Restricted and Prohibited Item

Restricted or prohibited items for sale

Awareness could be a good starting point to keep your e-commerce business safe and secure for the merchants to use. It’s better to be safe than sorry. The risk is big legal complications, financial losses and destroyed customer experience, but we are here to guide you through your journey.

Note

• Restricted products are those that are legal to sell but need permissions or licenses
• Prohibited products are those that you are just not allowed to sell

Activity that does not follow dealsinvicta.com policies could result in a range of actions including: administratively ending or canceling listings, buying or selling restrictions, account suspension. All fees paid or payable in relation to listings or accounts on which we take any action will not be refunded or otherwise credited to the account of the merchant that violate our Restricted and prohibited items policy.

Sellers Beware

If you are an online retailer, you need to know that you are responsible to be in compliance with regulations in each territory that you operate in and also with importing or exporting country or transportation regulations

Prohibited

1. Products which contain or are entirely made of components from extinct, endangered or threatened species. This includes but is not limited to ivory, tiger pelt, rhino horn.

2. Products with any human components (blood, sperm, organs, bone, hair, teeth, etc.) or human body parts (human blood and plasma, placenta, colastra) are not allowed.

3. Arms, products associated with arms dealing or arms procurement, explosives
In fact, there are very few forms of weapons permitted for retail sale in any country. These require licenses to sell as well as buy. Thus, any kind of weapons is not allowed for online sale at the DEalsInvicta platform

4. Animals

5. Animal parts, pelts, skin

6. Ivory or bones

7. Merchnats related to restricted geographies (North Korea, Sudan, Iran etc.) as defined by the UN Security Council or other relevant body cannot be approved

LIST OF RESTRICTED COUNTRIES

1. Afghanistan

2. Iran, Islamic Republic of

3. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

4. South Sudan

5. Syria

6. United States

• ‘United States Minor Outlying Islands’
• ‘Virgin Islands US’
• ‘Puerto Rico’
• ‘American Samoa’- US part
• Guam" - part of Us
• "Northern Marian Islands"- US part

7. Cuba

8. Any aspect of child labour

9. Tobacco

10. Pornography, sex coach, sex toys for adults

11. Anything which could be readily changed so that its use moves from a civilian to a potentially military or terrorist purpose (certain kinds of chemical, designated electronics with dual uses, etc.)

12. Usage of trademarks without proper authorization.

In case, you encounter trademark such as ‘Adidas’, ‘Nike’, ‘MICHAEL KORS’, ‘Chanel’, ‘Bulgari’, ‘VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’, ‘MULBERRY’, ‘TUILERIES’, ‘LOUIS VUITTON’ etc. the merchant is able to prove the authentication of the item by reaching directly the right trademark / copyright owner at their email and adhering their guidelines. Please resend the confirmation email from the trademark/ copyright owner back to us to: support@dealsinvicta.com for further consideration!
Also have in mind that uploading deals which breach intellectual property rights are forbidden and every subsequent attempt is going to be followed by severe sanctions including penalties and suspension and/or termination of the account. Second-hand goods – no need of provision of trademark authenticity.

13. Replica are NOT allowed

Replica have often been used illegally for forgery and counterfeits, especially for commercial merchandise such as designer label clothing, luxury bags and accessories, luxury watches, phones etc.

It is illegal!

This alone should be a reason enough not to buy / sell a counterfeit and goods - it’s illegal, with no exception!

It does not only impact the economy. It affects everyone who works in the industry. You can be charged criminally with selling a counterfeit watch and you can be charged for buying one in many regions around the world. In some countries, it’s a crime to simply be in possession of fake goods, which may result in fines or even prison time

14. Usage of intellectual property rights

Intellectual property rights (IPR) protect a firm's assets/ individuals, allowing enterprises/ physical person to profit from their creative and broadly innovative activities

DealsInvicta examples are

selling of paintings, drawings, photos, etc. If you have reasonable grounds to think that this kind of goods do not originate from the merchant ask for provision of art provenance and/ or authentication certificate. If they originate from the merchant and they want to sell it, there is no possibility for IPR infringement.

15. Sell of any kind of documents as resident permits, identity cards, passports, or any kind of official documents

16. Usage of DealsInvicta and/or any other logos that belong to our affiliate for selling watches, T-shirts, pens, etc. (branded with the company logo)

17. Religious education which promotes religious literacy without imparting a particular religious perspective is allowed on the DealsInvicta platform whereas the DealsInvicta platform is worldwide we prefer not to draw criticism and to put any impact on the formation of the religious identity. This is the reason why, as an internal rule, we do not accept deals for specific religious literacy., any kind of racism based on religion, race, nationality, etc. is prohibited.

