“There is art in everyone; there is an artist in everyone”

Welcome to ahkri

There are tens of thousands of artists who long for a platform that showcases and values their art. Due to a lack of opportunities and insufficient funding for marketing, their talents largely remain unnoticed. Our mission is to provide a platform for such talented people. With every purchase, an artist across the globe is given a platform to celebrate their art and duly paid to pursue their passion.
In short, ahkri is a global community.
Let us celebrate art, create more relations, and spread happiness.

 

Selling

Commission Fees

When you make a sale through Ahkri.com, you will be charged a Commission fee of 20% of the final product price.

Subscription Fees

Ahkri sellers in good standing may opt-in to Ahkri subscription packages offering an expanded set of tools for growing brands. The fee for different subscriptions is as follows:
Free Membership (Up to a maximum of 25 product Listings)
Silver Membership £4.99 per year (Up to a maximum of 150 product Listings)
Gold Membership £9.99 per year (Unlimited product Listings)
Platinum Membership £29.99/ Life time (Unlimited product Listings)
Ahkri’s Non refundable subscription fees are paid at the time of creating your seller account. Where applicable, Ahkri will charge sales tax on your monthly subscription fee at a specific location.

When will I get paid?

We’ll deposit the payment into your bank account in your local currency, no matter how buyers pay. You can get paid biweekly or monthly or you are always welcome to Request additional deposits anytime. Please note that there will be a minimum amount cap applied for your withdrawal.

What can I sell through Ahkri?

Ahkri is a very unique market place where the World comes to buy products categorised under “handmade”.
Handmade products are described as when a product mostly made by a person him/herself, or converting one’s skill or passion to a manually hand finished to a final product.

If you are planning to sell your handmade products in Ahkri then you agree that:
All the products listed under your name or store must have made by you or your production partner. You must provide details of your production partners if any.

Your display photos and videos must be owned by only you or your production partner —Using of any stock photos, artistic renderings, or photos used by other sellers or sites are against Ahkri’s terms of use.
If you are selling personalised, customised or made-to-order items in the Handmade category, you agree that:

You are using photographs of previous work with options for customisation (like colour or size choices) included in the listing, in this case you have to clearly mention the photographs used are representation of your works- which can be described as example works.

Vintage items must be at least 20 years old.
Craft Supplies are tools, ingredients, or materials whose primary purpose is for use in the creation of an item or special occasion. Craft supplies may be handmade, commercial, or vintage. Party supplies may also be sold as craft supplies.
We encourage you to be transparent about how your craft supplies were made and where your materials come from.

What Cannot be Sold on Ahkri

1. Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia, and Medical Drugs

Alcohol and drugs are prohibited on Ahkri. These substances face serious legal restrictions and in many cases are considered controlled substances under applicable law. Our policy also applies to other substances that have or are claimed to have an intoxicating or healing effect. Possible legal restrictions aside, these substances are not in the spirit of Ahkri.

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The following are examples of items that may not be sold on Ahkri:
Alcohol.
Tobacco products, , e-cigarettes and e-liquid.
Drugs and certain substances used for recreational and medicinal purposes, regardless of their legality.
Medical drugs, regulated medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

2. Animal Products and Human Remains

Certain animal products are highly regulated and prohibited on Ahkri due to the risk of harm to live, companion, or endangered animals.

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The following are examples of animal products that may not be sold on Ahkri:
Live animals.
Items created using any endangered or threatened animal species. We define these as animal species designated as threatened Items made from cat and dog parts or pelts
Ivory or bones from ivory-producing animals, including tusks, elk ivory, fossilised ivory and woolly mammoth ivory.
Items made from human remains or products from the human body, except for teeth, fingernails, and hair.

3. Dangerous Items: Hazardous Materials, Recalled Items and Weapons

For safety and legal reasons, we prohibit certain dangerous items from our marketplace.

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Hazardous Materials

Due to the potential harm caused by hazardous materials, as well as complex legal and delivery regulations surrounding such materials, hazardous materials are prohibited on Ahkri.
While not exhaustive, the following materials are examples of prohibited hazardous materials:
Explosives (fireworks or sparklers)
Explosive precursors
Flammable items
Gases
Radioactive material
Toxic substances (such as poisons)

Recalled Items that Present Unreasonable Risk of Harm

Items that have been recalled by governments or manufacturers are prohibited from being sold on Ahkri. A few examples of items that have been recalled are certain vintage Corning Ware percolators, lawn darts and drop side cribs.
Items that present an unreasonable risk of harm are prohibited, even if they have not been the subject of a recall. This would include, for example, items that present a choking hazard. We generally rely on information from various government agencies to identify these items.

