Single market
No customs for French buyers
An order made in the EU and delivered in France never clears customs. No import duties and no VAT charges at the door.
France is one of the largest e-commerce markets in the EU. French orders are made at the production center nearest your buyer inside the EU and ship within the single market, so your buyers get tracked delivery with no customs, wherever your store is based.
French orders go to the production center nearest your buyer inside the EU, so the parcel ships within the single market with tracking.
Order placed
Your French buyer checks out in your store.
Made nearby
Printed and quality checked in Europe.
Delivered
Packed and shipped with tracking to your buyer.
Single market
An order made in the EU and delivered in France never clears customs. No import duties and no VAT charges at the door.
Speed
Imports from overseas can take weeks and stall in customs. Made inside the EU, delivery takes a few business days after production.
GPSR
Pick your product category and the matching safety warnings appear on your product page, and you can attach your compliance documents for review.
One flat rate per order, set by destination and volumetric weight, plus a small charge for each extra item. Every order ships with tracking.
EU Mid
USDSmall item
up to 600g
$8.99
Medium item
600g to 2kg
$10.99
Large item
over 2kg
$15.99
Each extra item
same order
+$1.00
All prices in USD. See every destination on the pricing page.
Both paths end the same way: your French buyer's order is made nearby and delivered with tracking. Only your starting point is different.
For French makers and stores hitting the limit of one or two machines.
The problem: Print times cap how much you can sell, a good weekend buries you in orders, and more machines tie up cash and space.
For sellers in the US, UK, Asia and elsewhere who want the French market.
The problem: Shipping to France from abroad is slow and expensive, customs adds delays and fees, and long waits cost you sales.
Add your STL or 3MF files and choose PLA or PETG and your colors.
Shopify connects through ShipStation for now, and a direct Shopify connection is coming soon. Etsy, Amazon, eBay and WooCommerce connect through ShipStation.
Each French order goes to the production center nearest your buyer.
We print, quality check, pack and ship it with tracking.
The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) sets who is responsible for a product sold to EU buyers. Here is what that means on 3DAPI.
Based in the EU or UK
Nothing extra to set up. Your store is open to EU and UK buyers once onboarding is done.
Based anywhere else
Add an EU Responsible Person during onboarding. Until one is on file, your 3DAPI store is not shown to buyers in the EU and UK.
Choosing a product category adds the matching safety warnings to your product page, and you can attach compliance documents for review. Meeting the product safety rules for your products stays your responsibility as the seller.
At the production center nearest your buyer inside the EU, so the parcel ships within the single market with no customs.
Shipping starts at $8.99 for small items (up to 600g), $10.99 for medium items (600g to 2kg) and $15.99 for large items (over 2kg). Each additional item in the same order adds $1.00. Destination and volumetric weight set the rate.
No. An order made in the EU and delivered in France does not cross a customs border, so nothing is collected at the door.
If your business is based in the EU or the UK, no. If it is based anywhere else, you add an EU Responsible Person during onboarding, as the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requires. Until one is on file, your 3DAPI store is not shown to buyers in the EU and UK.
Shopify connects through ShipStation for now, and a direct Shopify connection is coming soon. Etsy, Amazon, eBay and WooCommerce connect through ShipStation, using our ShipStation account or your own. You can also sell from your own 3DAPI store or build on the API.
One store, every region. Each order is routed to the production center nearest the buyer automatically.