18. Reject if financial instrument is offered (such as shares, primary capital certificates, bonds, certificates, and financial derivative instruments or other rights and liabilities which are suitable for trading in the securities market).

19. Any artefact of antiquity where the ownership of the article is in dispute or cannot be proven.

20. Items obtained from government or protected land, historical grave sites, or shipwrecks, can't be sold

21. Any product of human trafficking, prostitution, labour exploitation, slavery, drugs

• Narcotics, steroids, and other controlled substances (including any substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, VI or V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)
• Items that claim to provide a ‘legal high’
• Pipes, or any item marketed as for use with marijuana or illegal drugs
• Vaporizers intended to be used with alcohol, marijuana, or illegal substances

22. Stolen property

Stolen property from private individuals or property taken without authorization of companies or government cannot be listed for sale.

If you see stolen property on dealsinvicta.com, please contact local law enforcement immediately.

23. ‘Get-rich-quick’ schemes

24. Currency exchange

Restricted

(a). Diamonds that cannot be certified entirely in terms of the Kimberley Convention

Here are some laboratories that test the diamonds. Other certificates for diamonds are not original and cannot guarantee the quality.

http://www.egl.co.za/

http://www.igiworldwide.com/

http://www.diagrading.co.za/

http://www.gia.edu/report-check-landing/

(b). Animal traps- certain types are illegal such as bear traps

Allowed-fish traps, mouse traps, etc

(c). Hunting and fishing equipment if it is written in the description that guarantee successful hunt

Allowed: Hunting and fishing equipment if in the deal description is written that the seller will provide the license to the buyer, or the seller should warn the buyer to obtain such license prior the purchase; and also should be written that the buyer should acknowledge and follows the local regulations for approved arias, allowed season, weapon restrictions

(d). Products from mink

In a lot of countries fur farming ban exists: Denmark, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg;
Czech republic, Slovakia, Bosna and Herzegovina; Macedonia
Farming phased out: Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Spain
Trade ban: Montenegro, Bulgaria, India, Ireland, New Zealand

(e). Medicine and Homeopathy products (herbs, food additives are allowed)

There are usually several categories of medicines, each with its own licensing requirements, Pharmaceutical products can be equally dangerous if not used carefully. As a result, most countries have stringent regulations around the retailing of medicine production. In several countries selling medicines online is not allowed, that's because administrations are concerned it is very difficult to implement regulations associated with prescriptions and patient identification.

(f). Alcohol

The sale of alcohol is controlled in almost every country. Wine and beer with a low alcohol content are allowed. However, you must know different countries have different laws when it comes to purchasing alcohol. We can allow sale of the abovementioned alcohol drinks but only with prior provision of a lawful shipping policy that specifies the government to which you can ship wine/beer (if any), and any restrictions on such shipments (for instance, if the wine can be shipped directly to consumers) and/or age restrictions.
Online customers must be at specific age (twenty-one years of age in some states in USA; 19 in British Columbia (Canada); 18 in Europe; 16 in Barbados to legally purchase beer, wine, and spirits. Alcohol sell online must be licensed and obey country laws; also merchants are responsible to take steps to verify the age of their online customers.
In some countries, in India, for instance, manufacturing, sale or consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur and Nagaland,[2] as well as the union territory of Lakshadweep.
Also the merchant should observe dry days on major religious festivals.
Some majority-Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Sudan, Pakistan, Iran and Libya prohibit the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages because they are forbidden by Islam. In Singapore, public drinking has been banned from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily since 1 April 2015

25. Used items

Used underwear and socks are not allowed. Used clothing must be properly cleaned and include a statement the item has been properly cleaned. Listings for used clothing cannot include language or images that fetishize the item, such as personal statements about the person modeling the item Listings for used cosmetics, sponges, or applicators are not allowed. This includes products such as skin moisturizers, sunscreens, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants.

26. Food

Products need to be shipped appropriately to protect the quality and safety of the food, to avoid spoilage, melting, damage, etc. For online food sale in most territories there are explicit guidelines on markings and labeling on food packaging. For instance, all food needs to mention manufacture date, and more specifically, expiry date. In some cases, when food is fresh or cooked, there might be additional restrictions on how it needs to be handled. An e-com merce business cannot individually sell packages that are not designed for individual sale.

Restricted are:

• products containing any meat imported from China
• Betel nut products or products containing betel nut flavoring
• Kaffir lime leaves imported from Thailand etc.

27. Donations if not allowed prior.

All charities that offer donation in Dealsinvicta.com platform have to be recognized by their country's govern ment as such

28. Gambling, including prognostication, lotteries, raffles, contests, and sweepstakes

29. Free Website/URL – blogs, Facebook, WordPress, Weebly, etc.

30. Anything which promotes hatred, racism, or religious persecution

31. Competitive products for us or our affiliates