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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.

  1. Zonea delivery zone reaches it
  2. Checklistcustoms details, EORI or UK VAT
  3. Openshoppers there can check out
Terminal window
curl -sS https://api.tuppence.ai/v1/sites/site_…/selling_abroad \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TUPPENCE_SECRET_KEY"

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:

FieldMeans
statusdone, missing (fix it) or info (said, never a block)
blockingA missing blocking item keeps the destination closed
productsThe products it is about, with what each still needs
fix_urlThe dashboard page that fixes it
ItemFix
delivery_zoneA delivery zone that reaches the destination
customs_dataEach product’s HS code, country of origin and weight
eoriYour EORI number (from the UK), in the site’s settings.trader.eori_number
uk_vatYour UK VAT number (from the US), recorded as a tax registration
product_safetyThe 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.

ToolScopeDoes
get_selling_abroad_checklistsites:readEach destination’s checklist, with its fixes

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