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In this Help Centre, you can find content for both Merchant Center Next and the classic Merchant Center experience. Look for the logo at the top of each article to make sure that you're using the article for the Merchant Center version that applies to you. 

Merchant Center Announcements

Here, you'll see what's new in Merchant Center each month.

2019
New feature updateYour products may show in additional countries
August 2019
Help CentreChange log
Acccount settings update Delivery setup required if your products are dispatched outside your feed country of sale
July 2019
Change log
Automatic item updates and Shopping Actions
June 13, 2019
Help CenterChange log
New feature updateShopping Actions: Updates to Retailer Standards criteria
May 31, 2019
Change log
New feature updateChanges to Shopping Actions Merchant Terms of Service
April 2019
Help CenterChange log
New feature updateHealthcare policy update: Online pharmacy cross-border targeting of Germany
April 2019
Help CentreChange log
New feature update2019 Merchant Center product data specification update
March 2019
Help CenterChange log
Acccount settings updateComparison Listing ads for Comparison Shopping Services
March 2019
Help Center | Change log
Acccount settings updateConnecting you to visual shoppers with new ad formats on Google Images
March 2019
Change log
New feature updateMarketplace facilitator tax application in SD, DC
March 2019
Help Center | Change log

Acccount settings updateChanges to political content policy for India
February 2019
Help Centre | Change log

2018
Acccount settings update Changes to orders API billing information
December 2018

Change log

Acccount settings update Updates to the Shopping Healthcare and medicines policy.
July 2018
Help Centre | Change log

Acccount settings update 2018 Shopping Product Feed Specification Update
25/6/2018

Help Centre

Acccount settings update Updates to the Shopping Dangerous content policy.
May 2018

Help Centre | Change log

New feature update Holiday shipping cut-off setting now available.
January 2018

Help Centre | Change log

2017
Acccount settings update Update to energy_efficiency_class attribute.
December 2017

Help Centre

New feature update Updates to India GST and third-party compatible product requirements.
October 2017

Change Log | Help Centre

New feature update Changes to adult-oriented content policy for Germany
October 2017

Change log | Help Centre

          
Acccount settings updateAutomatic item updates improved to help drive data accuracy
October 2017

Help Centre

New feature update Updates to feeds in Merchant Center
August 2017

Change log

New feature update Updates to email contact options. New email preference settings and additional email contacts now available.
August 2017

Change log Help Centre

New feature update Customers can now opt in to Google Customer Reviews via mobile websites.
July 2017

Help Centre

Acccount settings update 2017 update to the Google Shopping Product Feed Specification
23/5/2017

Help Centre

New feature update Introducing Google Customer Reviews.
April 2017

Change log | Blog Post

New feature update Users can now access and manage multiple Merchant Center accounts from a single Google account.
24/2/2017

Help Centre

New feature update Shopping campaigns are now available in Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa
February 2017

Languages and currencies

2016
New feature update Redesigned articles for the product data specification to make it easier to use.
24/10/2016

Product data specification | Change log

New feature update Introducing the new Google Merchant Center.
30/8/2016

Change log | Blog Post

New feature update Use currency conversion to make your product data available to more target countries.
30/8/2016

Help Centre

Acccount settings update Feed Rules has been updated with adjusted rules and new transformations.
29/8/2016

Change log

New feature update New delivery settings launched.
7/12/2016

Change log | Help Centre

Acccount settings update For all countries, added the pre-emptive item disapprovals feature for product data violations. This feature can only occur for some product data violations.
12/7/2016
Help Centre
New feature update Increased the maximum image file size from 4MB to 16MB.
1/6/2016
Help Centre
New feature update 2016 update to the Google Shopping Products Feed Specification.
25/5/2016
Change log
New feature update View messages sent to your account in the Merchant Center Message Archive. The new Message Archive feature lets you view any emails, alerts and announcements in a centralised spot.
17/5/2016
Help Centre
New feature update Transform your data with Feed Rules to meet the Google Shopping products feed specification requirements.
26/4/2016
Help Centre | Blog post
Acccount settings update We launched the new Google Shopping Policy Centre today. Get to know the new policies.
29/2/2016
Change log
Acccount settings update For some countries, added a requirement to submit a GTIN for all products that have one.
8/2/2016

Change log | Help Centre

2015
Acccount settings update We’re making our policies more user-friendly. Preview the policies now.
2/12/2015
Change log
Acccount settings update For some countries, added the ability to request a manual review of an item disapproval related to GTINs for designated brands.
15/9/2015
Help Centre
New feature update For all countries, launched a password-based SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) feed upload feature allowing for more secure feed uploads.
3/9/2015
Help Centre
New feature update For all countries, launched an E-commerce Platform feature allowing for product data import from support e-commerce platforms
1/9/2015
Help Centre
New feature update Use the Google Merchant Center add-on for Google Sheets to easily create, validate and submit spreadsheets-based feeds.
25/6/2015
Help Centre | Blog post
New feature update 2015 update to the Google Shopping Products Feed Specification and Google Product Taxonomy.
8/6/2015
Help Centre | Blog post
Acccount settings update Verify and claim your website URL without leaving Merchant Center in the Website Verification tab under Settings.
4/6/2015
Help Centre
Acccount settings update For all countries, added the ability for merchants to request a manual review of a policy violation. You can only request a review for some policy violations.
26/5/2015
Help Centre
Acccount settings update For all countries, added the preemptive item disapprovals feature. This feature can only occur for some policy violations.
26/5/2015
Help Centre
Acccount settings update Added warnings for recalled products. You'll now receive warnings for products that have been found in a product recall database.
30/4/2015
Help Centre
New feature update Online product inventory update feed allows quick updates to price, availability and sale price information.
8/4/2015
Help Centre
Acccount settings update Updated requirements for build-to-order custom goods.
1/4/2015
Change log
Acccount settings update Quoted fields now enabled automatically for new feeds
30/3/2015
Help Centre
Known issues update Refreshed appearance for Merchant Center, including the ability to search the full help center from your account.
10/2/2015
Help Centre
New feature update New delivery dimension attributes now available for merchants using carrier-calculated delivery rates.
4/2/2015
Help Centre | Blog post
New feature update Extended shipping features for Australia
26/1/2015
Help Centre | Google+
2014
New feature update 2014 update to the Google Shopping Products Feed Specification
1/6/2014
Help Centre

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