Ecommerce development for Spanish online stores

Choosing a platform for a Spanish store

The platform matters less than the match between it and your catalogue, team and growth plan. A store with a few hundred products and a small team often does well on Shopify. A shop that needs custom product logic, or that already runs on WordPress, may fit WooCommerce. A large or unusual catalogue can justify a custom or headless build.

Our Shopify vs WooCommerce comparison goes through the trade-offs. For platform work in Spain, see Shopify development and WordPress and WooCommerce development.

Tax, prices and consumer rules

Spanish shoppers expect prices shown with IVA included, and the standard rate is 21%, with reduced rates for some goods. Rules differ for the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, so tell us which territories you ship to. Your gestor confirms rates and invoice details, and we configure the platform to match.

• Prices shown in euros with IVA included for consumers, with the tax visible on the invoice.
• Information on the 14-day right of withdrawal and a model form, linked from the checkout and the order email.
• Aviso legal, privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of sale in Spanish.
• Clear delivery costs and times before the final payment step.
• A cookie banner that blocks non-essential scripts until consent, in line with AEPD guidance.

These are the common points. Your lawyer decides exactly what applies to your products, for example for digital goods, made-to-order items or regulated products.

Payments and checkout

Cards are the base. Spanish shoppers also use Bizum, a mobile payment service tied to bank accounts, and many use PayPal or Apple Pay and Google Pay. Which of these you can switch on depends on your bank or payment provider, so we check that before designing the checkout. Many Spanish merchants work with Redsys-based gateways through their bank.

We test the payment flow with test cards and, where possible, a real low-value order before launch.

Delivery, returns and operations

A store is more than a checkout. Delivery rules shape conversion: free shipping thresholds, islands and peninsula zones, pickup points and delivery time promises. We connect the carriers you already use, show rates in the cart and create labels where the carrier offers a plugin or API.

Returns need a simple process. We build a return request page, status emails and, if you want, a link to your warehouse or accounting tool. For stock, we can sync inventory with your ERP or marketplace listings. Integrations vary widely, so we list them in the first call and quote them separately.

Accessibility is part of the build. The European Accessibility Act applies from 28 June 2025 to many online shops, so we aim for WCAG 2.2 AA in templates, forms and checkout. Your lawyer confirms whether your business is in scope.

How a store project runs from India

1. ScopeCatalogue size, platform choice, payment provider, carriers and integrations. Fixed quote within one working day.
2. DesignHome, category, product, cart and checkout screens in Spanish.
3. BuildTheme or custom front end, product import, tax and shipping rules, legal pages.
4. TestOrders on phone and desktop, payment, refunds, emails and tracking.
5. Launch and trainGo-live, redirects, analytics with consent, and a recorded walkthrough for your team.

Review calls take place in the Spanish morning. Spain trails India by three and a half hours in summer and four and a half in winter. After launch we offer help at $30 an hour, and our search work for stores can start once the structure is stable.

Price

Projects start at $1,500, and extra work is $30 an hour. Catalogue size, number of integrations, custom features and languages move the price. The ecommerce website cost guide shows the main drivers, and you can request a fixed quote on the contact page. Platform subscriptions, payment fees and apps are billed separately. Prices are in US dollars.