Updates to Italy's Sardinian province definitions

Shopify Updates Italy Province Definitions for Sardinian Administrative Changes

Shopify has updated its province definitions for Italy to reflect Sardinian administrative changes that took effect in June 2025. The platform now recognizes the restored province structure in the Sardinia region.

What Changed

The update modifies how Shopify handles Italian address data specifically for Sardinian locations. Merchants shipping to Sardinia will see updated province names during checkout. The changes align Shopify’s address system with Italy’s current administrative boundaries following the Sardinian restoration.

Impact on Developers

Developers working with Shopify’s address validation and autocomplete APIs will receive more accurate province assignments for Sardinian addresses. Apps that handle shipping, tax calculations, or address verification for Italian merchants need to account for these updated province definitions.

The change affects any integration that processes Italian addresses, particularly those serving merchants with customers in Sardinia. Address validation logic that relies on province data may need testing to ensure compatibility with the new definitions.

Technical Considerations

Developers should verify that their apps correctly handle the updated province names when processing Italian addresses. Apps using cached province data or hardcoded province lists for Italy should refresh their data sources to match Shopify’s current definitions.

Merchants using third-party shipping or tax apps may need to confirm that these integrations properly recognize the updated Sardinian provinces. The change ensures address data consistency across Shopify’s checkout, admin, and API endpoints for Italian locations.

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