Weapons

Context matters when it comes to defining what is or is not a weapon. When in doubt, it’s safe to assume that we won’t allow any item intended to be used as a weapon to inflict harm. The following items are generally not allowed on Ahkri:
Guns, knives, or other blatant weapons, even if they are vintage.
Imitation firearms and weapons that look real or are prohibited by the law

4. Hate Items: Items that Promote, Support or Glorify Hatred

We want Ahkri to be a community where people of all backgrounds, nationalities, religions, political affiliations and even different types of artistic taste and humour feel welcome. Art is incredibly subjective, and what is offensive to one is not necessarily offensive to others.

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Ahkri does not allow items or listings that promote, support or glorify hatred towards people or otherwise demean people based upon: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation (collectively, “protected groups”). We also prohibit items or content those promote organisations or people with such views.
The following items are not allowed on Ahkri:
Items that support or commemorate current or historical hate groups, including propaganda or collectibles. Examples of hate groups include Nazi or Neo-Nazi groups, Ku Klux Klan (KKK) groups, white supremacist groups, misogynist groups, or groups that advocate anti-gay, anti-immigrant, or Holocaust denial agendas.
Items that contain racial slurs or derogatory terms in reference to protected groups.

5. Illegal Items, Items Promoting Illegal Activity and Highly Regulated Items

We respect the law and expect Ahkri sellers to respect the law as well.

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Illegal items, items that promote illegal activity, and stolen items are not allowed on Ahkri. Neither are certain items that are subject to complex legal regulations or registration systems. Because Ahkri is a global company, it’s important to abide by the laws of the markets in which you are selling. What is legal in one country may be illegal in another. All forms of illegal activity are strictly prohibited. Listings may not facilitate or promote illegal acts.
Counterfeit or unauthorised items are prohibited on Ahkri. We consider counterfeit or unauthorised goods to be items that imitate an authentic good, particularly by using a brand’s name, logo, or protected design without the brand owner’s consent. Examples of prohibited counterfeit or unauthorised goods include replica luxury bags and branded apparel.
Additionally, due to complex legal restrictions that vary by location, Ahkri does not permit the sale of real estate, housing, or motor vehicles (for example: automobiles, motorcycles, boats, travel trailers, etc.).

6. Internationally Regulated Items

Ahkri provides a direct connection between buyers and sellers around the world. If you buy or sell an item from another country, or if you enter into a transaction with someone across international borders, you are responsible for complying with laws and regulations of the country of destination as well as your local laws.

7. Pornography and Mature Content

As a creative community, we tend to be fairly liberal about what we allow on Ahkri, but we draw the line at pornography. Beyond that, we restrict mature content so that people who are offended by this kind of material don’t have to see it. If you are selling mature content, we ask that you be respectful of differing sensibilities.

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Pornography of any sort is prohibited on Ahkri, whereas mature content is restricted.
Although pornography can be difficult to define, an item generally qualifies as pornography when it contains printed or visual material that explicitly describes or displays sex acts, sex organs, or other erotic behaviour for the sole purpose of sexual arousal or stimulation.
We define mature content containing printed or visual depictions of human genitalia, sexual activity or content, profane language, sexual wellness items, violent images and explicit types or representations of taxidermy. When deciding whether mature content crosses over the threshold into pornography, we take into consideration the explicitness of depictions of sexual activity or content.

8. Violent Items: Items that Promote, Support or Glorify Violence

We want Ahkri to be a safe place for everyone. While violent content can be a legitimate part of historical, educational or artistic expression, it should never be used to promote or glorify violent acts against others.

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We do not allow items or listings that promote, support or glorify acts of violence or harm towards self or others, including credible threats of harm.
The following items are not allowed on Ahkri:
Items that glorify human suffering or tragedies, including items that commemorate or honour serial killers
Items that attempt to exploit natural disasters or human tragedies
Items that encourage, glorify, or celebrate acts of violence against individuals or groups
Items that encourage self-mutilation, starvation or other self-harm
Items that promote or endorse harmful misinformation

Reselling is not allowed in the handmade category on Ahkri. Reselling refers to listing an item as handmade when you were not involved in designing or making that item.
Keep in mind that members may flag listings that appear to violate our policies for Ahkri’s review. Ahkri may remove any listings that violate our policies. Note that listing fees are non-refundable. Ahkri may also suspend or terminate your account for any violations. You’ll still be on the hook to pay any outstanding fees on your Ahkri statement. You can find more information in our Fees and payment policy.
If you are raising money on behalf of a charity, you must obtain that charity’s consent.

Managing your Ahkri Shop
Your shop represents you and your business to the Ahkri community. It’s important that you, your items and your shop are honestly and accurately represented.

