A Complete Guide to Printful Payouts

Getting revenue is (arguably) the most exciting part about having an online store. So, in this article, we’ll cover how you get paid when selling with Printful. 

Note: We’ll briefly touch on the billing process where necessary, but since billing has been covered extensively, we’ll focus specifically on payouts.

Does Printful pay sellers directly?

No, Printful doesn’t pay out your profit because we don’t receive or handle the money your shoppers pay for your products. The only transaction between Printful and sellers is Printful charging the seller’s Printful Wallet to cover the fulfillment costs.

The process is the same as when you go to a grocery store, for example. You pay the store, not their suppliers.

How the payout process works

How you receive your payouts depends on the platform or marketplace you use for your dropshipping store. You must research how your platform’s payout system works.

How the billing process works

You add a billing method (PayPal or a payment card) > That method is charged to add funds to the Printful Wallet > Printful Wallet is charged for fulfillment.

That’s why sellers must add a primary billing method to their account—if Printful can’t receive money from the seller, the order won’t go to fulfillment and will show as Failed.

We’ve created a dedicated billing section in our Help Center to answer every billing question you may have.

Source: Printful’s Help Center

Printful Wallet

What’s the Printful Wallet?

The Printful Wallet is Printful’s internal payment system through which all transactions are processed. This ensures quicker payment processing and fewer errors. 

Find your Printful Wallet by going to your Dashboard, clicking Billing, and selecting Printful Wallet.

Source: Printful

Here’s how it works.

Every time you place or receive an order, your primary payment method is billed, and the money goes to your Printful Wallet. Then, we withdraw the fulfillment cost from your Wallet.

Here are some of the payment methods we accept.

Source: Printful Payments guide

Why do we use the Printful Wallet?

It reduces the failure risk, so your orders can go to fulfillment faster. 

For those getting regular sales, we recommend depositing larger sums in your Printful Wallet and enabling auto recharge. That’s because some banks dislike many smaller transactions and can potentially flag them as “Fraudulent transactions.” Making fewer but bigger deposits or setting up auto-recharge is one of the ways you can ensure the orders get to your customers faster.

How do you get paid when selling with Printful?

How you get your payouts depends on the platform or marketplace your store is on. You must do your research on how your ecommerce platform or marketplace handles payouts. The process will differ. For example, some platforms pay out the sellers once a month, while others do it every week.

If your store’s on a platform we don’t cover in this article, google “How do I get paid with [the platform you’re using]?” or “[the platform you’re using] payouts.”

Now, let’s look at the payout process for some of the integrations Printful sellers use.

Shopify

Source: Shopify

We recommend using Shopify Payments if it’s available in your region. Shopify Payments eliminates the need for third-party payment providers, and you’re automatically set up to accept all major payment methods.

As for getting paid, Shopify Help Center has a dedicated page giving a detailed breakdown of:

• How you get paid

• How often do you get paid

• How much you get paid

• How a credit card payment gets processed

According to Shopify, the payout process depends on your payment provider.

Source: Shopify Help Center

A valuable read for Shopify sellers:

• Shopify Payments help center page

• Payments help center page

• Getting paid help center page

Etsy

Source: Etsy

As part of opening an Etsy shop, you’ll also enroll in Etsy Payments. That’s where you’ll receive the money from your sales. From there, you’ll be able to transfer money to your bank account or your Payoneer account.

Note: “Payout” is called “payments deposit” on Etsy.

Here are 3 short and useful materials to read if you’re selling with Etsy:

• How to Get Paid on Etsy

• What is Etsy Payments?

• How to Receive Your Etsy Payments Deposit

Squarespace

Source: Squarespace

The easiest way to handle all payments on Squarespace is through Squarespace Payments. It’s a centralized payment system with an easy-to-use dashboard. With Squarespace Payments, you can also offer buy-now-pay-later services like Klarna or Afterpay (called Clearpay in the UK). If you’re using Squarespace Payments, you’ll receive your payouts daily.

For now, Squarespace Payments is only available for customers in the US, but Squarespace plans to expand this solution to more countries this year.

Alternatively, you can connect third-party payment solutions such as Stripe, PayPal, or Square. If you use these solutions, the payout system will depend on their policies.

Here are useful materials to read if selling with Squarespace:

• Getting started with Squarespace Payments

• How to choose a payment solution

Wix

Source: Wix

Wix sellers can use an integrated payment solution, Wix Payments, to manage orders and payments all in one place. With it, you can accept major debit/credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other popular payment methods. If this is the solution you use, you can choose from 3 payout schedules: daily, weekly, or monthly.

If Wix Payments isn’t available in your region, you can choose from over 80 third-party payment solutions.

Regardless of which payment solution you’re using, you can also offer buy-now-pay-later solutions for your shoppers. 

A valuable read for Wix sellers:

• Receiving your payouts from Wix Payments

• Receiving payouts from third-party payment providers

• How to set up buy-now-pay-later solutions for Wix

TikTok Shop

Source: TikTok Shop

With TikTok Shop, shoppers pay for the product directly on TikTok. TikTok handles the payment processing and pays you the revenue from sales. You’ll receive all payouts in the bank account you’ve connected to TikTok in 1 to 8 calendar days after the order is delivered.

When you’ve established a good shipping track record, you can apply for accelerated processing with TikTok to get paid faster. Check out the payment timeline below.

Source: TikTok Shop Academy

A helpful read for TikTok Shop users:

• TikTok finances page FAQ

• TikTok Shop Dynamic Settlement Policy

• How to change my payment account information?

WooCommerce

Source: WooCommerce

If you’re using WooPayments, a payments solution built by WooCommerce, you’ll receive payouts daily (with some exceptions), but the first deposit for all new accounts is sent after a 7-day waiting period.

Note: In WooCommerce, “payouts” are called “deposits.”

4 useful materials to read if you’re selling with WooCommerce:

• WooCommerce Deposits

• Managing Money with WooPayments

• When will I receive deposits for my WooPayments account balance?

• Switching to WooPayments from another payment gateway

Valuable resources

For billing-related questions:

• Billing section in the Help Center (20 different questions answered)

• Video on billing process basics

• Video on Printful Wallet and billing

For payment-related questions:

• Payments guide

• Accepting payments for orders. Help Center article

For Printful Wallet-related questions:

• What does the Printful Wallet do? Help Center article

• Can I withdraw funds from my Printful Wallet? Help Center article

• How do I add cryptocurrency to my Printful Wallet? Help Center article

Final thoughts

Understanding billing can be difficult, especially when you’re just starting out. The good news is that you have a ton of resources to explore.

We did our best to cover as much ground as possible without being overwhelming. If there’s anything we missed or you’d like extra information on, please let us know in the comments.