{"id":209775,"date":"2021-08-31T19:28:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T06:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=209775"},"modified":"2021-09-02T19:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T06:40:10","slug":"selling-online-overseas-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/e-commerce\/selling-online-overseas-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Considerations When Selling Online to an Overseas Market From NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you sell your goods online, you have access to a range of customers across a wide market. Likewise, you can manage these customers from the convenience of your home base. With the internet, not only can you reach New Zealand customers, but also customers across the world that are interested in your products. Therefore, you may decide to ship your goods to customers overseas as well. Doing so can be beneficial, but there are some extra considerations you need to address. In particular, there will be additional legal requirements to meet for <\/span>getting your goods overseas<\/span><\/a>. Additionally, you will likely need to take international laws into account. This article will explore six considerations when selling online to an overseas market from New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Privacy<\/span><\/h2>\n

Selling your goods online<\/span><\/a> can offer a larger market, but there are more privacy risks attached. It can be more difficult to guarantee security when operating online, so most countries will have laws to protect their citizens\u2019 privacy that may apply to your online dealing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In New Zealand, the<\/span> Privacy Act<\/span><\/i><\/a> requires any business that deals with personal information here to do so according to its rules. This is regardless of whether the business physically exists in the country. Other countries and areas have similar rules, such as the European Union and Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For example, if you sell to residents in the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will likely apply to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Therefore, when selling your goods to customers overseas via the internet, you need to make sure you abide by any international privacy laws that may apply to your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Online Payment<\/span><\/h2>\n

Most overseas customers will want to pay online. Hence, you will need to establish <\/span>secure payment portals<\/span><\/a> for them to do so. Some international companies offer secure online payment software that manages this process for you, such as Paypal or Stripe. Additionally, if you sell through an eCommerce platform or online marketplace, they often have an in-built payment portal that can handle customer payments.<\/span><\/p>\n

When determining how overseas customers will pay for your goods, it is important to make sure your software:<\/span><\/p>\n