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Launching a Shopify store via Delaware LLC: complete walkthrough
Complete walkthrough of launching a Shopify DTC store via Delaware LLC. Formation, Shopify Payments, products, marketing.
Foundation: LLC + bank
$297 + $110 state fee for Delaware LLC. Mercury or Wise Business as primary bank.
Total formation + banking: 8-10 days for LLC + 2-4 weeks for bank approval.
Shopify Payments activation
Built on Stripe; KYC mirrors Stripe.
1-5 day approval typical for non-residents with EIN + US bank routing.
Restricted product categories (CBD, supplements, certain firearms-adjacent) face extended review.
Product upload + launch
Upload products via Shopify admin or CSV import.
Configure shipping zones, taxes (Shopify auto-collects in marketplace-facilitator US states), and payment methods.
Marketing via paid ads (Meta, Google), email, content.
Form your Delaware LLC with Delewarellc
$297 + Delaware state fee, one-time. 8-10 day turnaround. Multilingual founder-led support.
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