Setting the customer type

Learn how to set the customer's type during the checkout process.

A customer's type and a checkout's customerType allow you to indicate whether the entity making a purchase is a business or an individual.

When associating a tax identifier or tax certificate to a checkout, you typically indicate the purchaser is a business. For more information about exceptions to this rule, refer to the supported tax identifiers section on the Tax identifiers page.

Including a business customer's organization

When registered and guest business customers are making a purchase, you should specify their organization by setting:

• The checkout's shipTo.organization when providing a customer's shipping information.

• The checkout's billTo.organization when providing a customer's billing information.