Post-Brexit
No import charges for your buyer
A domestic parcel is not an import, so there is no customs hold and nothing for your buyer to pay at the door.
Since Brexit, parcels into the UK clear customs, even from the EU. We route UK orders to the production center nearest your buyer in Europe, so they ship domestically and your buyers never meet an import charge at the door.
UK orders go to the production center nearest your buyer in our European network. Each order is printed, quality checked, packed and shipped domestically with tracking.
Order placed
Your UK buyer checks out in your store.
Made nearby
Printed and quality checked in Europe.
Delivered
Packed and shipped with tracking to your buyer.
Post-Brexit
A domestic parcel is not an import, so there is no customs hold and nothing for your buyer to pay at the door.
Domestic
Parcels into the UK from abroad can take weeks and stall at the border. Shipped domestically, delivery takes a few business days after production.
Local
A domestic shipping origin means faster delivery and none of the surprise fees that lead to refunds and bad reviews.
One flat rate per order, set by destination and volumetric weight, plus a small charge for each extra item. Every order ships with tracking.
United Kingdom
USDSmall item
up to 600g
$6.99
Medium item
600g to 2kg
$9.99
Large item
over 2kg
$16.99
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 UK buyer's order is made nearby and delivered with tracking. Only your starting point is different.
For UK makers and stores hitting the limit of one or two machines.
The problem: Print times cap how much you can sell, a busy weekend buries you in orders, and more machines tie up cash and space.
For sellers abroad, including EU sellers, who now face UK customs too.
The problem: Shipping into the UK now means customs, import VAT and delays, and EU sellers lost the easy access they used to have.
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 UK 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 in our European network. The parcel ships domestically with tracking.
Shipping starts at $6.99 for small items (up to 600g), $9.99 for medium items (600g to 2kg) and $16.99 for large items (over 2kg). Each additional item in the same order adds $1.00. Destination and volumetric weight set the rate.
No. Sellers based anywhere can use 3DAPI for UK orders without a UK company, warehouse or address.
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.