The issues, rules and regulations that apply when selling through traditional channels don't suddenly evaporate in e-commerce transactions. And it's not just the rules that can give you grief. Inherent problems Because of all the unknowns and the difficulty in being up to speed on every country, Lesley Craig, an attorney with Townsend and Townsend and Crew, recommends that the site be set up to encourage a contact first, rather than an immediate sale. But the safest course of action when dealing in foreign countries is to give yourself some breathing room to research costs associated with the sale, as well as customs or other regulations that could cast a shadow on the sale. Getting paid is one.
Shipping is another area that can drain profits.
He recalls his experience in faxing requests for brochures to companies in Mexico. They didn't know me, so they tended to throw away the fax, even though the faxes were in Spanish. In the U.S., we are accustomed to unlimited time on the Web. But this is not the case in Japan and many other countries where charges are levied by the minute. Therefore, your site has to be designed so that it can be brought up quickly or the user will move on.