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What buyers see

Buyers never leave Shopify. Their credit lives in the customer account they already use for orders – no separate portal, no second password.

A Credit section (a customer account extension) shows:

  • Credit limit, current balance, available credit – exact figures
  • Payment terms (e.g. Net 30) and any hold status, stated plainly
  • Open invoices with due dates, and paid history
  • Their documents, with expiry dates and a renewal upload when one is due
aldgate-supply.com/account
ALDGATE TRADE SUPPLY
Available credit
£1,450.00
Credit limit
£10,000.00
Balance · Net 30
£8,050.00
Open invoices
#1067Due 23 Aug 2026£2,340.00Open
#1058Due 9 Aug 2026£5,710.00Open
The buyer’s credit view in their Shopify customer account — no separate portal.

Checkout is normal until a rule intervenes. The two messages (both editable per store, shown here as defaults):

Over limit:

This order exceeds your available credit (£1,450.00 remaining). Reduce the order total or contact us to arrange payment.

On hold:

Ordering is paused on your account. Contact us to arrange payment and we’ll lift the hold straight away.

Messages always show the buyer a number or a next step – never a bare “no”. On standard OS 2.0 themes the same message also appears on the cart page before checkout begins.

Application received · approved (with their terms and limit) · rejected · request for information · document expiring (30 and 7 days) · invoice reminder · overdue notice · hold applied · hold lifted. Every template is editable; every email states exact amounts and dates. Full list with default copy: Emails & notifications.