Selling abroad
Your store delivers in your own country by default. Each group of destinations abroad opens once its checklist is complete; until then, shoppers there can’t choose a delivery. Once it is open, every parcel leaving the country carries its customs declaration, built from the order.
- Zonea delivery zone reaches it
- Checklistcustoms details, EORI or UK VAT
- Openshoppers there can check out
1. Read the checklist
Section titled “1. Read the checklist”curl -sS https://api.tuppence.ai/v1/sites/site_…/selling_abroad \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TUPPENCE_SECRET_KEY"import { Tuppence } from "@tuppence/node";
const tuppence = new Tuppence(process.env.TUPPENCE_SECRET_KEY);const { data: [site] } = await tuppence.request("GET", "/v1/sites");const abroad = await tuppence.request("GET", `/v1/sites/${site.id}/selling_abroad`);import osfrom tuppence import Tuppence
tuppence = Tuppence(os.environ["TUPPENCE_SECRET_KEY"])site = tuppence.request("GET", "/v1/sites")["data"][0]abroad = tuppence.request("GET", f"/v1/sites/{site['id']}/selling_abroad")Each group in groups (eu, us from the UK, gb from the US, world) says whether a zone
reaches it (wanted), whether it is open, and its items:
| Field | Means |
|---|---|
status | done, missing (fix it) or info (said, never a block) |
blocking | A missing blocking item keeps the destination closed |
products | The products it is about, with what each still needs |
fix_url | The dashboard page that fixes it |
2. Complete it
Section titled “2. Complete it”| Item | Fix |
|---|---|
delivery_zone | A delivery zone that reaches the destination |
customs_data | Each product’s HS code, country of origin and weight |
eori | Your EORI number (from the UK), in the site’s settings.trader.eori_number |
uk_vat | Your UK VAT number (from the US), recorded as a tax registration |
product_safety | The EU’s product safety details on each product |
Import VAT and duties abroad are paid by the shopper to the carrier on delivery, and the checkout says so with an estimate.
Over MCP and the assistant
Section titled “Over MCP and the assistant”| Tool | Scope | Does |
|---|---|---|
get_selling_abroad_checklist | sites:read | Each destination’s checklist, with its fixes |