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Require House Numbers at Checkout for DHL, DPD & PostNL Shipping

Merchants shipping to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands frequently report failed deliveries when addresses lack house numbers. Carriers like DHL, DPD, and PostNL require house numbers for successful delivery—without them, packages are returned or delayed. Address Ninja validates addresses in real time at checkout, blocking orders that omit house numbers so every shipment can be fulfilled on the first attempt.

Below we cover what dach house number validation means for Shopify merchants, how Address Ninja handles the setup, and links to setup guides and detailed articles.

Address Validation vs. Address Verification: Address validation checks that an address meets format and business rules: house number present, postal code in the correct format, no PO Box, no blocked characters or restricted postal codes. It does not check whether the address actually exists. Address verification (sometimes called address autocomplete or address lookup) uses external services like USPS, Google, or Loqate to confirm that a street, city, and postal code combination is real and deliverable. Address Ninja performs validation — it enforces your rules at checkout — but it does not perform verification. If you need to confirm that an address exists, you'll need a separate verification or autocomplete service.

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