Cart & Order Limits

Cart and order limits control the overall cart rather than individual products. You can require a minimum or maximum number of items, a minimum or maximum order value, or weight-based limits before customers can check out.

Setting Up Cart Limits

• Go to Settings > Cart Limits
• Configure any combination of limits:
  • Minimum items – Require at least X items in the cart (e.g., minimum 3 items per order)
  • Maximum items – Cap the total number of items (e.g., no more than 50 items per order)
  • Minimum order value – Require a minimum dollar amount (e.g., orders must be at least $25)
  • Maximum order value – Cap the order total (e.g., orders cannot exceed $500)
  • Minimum weight – Require a minimum total weight
  • Maximum weight – Cap total cart weight (useful for shipping constraints)
• Save your settings

What the Customer Sees

• A banner appears above the checkout button on the cart page explaining what needs to change
• The checkout button is disabled until the cart meets all limits
• At checkout, Shopify validates the limits again – even if a customer bypasses the storefront warning, the order is blocked

Examples

• Minimum order of $50 for free shipping eligibility
• Maximum 2 items from a limited-edition drop
• Maximum 30 kg to stay within shipping carrier limits

Plan

Item count and order value limits are available on all plans. Weight-based limits require the Growth plan or higher.