Mask/ Face Mask/ Face covering

Ahkri sellers are strictly advised NOT to sell any Handmade masks/ Masks/ Face coverings and other medical or supplemental items. Under Ahkri policies they may not represent their items as medical devices nor may sellers on Ahkri advertise their products as designed or intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose or cure any disease or health condition.
If you think you see a shop or listing that is violating our policies, you may please contact us on legal@ahkri.com

By selling on Ahkri, you agree that you will:
Provide honest, accurate information in your profile.
Respect your store policies.
Ensure your shop content, such as any text, photos or videos used to represent yourself, your shop or your listings, abide by Ahkri’s policies, including our Anti-Discrimination policy.
Accurately represent your items in listing and listing photos.
Not engage in fee avoidance.
Not create duplicate shops or take any other action (such as manipulating clicks, baskets or sales) for the purpose of shilling, manipulating search or circumventing Ahkri’s policies.
Not coordinate pricing with other sellers.

Seller Standards By listing a product for sale on Ahkri you understand and agree that you are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations for the products you list for sale, including any required labels and warnings. Ahkri assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, labelling, or content of your listings.
Meeting Service Level Standards
As a seller, you must provide great customer service and maintain trust with your buyers. These requirements are called our Seller Service Level Standards. Ahkri may reach out to you if your shop fails to meet Ahkri’s Seller Service Level Standards.

By selling on Ahkri, you agree to:
Honour your dispatch and processing times. Sellers are obligated to dispatch an item or otherwise complete a transaction with a buyer in a prompt manner, unless there is an exceptional circumstance. Please be aware that legal requirements for dispatch times vary by country.
Respond to Messages in a timely manner.
Honour the commitments you make in your shop policies.
Resolve disagreements or disputes directly with the buyer. In the unlikely event that you can’t reach a resolution, Ahkri can help through our case system.
If you are unable to complete an order, you must notify the buyer and cancel the order.
e. Selling Fees
Sellers may be charged for using some of Ahkri’s services. There are fees associated with listing, selling, advertising, and certain other Ahkri products and features. You can find information on fees in the Fees and Payment Policy.

3. Feedback

Reviews

Reviews are a great way for you to build a reputation on Ahkri. Buyers can leave a review including a one to five star rating and a photograph of their purchase, within a reasonable time period after their item’s estimated delivery date. If an estimated delivery date is not available, the review window opens after the order’s  processing time and delivery time have elapsed. Buyers can edit their review, including the photograph, any number of times during that period.
On the rare occasion you receive an unfavourable review, you can reach out to the buyer or, if the review is less than 3 stars, leave a response.

Ahkri’s Case System

The Case system is how order disputes are resolved at Ahkri. We ask buyers to contact sellers directly and attempt to resolve any outstanding issues before opening a case on Ahkri. For this reason, it is important that you fill out your shop policies and regularly respond to Messages from your buyers. However, sometimes a case may be necessary, and Ahkri will work with you and the buyer to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Fees & Payments Policy

Sellers may be charged for using some of Ahkri’s services. This Fees & Payments Policy explains your fees and taxes and how to pay them.
This policy is a part of our Terms of use. By opening an Ahkri shop, you’re agreeing to this policy and our Terms of Use.

1. Types of Fees

Sellers may be required to pay the following types of fees. Please note that all fees are listed exclusive of any value – added tax (VAT) that may apply. See the Taxes section below for further details.

Commission Fees

When you make a sale through Ahkri.com, you will be charged a Commission fees of 20% of the price you display for each listing Transaction fees are deducted from your current balance as each sale occurs, and are reflected in your payment account.

Subscription Fees

Ahkri sellers in good standing may opt-in to Ahkri subscription packages offering an expanded set of tools for growing brands. The fee for different subscriptions are as follows:
Free Membership (Up to a maximum of 25 product Listings)
Silver Membership £4.99 per year (Up to a maximum of 150 product Listings)
Gold Membership £9.99 per year (Unlimited product Listings)
Platinum Membership 29.99/ Life time (Unlimited product Listings)
Ahkri’s Non refundable subscription fees are paid at the time of creating your seller account. Where applicable, Ahkri will charge sales tax on your monthly subscription fee at a specific location.

Payment Processing Fees

Online Sales.

Eligible Ahkri shops may use Ahkri Payments to accept certain payments through Ahkri Payment Option. Ahkri charges a payment processing fee for each transaction through Ahkri Payments. Payment processing fees vary based on the location of your bank account. In certain markets, Ahkri may also charge a fixed deposit fee for disbursing seller funds that are under certain designated thresholds. See Ahkri’s Payment Policies to find payment processing fees and where applicable, deposit fees, by country. The payment processing fee is assessed on the total amount of the sale, including tax and postage. Payment processing fees are deducted from the sale amount in your payment account.

