# Handling Addresses from All Around the World

DevFeed: [Handling Addresses from All Around the World](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/handling-addresses-from-all-around-the-world-1407.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/handling-addresses-from-all-around-the-world>)

Author: Nima Izadi

Published: 2018-11-14T15:12:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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## AI overview

A Shopify International Growth team article explains why address forms must be localized for different countries. It covers country-specific required fields, address ordering, postal-code conventions, and wording, while noting the need to avoid duplicating code across country-specific forms.

## Source excerpt

Four months ago, I joined the International Growth team at Shopify. The mission of the INTL team (as we call it) is to help Shopify conquer international markets. Our team builds tools, services and enhances Shopify's platform to make it scale to different markets where we need to tailor the experience locally to a country: add new shipping patterns, new payment paradigms, and be compliant with local laws.