Google has updated its return policy code examples within the Google Merchant Center structured data documentation by adding the returnPolicyCountry field.
The update was made because returnPolicyCountry is now a required field for the MerchantReturnPolicy schema. Merchants using this structured data format will need to ensure their implementation includes this country specification to maintain compliance with Google's requirements.
Google documented this change on its doc update page with a simple note stating they "Added returnPolicyCountry to the return policy examples" because "returnPolicyCountry is required for MerchantReturnPolicy."
This update helps ensure merchants correctly implement return policy structured data that will be properly recognized by Google's systems when indexing product information.
