Prohibited Products and Restricted Food Sales
What may not be sold on Musuwo.
The categories below are a starting position. Which goods are restricted or licensed in Zimbabwe, and what a marketplace must do about them, needs jurisdiction-specific legal review before this list is treated as complete.
The rule
If it is illegal to sell in Zimbabwe, it may not be listed on Musuwo. This list adds to that; it does not replace it.
A listing in any of these categories can be removed without notice, and repeated attempts will end a merchant's access.
Never
Illegal goods of any kind.
Counterfeits and fakes - including replicas presented as genuine, and goods using somebody else's brand without permission.
Stolen goods, or goods you cannot show you are entitled to sell.
Weapons and ammunition, and parts intended to make them.
Drugs - controlled substances, and anything sold as a substitute for them.
Prescription medicines, and medical devices requiring a licensed seller.
Dangerous chemicals, explosives and hazardous materials.
Pornography, and any sexual content involving or appearing to involve children - which will be reported, not merely removed.
Wildlife and controlled natural products - protected species, ivory, and anything requiring a permit you do not hold.
Fraudulent financial products - investment schemes, guaranteed-return offers, and anything whose value depends on recruiting others.
Human remains or body parts.
Recalled products, and anything subject to a safety notice.
Personal data - lists of names, numbers or addresses belonging to other people.
Accounts and credentials - logins, subscriptions or identity documents, whether yours or not.
Needs a licence, and Musuwo needs to see it
Do not list these unless you hold what the law requires and Musuwo has recorded it:
- Alcohol
- Tobacco and nicotine products
- Firearms-adjacent items where any are lawful
- Fuel and gas
- Regulated agricultural inputs
- Food of any kind
Restricted food sales
Food is not available to private or unregistered individual sellers. It may be listed only by a business that Musuwo has approved for food sales after checking the documents relevant to its activity. This rule covers prepared meals, home-cooked food, baked goods, groceries, meat, dairy, drinks, supplements and other products intended for people to eat or drink.
Approval does not transfer the merchant's legal responsibility to Musuwo. Food must be lawful, accurately labelled, within date, safely sourced, stored, handled, packaged and transported. A missing, expired or doubtful document, an unsafe-food complaint, a recall or a direction from a competent authority may cause immediate hiding of the listing and suspension of food-selling access.
Reporting
Anything on this list can be reported from the listing, or to support@musuwo.online. Reports about child safety are escalated immediately.