diff --git a/frontend/src/productsApi.export.test.ts b/frontend/src/productsApi.export.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28c936e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/productsApi.export.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { EXPORT_STATUSES, exportUrl } from "./productsApi";
+
+describe("export url", () => {
+  it("lists the four status filters with 'all' first", () => {
+    expect(EXPORT_STATUSES.map((s) => s.value)).toEqual(["all", "active", "draft", "archived"]);
+  });
+  it("builds the endpoint url with the status query", () => {
+    expect(exportUrl("all")).toBe("/api/products/export?status=all");
+    expect(exportUrl("archived")).toBe("/api/products/export?status=archived");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/productsApi.ts b/frontend/src/productsApi.ts
index ae039fe..981f5c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/productsApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/productsApi.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ export function dialectLabel(d: string): string {
   return d === "canonical" ? "Canonical format" : d;
 }
 
+export type ExportStatus = "all" | "active" | "draft" | "archived";
+
+// PUC-9 status filter, 'all' first (the default). Labels drive the export menu.
+export const EXPORT_STATUSES: { value: ExportStatus; label: string }[] = [
+  { value: "all", label: "All products" },
+  { value: "active", label: "Active" },
+  { value: "draft", label: "Draft" },
+  { value: "archived", label: "Archived" },
+];
+
+// The export is a browser download (native save dialog + streaming), not a fetch
+// wrapper — so the API module contributes a URL builder, not a request().
+export function exportUrl(status: ExportStatus): string {
+  return `/api/products/export?status=${status}`;
+}
+
 async function request<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Result<T>> {
   const resp = await fetch(path, { credentials: "include", ...init });
   if (!resp.ok) return { ok: false, error: await errorOf(resp), status: resp.status };