When configuring your payment settings, the question always comes up: Should I accept payments from anywhere in the world? The answer is a resounding NO!
In order to minimize the risk of fraud, Modern Retail makes the following recommendations when deciding to accept international payments.
- Use PayPal. This reduces risk because the money hits your account within minutes of an order being placed. PayPal assumes the risk for you.
- We use the following list of countries as a guideline for allowable countries to accept payment from and ship to:
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Domincan Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Macau SAR China
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Norfolk Island
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- South Korea
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- US Minor Outlying Islands
- US Virgin Islands
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Modern Retail does not recommend accepting payments from the following areas:
- Africa
- India
- Eastern Europe
- Most of Asia with the exception of Japan
If you have any questions about configuring your international payment settings, just ask!