Poster dropshipping, explained
Dropshipping posters means you sell the design and a print company prints and posts each order to your customer. You hold no stock and pay nothing until something sells. This is how it works with Zela Print, printed in the UK.
Connect your shop and let orders print themselves.
Start dropshipping postersHow an order flows
The whole loop takes no work from you once your shop is connected.
- •A customer buys a poster in your Etsy or Shopify shop.
- •The order arrives at Zela Print with the size, the design and the address.
- •We print it, check it by hand and roll it into a sturdy tube.
- •It goes to your customer in plain packaging, with tracking.
What it costs you
You pay the print and postage for each order when it is made, nothing up front and no monthly fee to print. Because you set your own shop prices, the difference is your margin. Check what an order costs before you price a listing, and include postage in your sums.
Why print in the UK
UK customers get their poster without customs forms, import charges or a long wait from overseas. Orders abroad go out from our UK studio or through our print partners, so delivery stays sensible further afield too.
Your brand stays in front
Parcels carry no Zela Print logo, leaflets or prices, and we never email your customer. To them, the poster came from your shop.
What you need
- •Print files: JPG, PNG, TIFF or PDF, ideally 300 DPI at the largest size you sell.
- •An Etsy or Shopify shop, or orders you upload yourself as a spreadsheet.
- •A Zela Print seller account.
The print
Archival pigment inks on 270 gsm satin art paper, checked by hand, rolled in a sturdy tube and dispatched within 48 hours, Monday to Friday.
If a poster arrives damaged, report it within 50 days and we reprint it free.
Questions
Is poster dropshipping profitable?
It can be, because you carry no stock. Your profit is your shop price minus the print, postage and your platform fees, so price each size with all four in mind.
Do I need to buy stock or a printer?
No. Each poster is printed only after someone orders it.
Will my customer see your name?
No. Parcels are unbranded and we never contact your customer.
Can I dropship posters from Etsy?
Yes. Connect your Etsy shop and link each listing to its print file once; new orders then print and post by themselves.
Do you ship outside the UK?
Yes, to most countries, either from our UK studio or through our print partners abroad.
Connect your shop and let orders print themselves.
Start dropshipping postersRelated guides
- Print on demand in the UK, for postersUK print on demand for posters and art prints: printed in the UK, no customs for UK buyers, unbranded parcels, connects to Etsy and Shopify.
- Selling posters on Etsy with print on demandSell posters and art prints on Etsy without printing, packing or posting. Connect your Etsy shop and each order is printed in the UK and posted to your buyer, tracking included.
- How to start a poster business onlineStart selling posters and art prints online: pick a niche, make print-ready files, list on Etsy or Shopify, and let a print-on-demand partner print and post.