<p>This extension allows to limit which payment methods customers can use at checkout. Restrictions can be based on group memberships, roles, countries, and order amounts. As a shop owner, you benefit from its efficient and flexible approach.</p>
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<li>Restrict the use of any payment method based on group memberships, roles, countries, and order amounts.</li>
<li>Free of complicated rules, easily manage which payment methods your customers are allowed to use.</li>
<li>Restrictions are conveniently managed for all payment methods in a subsection of the Payments settings.</li>
<li>The extension is very intuitive, quick, and easy to set up and use.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Restrictions</h3>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A new <strong>Restrictions</strong> section is added to the Payments settings, where payment method restrictions are shown and managed for all payment methods.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004809230" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RPM-Settings-Payments-Restrictions.png" alt="A colorful composition showing the Restrictions overview where settings are managed." width="980" height="780" /></p>
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<h3>Restriction Features</h3>
<p>Payment methods can be restricted using one or more criteria:</p>
<p><strong>Restrictions by Group Memberships</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Restrict to Group Members: Limit the use of a payment method to members of one or several groups. The free <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/">Groups</a> plugin is required for this option.</li>
<li>Exclude for Group Members: Exclude members of one or more groups from using a payment method. The free <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/">Groups</a> plugin is required for this option.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Restrictions by Roles</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Restrict to Roles: Limit the use of a payment method to one or more roles.</li>
<li>Exclude for Roles: Exclude one or more roles from using a payment method.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Restrictions by Countries</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Restrict to Billing Countries: Limit the use of a payment method to one or more billing countries.</li>
<li>Exclude for Billing Countries: Exclude one or more billing countries from using a payment method.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Restrictions by Order Amount Limits</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Minimum Order Amount: Restrict the use of a payment method to require a minimum order amount. Shipping and taxes can be excluded from the computation.</li>
<li>Maximum Order Amount: Restrict the use of a payment method to orders that do not exceed a certain order amount. Shipping and taxes can be excluded from the computation.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004809233" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RPM-Example-Settings.png" alt="A colorful composition showing examples of restriction settings for different payment methods." width="980" height="780" /></p>
<p>In addition to restrictions, settings for payment methods include options to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Evaluate limits excluding taxes from order amounts.</li>
<li>Evaluate limits excluding shipping from order amounts.</li>
<li>Log debugging information about rejection reasons applied, which is helpful during tests.</li>
</ul>
<p>The extension also integrates with <em>WPML</em> to support currency conversion for order amount restrictions.</p>

Restrict Payment Methods

<p>Limit the use of Payment Methods by Group Memberships, Roles, Countries, and Order Amounts.</p>

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<div style="font-size: 15px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.75;max-width: 680px"><strong style="color: #0f1117">Country-Based Product Restriction for WooCommerce</strong> allows store owners to control product purchases using a powerful combination of country and user role rules. Admins select specific countries and define which user roles are allowed to purchase within those countries — ensuring only the right customers, in the right location, with the right role, can place orders.</div>
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<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Restrict product purchases by selected countries</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Assign allowed user roles per country</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Only matching country + role users can purchase</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Block purchases if role doesn’t match country</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Optional guest purchase control by country</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Hide price and Add to Cart for restricted users</div>
<div style="align-items: flex-start;gap: 10px;font-size: 14px;color: #065f46;font-weight: 500">Automatic country detection via IP geolocation</div>
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<div style="font-size: 15px;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 24px;line-height: 1.65">Without proper restrictions, unauthorized buyers slip through every day — causing refunds, compliance issues, and broken distribution deals.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #be123c;font-weight: 500;line-height: 1.5">Restricted-country buyers completing purchases you legally can’t fulfill.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #be123c;font-weight: 500;line-height: 1.5">Guest users bypassing role restrictions and placing orders you can’t ship.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 15px;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 1.65">Seven powerful controls that work together to give you complete authority over who buys what — and from where.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Country Selection Control</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">Admins can select one or more countries where the product is available. Customers outside these countries cannot purchase the product — blocked automatically with no manual work needed.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Role Assignment Per Country</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">For each selected country, admins must choose which user roles are allowed to purchase. This ensures precise control over who can buy in each region — going beyond simple geo-blocking.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Country + Role Matching Logic</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">A product can be purchased <strong style="color: #0f1117">only when both conditions match</strong> — customer country is allowed AND customer role is allowed for that country. Country matches but role does not → blocked. Role matches but country not allowed → blocked. No loopholes.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">Users from allowed countries but with unapproved roles cannot purchase the product. Every unauthorized buyer is stopped before they even reach checkout — automatically, every time.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Guest User Control</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">Admins can allow or block guest users on a per-country basis. Guests can only purchase if their country is allowed AND guest access is enabled for that country — perfect for B2B markets that require registration.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Hide Price & Disable Add to Cart</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">Restricted users will not see the price or Add to Cart button — preventing confusion and unauthorized orders. Clean, professional experience for every visitor regardless of their access level.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 16px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 7px">Automatic Country Detection</div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.65">The plugin detects each customer’s real-time location using IP geolocation and applies rules automatically on every product page visit. No extra APIs or configuration needed — it works right out of the box.</div>
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<p>Strict AND logic — both country and role must match. No workarounds, no loopholes.</p>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Allowed role</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Allowed</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Wrong role</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px"><span style="color: red;font-weight: bold"> Blocked</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Not allowed</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Allowed role</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px"><span style="color: red;font-weight: bold"> Blocked</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Not allowed</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Wrong role</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px"><span style="color: red;font-weight: bold"> Blocked</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Allowed</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Guest (ON)</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px"><span style="color: green;font-weight: bold"> Can Purchase</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Allowed</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px">Guest (OFF)</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 12px"><span style="color: red;font-weight: bold"> Blocked</span></td>
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<div style=",serif;font-size: clamp(22px,3.5vw,30px);font-weight: 900;color: #0f1117;line-height: 1.2;margin-bottom: 10px">Built for real-world selling scenarios</div>
<div style="font-size: 15px;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 24px;line-height: 1.65">From B2B wholesale to legal compliance — this plugin solves the access challenges real store owners face every day.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 15px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 4px">Wholesale & B2B Distributors</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.55">Limit wholesale products to verified buyers in specific countries. Retail visitors see the product but cannot purchase without the right role.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 15px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 4px">Regional Distribution Agreements</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.55">Prevent direct sales that violate exclusive distribution deals. Restrict each product to only the territories your agreements cover.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 15px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 4px">Legal & Compliance Restrictions</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.55">Certain products cannot be legally sold in certain countries. Restrict them automatically at product level — no manual order review needed.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: 800;font-size: 15px;color: #0f1117;margin-bottom: 4px">Regional Product Launches</div>
<div style="font-size: 13.5px;color: #6b7280;line-height: 1.55">Launch in select countries first, then expand. Simply add countries to the allowed list when you’re ready to scale — no code changes.</div>
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Country Based Product Purchase Restriction

<p>Restrict product purchases by country, user role, and guest access. Hide price and disable Add to Cart for restricted users.</p>

Restrict Payment Methods vs Country Based Product Purchase Restriction