The dispatched from country [ships_from_country] attribute lets you provide the country from which your product will typically be dispatched. You can help prospective customers decide on a purchase by letting them know if your product is dispatched locally or from a cross-border location.
The dispatched from country [ships_from_country] attribute is available for use in all supported countries in Merchant Center.
This attribute is different from dispatch-from location for carrier-calculated delivery, which is available only in France, Germany and the United States. Learn more about dispatch-from location in Calculate delivery speeds based on the carrier.
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When to use
Optional for each product
Use this attribute to add the country from which your product will usually be dispatched.
Format
Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure that Google understands the data that you're submitting. Learn how and when to submit your product data in English.
| Type | String (Unicode characters) |
| Limits | 2 characters. Must be an ISO-3166-1 Alpha 2 country code |
| Repeated field | No |
| File format | Example value |
| Text (TSV) | DE |
| XML (Feeds) | <g:ships_from_country>DE</g:ships_from_country> |
To format your data for Merchant API, see the Merchant API for Shopping resource.
Minimum requirements
These are the requirements that you'll need to meet to show your product. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.
- Only use supported ISO-3166-1 Alpha 2 country codes
- Only provide the country that you typically dispatch this product from
Example
Dispatched from country:
Product data for a blue Millie Wray skater dress
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