Selling internationally (beta)

International selling lets buyers outside India pay for your digital products with a card issued in their country. You can also give a product an international price in US dollars or euros, which buyers abroad see and pay in their own currency.

It's in beta, open to 50 creators. Payments made in India work exactly as before, whether or not you join.

#What you need to apply

• Your PAN added to your profile
• Your mobile number verified
• A payout method (bank account or UPI) verified by MintLink. See Add your bank or UPI details.
• At least 10 successful sales

#How to apply

1. Open Profile and find the Payments card, then tap Join the beta. You can also open any digital product and tap International price, then Apply for the beta.
2. You'll see the beta counter, for example 34/50, and your checklist. Anything still missing has a Complete link.
3. When the checklist is done and a place is free, tap Apply for the beta and fill in the short form:
   • why you want to sell internationally
   • which countries your buyers are in
   • what you'd sell to them
   • how many international sales you expect a month
   • where you promote your products (optional)
4. Tick the box confirming you understand the fees, the payout timing and how chargebacks work, then tap Submit application.

Applying takes one of the 50 places straight away, while MintLink reviews it. You'll get an email and a notification with the decision. If your application isn't approved, the message says why, your place is freed, and you can apply again once it's sorted out.

When all 50 places are taken, the modal says so and you can't apply until more open.

#Once you're approved

1. Turn on international cards. In Profile › Payments, switch on International cards. From then on, buyers abroad can pay for your digital products by card. You can switch it off at any time.
2. Set international prices (optional). Open a digital product and expand International price. Pick USD or EUR, enter the price and tap Save. The minimum is the equivalent of ₹150, and the section shows what that is in dollars or euros today. The product has to be published first.

A product without an international price is still sold to buyers abroad at its rupee price, with an approximate amount in their currency shown beside it.

#What buyers abroad see

• With an international price: the price converted into the buyer's own currency, if our payment gateway accepts it, otherwise in the USD or EUR you chose. They're charged in that currency. Conversion uses daily reference exchange rates.
• Without one: your rupee price, with an estimate in their currency. They're charged in rupees.
• Discount codes apply only to rupee prices. Scheduled discounts still apply to international prices.
• The buyer's own bank may add a foreign-transaction charge to their statement. That's between them and their bank.

#Fees and payouts

• Fees: an international card sale carries 15.576% in fees instead of 8.26%: 10% platform fee plus GST, and a 3.2% gateway fee plus GST. On ₹1,000 you keep ₹844.24. See Fees.
• Your earnings are in rupees. The payment is settled to MintLink in rupees at the bank's rate on the day of payment. Fees and earnings are worked out on that amount, so they may differ slightly from the estimate shown when the sale first appears.
• Payout timing: international card sales clear 9 working days (Monday to Friday) after payment, not 3 days. See Payouts.
• Chargebacks: if a buyer disputes a payment with their bank, the amount is recovered from your earnings, as with any other sale.

#What it covers

International cards and prices apply to digital products only. Courses and content, quizzes, MintLink Forms, physical products, event tickets, memberships, supporter payments, Review My Work and Services orders accept payments from India only.

If a buyer abroad tries to pay with a card MintLink doesn't accept for that product, the payment is refused before any money moves. Any authorisation hold on their card is released by their bank.

#If MintLink turns it off

MintLink can turn international payments off for an account, for example after repeated chargebacks. You'll be told why. Buyers abroad then see your rupee prices and can't pay by international card. Orders already paid aren't affected.

The full terms are in Section 7.1.3 of the Terms.