Direct selling country by country
The same company can face very different rules, taxes and customers across borders. Pick your country for the local picture.
Country guides
India
Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021. WhatsApp-first selling, festive peaks, Tier-2 growth.
Read the country guide →USUnited States
FTC guidance, income disclosure statements, 1099 taxes and very different regional markets.
Read the country guide →MYMalaysia
Licensed under the Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993. Halal-aware, multi-ethnic, e-wallet-first.
Read the country guide →UKUnited Kingdom
Pyramid schemes banned; ASA advertising rules; HMRC trading allowance. Party-plan roots, damp winters.
Read the country guide →PHPhilippines
Facebook and GCash-led selling, typhoon-season logistics, FDA product registration.
Read the country guide →IDIndonesia
Trade-ministry licensing, mandatory halal certification, QRIS payments across thousands of islands.
Read the country guide →NGNigeria
NAFDAC numbers, Ponzi-scarred trust, harmattan skin care and WhatsApp-first selling.
Read the country guide →MXMexico
Profeco and COFEPRIS rules, catalogue selling culture, OXXO payments and Buen Fin.
Read the country guide →BRBrazil
Consumer Defence Code, Anvisa, Pix payments and a huge reseller-catalogue tradition.
Read the country guide →About the country guides
Is direct selling legal everywhere?
Direct selling is legal in most countries, but pyramid schemes are illegal almost everywhere. Each country draws the line in its own law, so always check the rules where you live before joining.
Why do you have separate country guides?
Because the law, taxes, payment habits and even the products that sell change from country to country. A moisturiser that sells in a Delhi winter can stall in humid Manila.