What should I keep in mind when selling embroidery products on TikTok Shop?

Written by

Lena Murphy

Selling embroidery products on TikTok Shop requires a few additional steps to make sure your orders meet the platform's requirements. The following best practices will help you stay compliant with TikTok’s policies while ensuring a smooth production and delivery process.

Set up your products as Made-to-Order

TikTok allows qualified sellers to mark products as Made-to-Order, which is ideal for embroidery products that need additional time for production or digitization.

To access this feature, you must first meet TikTok’s eligibility criteria.

TikTok’s SLAs for regular orders require:

Orders to be dispatched within 2 business days, and
Delivered within 6 business days from the time of purchase

TikTok’s SLAs for Made-to-Order products require:

Orders to be dispatched within 3-14 business days (handling time), and
Delivered within handling time + 5 business days from the time of purchase

TikTok allows extended fulfillment times for Made-to-Order products, with handling times of up to 14 business days.

Since embroidery products often require extra time for digitization and production, we recommend setting them as Made-to-Order with a 4-day handling time.

This allows Printify enough time to produce and ship your orders while staying compliant with TikTok’s SLAs.

For more information, refer to TikTok’s article on Made-to-Order products.

Use fast embroidery (pre-digitized) fonts for faster production

For text-based embroidery designs, prefer fast embroidery (pre-digitized) fonts whenever possible. These fonts don’t require manual digitization, which helps speed up the production process.

Using pre-digitized fonts can help you reduce turnaround time and minimize the risk of delays.

If you’re new to embroidery, review our embroidery design guidelines to learn more about file setup, thread thickness, and other best practices.

Order product samples to ensure quality

While ordering samples isn’t required, it’s highly recommended. Samples allow you to:

Confirm that your design has been digitized correctly,
Verify stitching quality and alignment, and
Create original product photos or videos for your TikTok content.

Ordering samples helps ensure your embroidery designs meet your expectations and provides authentic visuals for your TikTok Shop listings.