How to Add a Production Partner on Etsy?

How to Add a Production Partner on Etsy?

What Is a Production Partner?

A production partner refers to a manufacturing partner that supports the seller during the product production process on Etsy. For sellers working with the print-on-demand model, this information must be correctly stated in Etsy listings.


Warning
Production partner information is not an optional field on Etsy.

If the seller does not produce the product themselves and works with a production partner for printing, preparation, or shipping, this information must be added correctly.

Production partners like Podbul support sellers with product supply, printing, preparation, and shipping processes. Therefore, adding the production partner information correctly helps the Etsy store appear more transparent, professional, and compliant with Etsy’s rules.

It is important for stores selling with the print-on-demand model on Etsy to correctly state their production partner information. Missing or incorrect information may negatively affect Etsy store health.


Warning
This missing information may cause listings to be removed, the store to be restricted, or the store to be suspended. Therefore, correctly defining the production partner information is not only a technical setting, but also a required step for managing an Etsy store in a safe, transparent, and rule-compliant way.

Steps to follow:

Info
Shop Manager > Settings > Production partners

You can create a new production partner from this area. When adding a production partner, the name of the production partner, location, how they support your business, and their role in the production process should be stated correctly.

You can fill in the information for Podbul as follows:

Production Partner Name:
Podbul: Print on Demand

About production partner:
A print shop in New York

Location:
Farmingdale, New York, United States

Description:
They help me print my designs on apparel products. They ship orders on my behalf from their New York based print shop.

You can select the options in the lower section as follows, according to the order shown on the screen:

Notes
  1. Why are you working with this partner?
    1st option: I do not have the technical ability or equipment to make this entirely by myself.

  2. What is your role in the design / creation process?
    1st option: I create the designs entirely by myself.

  3. What is your partner’s role in the production process?
    4th option: My partner carries out the production process.

Selections according to the order of options shown on the screen: 1 - 1 - 4.

After the production partner information is created, it should be assigned to the relevant listings during the product listing stage. This way, Etsy correctly understands the print-on-demand production process of your products, and your store is structured more properly in terms of production partner information.

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