anyone can protect them.
Can I sell to the UAE, UK or US from an Indian Shopify store?
Yes, with Shopify Markets: separate currencies, duties estimates, local payment methods and hreflang. We set it up and explain the export paperwork (LUT, FIRC) so your accountant can handle the filings.