Currency Conversion

With the exception of the transaction fee, Offsite Ads fees, the Payment Processing fee, and deposit fees, Ahkri converts fees from Pound Sterling to your payment account currency at the market rate at the time the fee is reflected in your payment account. All fees appear in your payment account in your domestic currency. However, Ahkri Payments users located in Europe will have all fees deducted from their payment account in their designated payment account currency, the Euro.
To avoid incurring foreign exchange charges on your sales, Ahkri recommends you list your items in the same currency as your payment account currency. Buyers see the items in the currency of their choosing. As an Ahkri Payments user, if you decide to list in a currency other than that of your payment account, you will be charged a 2.5% currency conversion fee on the sale amount to send funds to your payment account.

2. Fee Avoidance

Any action by a seller to avoid paying a fee is considered fee avoidance and is strictly prohibited by Ahkri. This includes, for example, encouraging buyers to purchase an item in your Ahkri shop through another venue. A transaction initiated on Ahkri may not be completed off of Ahkri. The price stated in each listing description must be an accurate representation of the sale. Sellers may not alter the item’s price after a sale for the purpose of avoiding Ahkri transaction fees, misrepresent the item’s location, or use another user’s account without permission.

3. Paying your Ahkri Fees

Ahkri will automatically deduct all fees owed from your payment account. Provided you have sufficient funds in your payment account no further payment action is required. If your payment account does not contain sufficient funds you are responsible for paying any fees owed in full within 15 days of the date of your monthly statement, or the account will be considered past due, and Ahkri may charge your card on file or take other actions to collect funds as laid out in the Recoupment section of Ahkri’s Payment Policies If you make a sale while you have an outstanding balance the net sale amount will be applied to your outstanding balance. You may pay your outstanding balance manually by credit card, debit card, or PayPal.
Your statement is available in your payment account at the beginning of each month, and will detail all sales and fees activity from the preceding month.
Ahkri may suspend your selling privileges at any time pending payment of your outstanding balance.

4. Ahkri Payments

Ahkri Payments enables sellers to accept various forms of payment in their local currencies while using Ahkri’s services. Sellers registered for Ahkri Payments can accept payment by credit card, debit card, PayPal, some bank transfer services.

Taxes

Aside from the limited circumstances set out below, you are responsible for collecting and paying any taxes associated with using and making sales through Ahkri’s services. Ahkri will issue 1099-K forms to certain sellers to comply with IRS and state requirements. You may opt in at any time to receive your 1099-K form electronically.

A. Listing your items on Ahkri

If you sell on Ahkri, you need to include applicable taxes in your listing prices. Please note that while some countries may refer to VAT using other terms, e.g. GST, we’ll just refer to VAT, GST, and any local sales taxes collectively as “VAT” unless the context requires otherwise.
Where Ahkri is required to collect sales tax/VAT on your behalf, Ahkri will use the category you assigned to each listing to calculate, collect and remit the applicable taxes. You are solely responsible for ensuring that all of your listings are properly categorised, and you agree to indemnify Ahkri for any losses it incurs in connection with any mis-categorisation of your listings by you.
Please remember that Ahkri’s fees do not include any withholding taxes that might apply in your home country. You are required to pay Ahkri the full amount of our fees and may not deduct any applicable withholding taxes from that amount.
Please also note that some countries require Ahkri to apply VAT on the fees that you may be charged in accordance with this policy, and that the fees listed in this policy are exclusive of VAT.

B. Taxes on Seller Services

Sales Tax on Subscription Fees

Where applicable, state sales tax will be applied to the Pattern subscription fee and the Ahkri Plus subscription fee charged by Ahkri.

VAT on Seller Fees

Depending on your business status and location, Ahkri may be required to apply VAT on seller fees charged each month and remit it to the relevant tax authority. VAT is collected on all Ahkri fees for sellers located in countries where VAT should be applied.

Digital VAT Fees

Under local laws in certain countries, Ahkri is required to collect and remit VAT to the relevant tax authorities when you sell a digital item delivered via automatic download to the buyer. Ahkri will automatically display the increased amount charged to the buyer of the digital item to collect the correct amount of VAT, and we will remit to the tax authorities. If the sales were made through Ahkri Payments, Ahkri will collect the VAT amount from the buyer and pay the VAT to the relevant tax authority, and you will not have to take any further action. If the sale was not made through Ahkri Payments, you will receive the additional amount paid by the buyer for the VAT, and you will need to pay this amount to Ahkri. The VAT amount paid by the buyer will appear on your payment account and will be deducted from your current balance.

Overseas Sales to Australian Buyers

VAT is also known as GST in Australia. Ahkri will automatically include the GST on sales to Australian buyers from non Australian sellers. Ahkri will be responsible for remitting it to the Australian Taxation Office.
For orders placed through PayPal, Ahkri will send the GST collected to the seller as a part of the payment. Ahkri will add the tax to the seller’s Ahkri statement so that we can remit the tax to Australian authorities.
GST does not apply if the total value of the package is more than $1,000 AUD or if the transaction is between buyers and sellers both located in Australia. Sellers might need to add additional information to the customs forms on these packages.