International selling

[Former_Member]

When setting up shop, does anyone remember if you had to select selling in the U.S. only or if you wanted to have your site open for international sales as well? I just want to make sure my shop is open internationally. Is a way to determine this through settings? Thanks!

[Former_Member]

I don't remember selecting this and I don't see anything in my book about international except for shipping. When you list something and you want to sell international, I think you would want to check what Etsy says about customs on particular items. I haven't added this yet myself but there is an option when listing to do shipping to other countries and that is where you name your shipping price. :)

[Former_Member]

Thanks! I didn't see anything in the book either. I have been selecting shipping to 'everywhere else' (for other countries) so hopefully that's all there is to it

[Former_Member]

You can add different countries during the shipping profile setup. International shipping is challenging. I just thought I would also point out ATS and Etsy partnered to create a tool that takes the guesswork out of international shipping. It is fully integrated with Etsy and creates shipping profiles for countries all over the world. It gives you exact shipping charges and notifies you of any duties and taxes that may apply. This will allow you to give accurate pricing with no surprises for your international clients. More information can be found in the Etsy Apps at the following link:

http://www.etsy.com/apps/186998582/ats-international-shipping-tool

Hope this helps!

[Former_Member]

thanks! It definitely does.

[DecoratingYourself]

here are some tips for shipping international first class...
http://decoratingyourself.blogspot.com/2011/02/shipping-choices-are-part-of-your.html