Enabling Postcode Validation
The postcode is crucial for accurately defining the delivery area when processing shipments. Postcode validation helps ensure the accuracy of customers' shipping addresses, reduces communication time, and lowers shipping costs.
Follow this guide to learn how to enable and configure postcode validation for accurate shipping address verification.
Postcode Formats Overview
There are currently 233 countries and regions worldwide, each with its own unique postcode format.
SHOPLINE's postcode validation currently supports the following countries and regions. (Support for additional countries is in progress.)
| Countries or Regions | Postcode Validation |
| Australia | 4-digit numbers |
| Belgium | 4-digit numbers |
| Bulgaria | 4-digit numbers |
| Colombia | 6 to 8-digit numbers |
| Croatia | 5 to 7-digit numbers or letters |
| Czech | 5-digit numbers |
| Germany | 5-digit numbers |
| Greece | 5-digit numbers |
| Hungary | 4-digit numbers |
| Indonesia | 5-digit numbers |
| Italy | 5-digit numbers |
| Japan | 7-digit numbers |
| Korea | 5-digit numbers |
| Luxembourg | 4-digit numbers |
| Malaysia | 5-digit numbers |
| Netherlands | 4-digit numbers + 2 letters (e.g., 1234 AB) |
| Philippines | 4-digit numbers |
| Poland | 5-digit numbers or letters |
| Portugal | 7-digit numbers |
| Romania | 6-digit numbers |
| Singapore | 6-digit numbers |
| Slovakia | 5-digit numbers |
| Slovenia | 4-digit numbers |
| Spain | 5-digit numbers |
| Turkey | 5-digit numbers |
| United Kingdom | 5 to 7-digit numbers or letters |
| United States | 5, 9, or 10-digit numbers. Supports verification of the first 3 digits of state/province postcodes. |
Steps to Enable Postcode Validation
To enable postcode validation, follow these steps:
- From your SHOPLINE admin panel, go to Settings > Checkout settings.
- Locate the Settlement form > Zip/Postal code validation section. Check the box for Enable zip/postal code verification.
- Click Update button to save the settings.