Keep fulfillment movingwith automatic order screening.

RuleNorth checks your order names and destinations against restricted-party lists and shows you when an order needs attention, right in Shopify.

Follow an order through RuleNorth

RuleNorth checks order names and destinations against restricted-party lists as orders arrive.

If a possible match appears, see why the order needs attention.

Built into your Shopify workflow.

Screening helps you spot potential restricted-party orders before you ship. RuleNorth runs the checks automatically and shows the result alongside your Shopify order, ready for your team to review when needed.

Explore RuleNorth for Shopify

See why an order needs attention.

Open the screening details from your Shopify order. See what prompted the match, compare the evidence, and record your decision.

Try an order review.

Explore this example order and see how your team can make a decision.

  1. Open the match
  2. Compare the details
  3. Keep the decision
RuleNorthExample order #1043

Order #1043

Unfulfilled
Canvas travel pouch1 item · Cedar Vale Trading
Restricted-party screeningRequires review

Possible name match

A similar company name appears in the screening results.

The screening result stays connected to this order.

Know what your orders are checked against.

RuleNorth checks the names and destinations on your orders against published US sanctions and restricted-party records. Each result includes the source used for the check.

Details from your order

People, company names, and billing and shipping addresses supplied with the order.

Example order#1042
Customer name
Mara Ellis
Ship to
Halifax, Canada

Published screening records

US government sources used to compare party names and destination details.

  • OFAC Sanctions List Service

    US Department of the Treasury

    Sanctions records
  • US Consolidated Screening List

    US Department of Commerce

    Export screening records from participating US agencies

A plan that fits
your order volume.

Choose a monthly plan for your store. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

  • A store owner packing a fabric order in her home studio.

    Starter

    Put screening in place as your store gets going.

    $19USD / month

    500 screened orders / month

  • Two coworkers preparing parcels at a studio packing table.

    Growth

    Keep screening part of your growing order routine.

    $49USD / month

    2,500 screened orders / month

  • A fulfillment worker preparing a parcel beside shelves of ready-to-ship boxes.

    Scale

    Screen a larger order volume in the same familiar workflow.

    $99USD / month

    10,000 screened orders / month

Make screening
work your way.

Set your name-matching preferences and choose the emails you receive. RuleNorth keeps screening as new orders come in.

RuleNorthSettings preview

Name matching

Choose which name variations appear for review.

Try a name-matching preference

Start with Standard.

Uses the default name-matching sensitivity for your store.

Include more name variations.

Broad matching may bring more orders into review.

Focus on closer name matches.

Narrow matching may miss variations. Exact identifier and strong primary-name checks stay active.

Changes apply to future screenings.

Choose how names are matched.

Start with Standard matching. Adjust which name variations appear for review as you learn what works for your store.

How matching works
Email preferences
RuleNorthEmail preview

An order is ready for review.

Open the order in Shopify to see the screening details.

An order could not be screened.

Open the order in Shopify to check its screening status.

Email updates are off.

Screening results stay visible with your Shopify orders.

Get the updates you need.

Choose emails for orders requiring review and screening problems. Each message links back to Shopify.

See an order review

Keep screening current
as orders change.

When a billing or delivery name, company, or address changes, RuleNorth checks the updated details and brings the latest result back to Shopify.

Explore a delivery change

Delivery details

Maya Laurent

Original cityPortland, Oregon
Updated citySalem, Oregon

United States

ShopifyExample order #1044

Order #1044

Unfulfilled
Deliver toPortland, Oregon
RuleNorth

No match found

The original order details have been screened.

Deliver toSalem, Oregon
RuleNorth

Screening

RuleNorth is checking the updated delivery details.

Deliver toSalem, Oregon
RuleNorth

No match found

The updated order details have been screened.

Original screening recordedConnected to order #1044
Earlier evidence preservedConnected to order #1044
New screening recordedConnected to order #1044

The delivery details are checked when the order arrives.

A change to the delivery city prompts a new screening.

The latest result appears with the order in Shopify.

Keep decisions connected to orders.

Return to the screening result and your team’s decision from the order. The information behind the review stays together for the next time you need it.

Read about data and privacy

Before you install.

Have another question?

Talk to our team

Does RuleNorth change checkout or fulfillment?

Screening begins after the order is placed. Checkout stays unchanged, and your team manages any hold, cancellation, or shipment in Shopify.

See how it works

What if an order needs review?

Open the screening details in Shopify, compare the possible matches, and record Proceed or Do not proceed with your reason. That decision stays with the order’s screening record.

Try an order review

What order information does RuleNorth use?

RuleNorth checks the names, companies, and addresses in the order’s billing and shipping details. It keeps the screening evidence and your team’s review decisions connected to the order.

Read about data and privacy

How does this work with Shopify’s fraud analysis?

Shopify’s fraud analysis helps assess payment fraud and chargeback risk. RuleNorth checks order names and destinations against restricted-party lists. Both results can inform your order review.

About Shopify’s fraud analysis

Get started with RuleNorth.

A shop team preparing a parcel for shipping.
  1. Install on Shopify
  2. Set screening preferences
  3. Keep fulfillment moving
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