E-commerce in Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine

Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine share complex payment landscapes — currency volatility, limited local acquirers, and high COD trust. Mrfqy classifies all three as Tier 3: Stripe where merchants can connect it, bank transfer instructions, COD, Aramex shipping, and manual order confirmation workflows. Honesty about partial coverage lets Levant merchants sell today without false integration promises. Lebanon lists Stripe and bank transfer with 11% VAT; Iraq offers COD and Aramex with 15% sales tax; Palestine supports Stripe and bank transfer with 16% VAT — all Tier 3 with honest partial coverage.

Tier 3 Levant on Mrfqy

Tier 3 means COD and bank transfer are first-class checkout methods, not fallback afterthoughts. Mrfqy dashboards label Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine clearly so customers know what to expect.

Stripe connectivity is available where merchant accounts qualify — useful for diaspora buyers paying in USD or EUR while you fulfill locally in LBP, IQD, or ILS-equivalent pricing.

Gateway expansion for local currencies remains on the Mrfqy roadmap; merchants who start now inherit catalog and fulfillment history when integrations mature.

Lebanon's pack: Stripe plus bank transfer plus Aramex. Iraq's pack: COD plus bank transfer plus Aramex for major cities. Palestine's pack: Stripe plus bank transfer with West Bank and Gaza shipping zones — Mrfqy labels each Tier 3 openly.

Stripe and bank transfer options

Connect Stripe in Mrfqy payments settings if your business qualifies — ideal for export-minded Lebanese brands and Iraqi merchants serving diaspora checkout.

Bank transfer instructions display at Tier 3 checkout with pending order status until you manually confirm payment — standard for B2B and high-ticket Levant orders.

Never promise card checkout universally if your Stripe account only settles certain currencies — set product-level payment notes in Arabic and English.

Connect Stripe where your entity qualifies — useful for diaspora USD/EUR checkout while you fulfill locally in LBP, IQD, or shekel-equivalent Mrfqy pricing. Bank transfer covers high-ticket B2B when cards fail.

Ship with Aramex across Levant markets

Aramex serves Beirut, Baghdad, and Ramallah corridors with varying reliability — configure conservative delivery windows in Mrfqy shipping zones.

Cross-border Levant shipping from one warehouse requires separate zone tables per country — never one flat 'Levant fee' that erodes margin.

Print labels and packing slips from Mrfqy order pages to reduce warehouse errors during volatile demand spikes.

Aramex appears in Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine pack metadata — configure separate zone tables per country; never one Levant flat fee that ignores Baghdad versus Beirut courier quotes.

COD workflows that scale

COD dominates Levant social commerce — enable it in Mrfqy with refusal policies and optional fees reflecting courier reality.

Track confirmation rates by city — Beirut, Erbil, and Nablus behave differently; tune shipping surcharges from data not guesses.

WhatsApp pre-confirmation reduces refused deliveries — message customers before dispatch on high-value COD orders.

COD is first-class in Iraq's Tier 3 pack and essential in Lebanon and Palestine social commerce — enable with fees reflecting real courier collection and local 11–16% tax lines on invoices.

Launch in your home market first

Pick one country pack — Lebanon, Iraq, or Palestine — and nail fulfillment before expanding. Mrfqy multi-country architecture supports growth later.

Week one: 15 hero SKUs, COD live, bank transfer instructions, Aramex zones for major cities.

Week two: add Stripe if eligible, enable bilingual descriptions, share product links on Instagram and WhatsApp.

Stripe settlement currency may differ from local display — document what customers pay in Arabic and English product footers to prevent chargeback confusion.

Your next steps on Mrfqy

Export weekly CSV per country pack — LBP, IQD, and Palestine orders must not share one reconciliation workbook.

Upgrade to Pro when support volume exceeds what one founder can handle — Viewer role lets accountants audit without payment access.

Monitor Mrfqy roadmap for local LBP, IQD, and ILS gateway connectors — your catalog and reviews carry forward on upgrade day.

Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine need platforms that admit partial coverage honestly. Mrfqy Tier 3 delivers Stripe where available, bank transfer, COD, and Aramex — today. Build your catalog on Starter free; card rails will meet you when they arrive. Pick one home pack first — Lebanon LBP pricing, Iraq IQD, or Palestine ILS-equivalent — before running a single Levant-wide ad campaign.