Good morning everyone,
I’m new to Shopify and my first time here on the forum so hope someone can kindly help me out. I started an Etsy business here in the UK at the end of 2021 selling print on demand, so far not doing too bad, and was wondering if anyone has tried expanding their print on demand business to the US. I currently use a UK based printer and only ship to the UK, postage rates to the US seem very expensive from here so no one outside of the UK will want to purchase one of my products and pay those delivery rates.
I’m considering shopify to set up a USA store so I can then ship my current print on demand designs more effectively and more cheaply to this marketplace.
My questions are:
Is it possible to do this in the first place using Shopify?
Can I use printify or similar to carry out the printing and ship USA customers?
How does the payment system work? Is it paypal? Can I use my current UK bank account to take payments?
Has anyone done this and seen good growth in their business? Maybe started with Etsy and then used Shopify for selling abroad.
Many thanks in advance and any help greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Jeremy
Hi there, @Jeremy1410 .
Welcome to Shopify and the Community forums! It’s great to have you 
You can definitely sell print on demand products on Shopify, and we have plenty of great POD apps in our app store that make it easy! Many of them have warehouses in the US, so shipping to American customers will be less expensive than if they were being shipped from the UK. Here are some popular app options that you can add to your store:
If you’re new to using apps on Shopify, I recommend checking out our guide to third-party apps, which goes into more detail on how to find apps, add them to your store, and who to get in touch with for help with an app.
As for payments on Shopify, there are plenty of different options! You can check out this page for all of the available payment gateways in the United Kingdom. I highly recommend using Shopify Payments as a payment processor for your store, as it will allow you to save on transaction fees, track your payouts in real-time, increase conversions through accelerated checkouts, and more. With Shopify Payments your customers will be able to pay with their preferred major credit card at checkout, and payouts will be deposited to your bank account. You can also add PayPal to your store in addition to Shopify Payments, to provide your customers with an additional way to pay.
Lastly, I found this blog that I thought you’d be interested in, which discusses three entrepreneurs that take advantage of selling both on Shopify and Etsy!
I hope this information helps, and please let me know if you have any other questions!