TheMarket is a closed platform which carefully selects and approves a wide range of retailers and brands to join, offering New Zealand consumers a unique opportunity to get it all done.
All items listed on TheMarket must comply with the relevant regulations/laws and standards that apply to that product in order to be sold on TheMarket, any item listed for sale must be safe and fit for it's intended purpose.
The below list serves as a guide . Listings may be removed at our discretion where they pose a risk or are otherwise deemed not appropriate for TheMarket. Merchants are required to ensure they comply, independent advice must be sought where clarification is required.
Prohibited goods:
The below items are considered banned, and cannot be listed for sale on TheMarket.com.
- Animals
- Ammunition
- Card skimming devices
- CCTV footage
- Cigarette or nicotine replacements including vape products/devices
- Counterfeit goods. Items that infringe copyright and other intellectual property rights
- Customs - items per prohibited and restricted list.
- Digital currency such as Bitcoin
- Digital content or memberships, including wholesale lists and logins/accounts
- Devices or equipment designed to create counterfeit goods or circumvent counterfeit/copyright protection measures
- Emulators supplied with preloaded content
- Fireworks/explosives of any type
- Firearms including Airguns (BB and paintball guns)
- Foreign plugs – goods that require an adaptor to be used in New Zealand
- Frequent flyer points
- Gang paraphernalia/memorabilia/materials
- Goods covered by Unsafe Goods Notices
- Lottery and raffle tickets
- Lock-picking devices
- New Zealand Emergency Services and/or Law Enforcement agency uniforms - current or past
- Novelty lighters
- Pharmacy only/prescription medicines/drugs (including veterinary only medicines), includes ingredients that contain prescription medicine(s)
- Plant matter (incl. seeds, fresh/dried flowers, untreated wood) and animal products when shipped from outside of New Zealand
- Radar jammers or other items designed to interfere with law enforcement, traffic control devices/equipment
- Recreational drugs and paraphernalia (including where implied use is illegal)
- Shares, stocks and securities
- Shoplifting devices
- Shock collars/anti-bark collars that deliver a shock to the dog (vibration only versions allowed)
- Stolen goods
- Tattoo machines/kits/guns/needles & tattoo ink
- Tickets
- Tobacco/Vape products
- Weapons or items intended to be used as weapons
Restricted items:
The below items can be listed provided they are compliant with New Zealand regulations, laws and standards.
- Adult items - only approved merchants may list.
- Alcohol - only approved merchants may list. Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 applies.
- Children’s products such as:
- Baby walkers
- Cots
- Pyjamas and nightwear
- Restraints (car seats, capsules, booster seats) must meet NZ/AU/EU standards
- Chainsaws
- Electrical goods - Must comply with New Zealand Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010. Refer to WorkSafe's Compliance guide for more information.
- Food - food labelling and standards apply.
- Check to see if you need to register here.
- Fur and fur products
- Gas appliances
- Hazardous substances
- Ladders
- Medical devices
- Media. (DVDs, Games etc) must carry New Zealand classification ratings where required and must be compatible with NZ devices.
- Motorbike/bike/bicycle helmets
- Radio transmitters /transceivers - eg Baofeng UV-5R
- Services
- Spy devices - voyeur type or devices designed to record people without their knowledge
- Toys
- Traps - New Zealand restricts the sale and use of traps under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.