Setting up price limits in Shopify with DC order limits

Price limits (also called minimum order value, maximum order value, or cart value limits) let you control how much customers can spend per order. Use this feature to:

Set a minimum order value — require customers to spend at least $X before checkout
Set a maximum order value — cap orders at $X to manage inventory during launches
Limit cart value for specific products, customer groups, or markets

This guide walks you through setting up price limits in DC Order Limits.

💡 Looking to limit how much a specific customer can spend?

Price Limits control the cart/order total for all customers. If you want to set a spending limit per customer (e.g., "$500 max per customer"), use Customer Purchase Limits instead.

When to use price limits

Use this feature if you want to:

Set a minimum spend requirement to unlock checkout
Cap large orders to manage inventory during launches or promos

Setting up price limits

To set up price limits, follow these steps:

1. Access the form

Go to the Order Limits page.
Click on "Create rule" and select Quantity & Price Limits.
Or, click on the title of an existing rule (e.g., "Cart spend $25–$200") to edit, which will open the form.

2. Fill out Rule Details

Rule information:

Title: Enter a descriptive name for the rule. This title is used internally to identify the rule.

Price limits

Minimum Price: Set the minimum total price of the cart. Include this to encourage higher-value orders. (Leave blank if not required)
Maximum Price: Set the maximum total price of the cart to prevent excessively large orders. (Leave blank if not required)

3. Configure grouping options

Choose how the limits apply:

Any Item: Applies the limit to the entire cart collectively.
Product: Applies limits separately to each product type.
Product Variant: Applies limits to specific variants of a product.

4. Define product eligibility

Select which products are affected by the rule:

All Products: Applies the rule to every product.
Products with Specific Tags: Limits the rule to products tagged with specific keywords.
Preorders Only: Restricts the rule to preordered items.
Selected Products: Applies to individually selected products

5. Determine customer eligibility

Choose which customers the rule affects:

All Customers: Affects every customer.
Logged Out Customers: Only applies to customers who are not logged in.
Logged In Customers: Only affects customers who are logged in.
Customers with Specific Tags: Applies only to customers tagged with specific keywords.
Selected Customers: Affects individually selected customers

6. Determine market eligibility

Choose which market the rule affects:

All Markets: Affects all markets.
Specific market regions: Only applies to specific market regions.

7. Set exclusion rules

Decide which products or customers should be excluded from this rule:

Exclude Specific Products: Type in product IDs or names for any products you don't want this rule to apply to. Separate tags with commas.
Exclude Customers with Tags: Enter customer tags that should not be affected by the rule. Customers with these tags can check out without restrictions. Separate tags with commas.

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8. Save and activate

Click "Save" to apply the settings. Once saved, the rules are live immediately unless you set a future start date.

Once a rule is created, a summary of the rule's settings is displayed on the left side of the form for existing rules. This summary helps you review and confirm the rule's configurations before making further changes.

Setting up order limits and cart limits in Shopify — Overview guide for creating quantity and cart-level limits.
Setting up allowed quantities in Shopify — Restrict purchases to specific quantities (e.g., 2, 4, 6).
Setting up quantity increments in Shopify — Force purchases in fixed multiples (e.g., 5, 10, 15).
Setting up weight limits in Shopify — Control orders based on total cart weight.
Using exclusion rules — Exclude specific products or customers from your rules.
Setting up error messages — Customize the messages customers see when they hit a limit.
Setting up customer purchase limits — Track and limit what each customer can buy or spend over time.