Etsy’s New Tracking Requirement

If you are an Etsy seller and having FinerWorks fulfill you orders, make sure you are aware of some changes that started up a few days ago on the Etsy platform. Starting August 11, 2021, Etsy implemented a policy that requires its sellers to provide shipment tracking information for any U.S. destination orders that are $10 or more, in order to be able to change the status to “complete” within their Etsy dashboard.

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10 Tips for Selling Art or Photo Prints on Etsy

A lot of artists and photographers have come FinerWorks to fulfill their print orders. In some cases, it is because of dissatisfaction with their existing fulfillment provider, and in other situations, it is due to a growing demand for their prints which become more time-consuming for the artists to fulfill. One of the top marketplaces for these artists is Etsy.

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Integrating Your Sites with Virtual Inventory

Are you creating a virtual inventory of your print products? If you want to integrate your online store with FinerWorks you will need to create a virtual inventory. If you are transferring your orders through an app (not thought our shopping cart), the virtual inventory is the “glue” that binds your order submissions with our fulfillment center. It tells us what to produce and ship.

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Does the New Sales Tax Ruling Affect Etsy Sellers?

Many of FinerWorks color lab customers are artists and photographers who use our drop shipping and order fulfillment services to have metal, canvas and framed fine art giclee prints made and shipped to their customers. Many have Etsy shops or sell on their own website. One of the pains though is dealing with sales tax. You have to register your business to get a Tax ID number and file either monthly or quarterly sales tax that you collect. But what if your customer is not located in the same State as your business. Do you have to charge sales tax to that customer and if so, how much?

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