{"section":"known-issues","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates","locale":"en","slug":"shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates","path":"docs/en/known-issues/Checkout/shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates.md","branch":"main","content":"## Summary\n\n\nThe United Arab Emirates doesn't have postal codes, and the Checkout UI only accepts two inputs: postal code or geocoordinates.\n\nIf the store configures postal code input, when arriving at the shipping step at checkout, the United Arab Emirates country does not work correctly – and potentially others.\n\nIt is not possible to add anything to the component.\n\n ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vtexdocs/known-issues/refs/heads/main/docs/en/known-issues/Checkout/shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates_1.png)\n\n##\n\n## Simulation\n\n\n\n- Go to the shipping step;\n- No field to add the postal code is shown;\n\n\n##\n\n## Workaround\n\n\nAdd any dummy postal code via API, the fields will be shown then, for example, via console:\n\n    vtexjs.checkout.sendAttachment('shippingData', \\{ \"selectedAddresses\": [\\{ addressType: \"residential\", country: \"ARE\", postalCode: \"0\" \\}]\\}).done(r=>\\{ console.log(r)\\})\n\nResult:\n ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vtexdocs/known-issues/refs/heads/main/docs/en/known-issues/Checkout/shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates_2.png)\n\n\n## **Workaround**\nFor geocoordinates, it's possible to move with the purchase:\n ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vtexdocs/known-issues/refs/heads/main/docs/en/known-issues/Checkout/shipping-step-with-postal-code-does-not-work-for-some-countries-united-arab-emirates_3.png)"}