Ecommerce Website Development in the UK

For most business-to-business services supplied from outside the UK, the reverse charge applies: you account for the VAT in your own return rather than paying it to us, and it is typically neutral if you are fully recoverable. Our invoices state the position clearly so your accountant is not guessing. If your situation is unusual, for example partial exemption, we would rather your accountant confirms the treatment before we invoice than after.

We build to it rather than claiming a certificate. In practice that means data minimisation designed in rather than bolted on, a documented lawful basis for each processing activity, retention periods that actually delete, subject access and erasure handled as features rather than manual database work, and hosting in a region you approve. Where we process personal data on your behalf we sign a processor agreement setting out exactly that.

Yes, and it is scoped from the start because retrofitting accessibility is considerably more expensive than building it in. We work to WCAG 2.2 AA, test with a screen reader rather than relying on an automated scan, and produce the accessibility statement the regulations require. Automated tools catch perhaps a third of real issues, which is why the manual pass is not optional.

We are happy to contract under English law with the courts of England and Wales, and most UK clients prefer that. IR35 does not apply to us: it governs individuals working through an intermediary, and you are engaging a company for a defined deliverable rather than a person for their time. Your accountant will want to see that the contract reflects that, and ours does.

From £310for a basic Shopify store on a free theme, £760to £2,100 for a full store with a custom theme, and more for custom Next.js builds. Add the running costs: platform fees, apps and payment gateway charges. We quote both so you can compare the real yearly number, not just the build.

Shopify if you want to launch fast and don't have a developer on call. WooCommerce once you're doing roughly £0.027to 4 lakh a month in sales and the per-sale fees start to hurt, as long as someone keeps it updated. We build on both, so we don't have a reason to push either one.

Three to six weeks for most Shopify and WooCommerce stores. The slow part is usually the catalogue: product photos, descriptions and variant data. If those are ready, we move faster. Custom Next.js stores take longer, usually eight weeks and up.

Yes, all three are in the base scope. UPI through Razorpay or Cashfree, COD with rules by pin code and order value, and GST invoices generated per order with the right HSN codes. These are the things that cause the most pain after launch, so we don't treat them as extras.

Yes. We map every old product and category URL to its new one with 301 redirects, carry over titles and descriptions, and check Search Console after launch. Stores lose rankings in migrations when redirects are skipped, not because of the platform change itself.