The case for an international e-commerce platform in Auki
Auki is a place in malaita province, solomon islands, home to about 6,811 people, and one of the markets in Solomon Islands where we build international and multi-region stores.
Malaita provincial capital — a business base that increasingly wants to sell online rather than through calls, messages and spreadsheets.
Commerce in the Solomon Islands is concentrated in Honiara, with demand rising as mobile coverage improves. Order-and-collect models are practical.
That is why more companies in Auki are moving from phone, WhatsApp and spreadsheet orders to a proper international e-commerce platform — one place where products, prices, payments, orders and customers are managed together.
Local details we build into every Auki project
Conversion in Auki depends on small local signals — the right currency, the right words and the right payment and courier names.
Currency and pricing
Prices, taxes, shipping and refunds are shown in Solomon Islands dollar (SBD), formatted the way Auki customers read them.
Language and content
Content can be produced in English and Solomon Islands Pijin, so a Auki customer reads the store in the language they use at home.
Local trust signals
Badges for Visa and Mastercard and bank transfer, Solomon Post delivery and clear return terms reassure first-time buyers in Auki.
Domain, phone and contact
A .sb domain (or your own) builds local trust and search relevance. Contact buttons are pre-set with +677, so a customer in Auki taps once to call or message.
Custom-built for how you sell in Auki
Whatever your business sells in Auki, N&T Software designs and develops the international e-commerce platform and the matching mobile app exactly to your requirements — your catalogue, your prices, your payment and delivery rules.
In Auki we typically work with exporters, D2C brands expanding abroad, manufacturers selling to distributors overseas and diaspora-focused retailers, and with sellers in categories such as groceries, phones, hardware and fashion that have strong online demand in the Solomon Islands.
We start with a requirements meeting, show you a working demo within 24 hours, and only then propose scope, milestones and budget.
Core modules we build for Auki clients
These are the building blocks of an international e-commerce platform. We scope them with you, so you pay for what your Auki operation needs.
Regional storefronts
Country or region sites with local language, content, currency, promotions and hreflang SEO. Product data imports from your existing sheets or ERP, so Auki teams do not re-type thousands of items.
Local payments
Market-specific cards, wallets, bank transfers, BNPL and cash methods through suitable providers. Payment steps are built around Visa and Mastercard, bank transfer and mobile money, the options shoppers here already trust.
Tax and duties
VAT, GST and sales-tax rules, tax-inclusive pricing, duties and landed-cost estimates where needed. Delivery can be booked through Solomon Post, DHL and local delivery or dispatched by your own riders around Auki.
Cross-border shipping
International couriers, regional warehouses, shipping zones, customs documents and returns. Inventory can sit in Auki, in a partner warehouse or across Solomon Islands, with click-and-collect where customers want it.
Compliance pages
Market-appropriate privacy notices, cookie consent, consumer terms and accessibility considerations. Reports show which products, customers and areas of Auki drive revenue.
Regional reporting
Sales, margin, conversion and marketing performance by country and currency. Pages, search filters and wording are tuned to how people in Auki look for products, in English and Solomon Islands Pijin if your audience needs it.
Businesses that use NNT Mart in Auki
Popular online categories in the Solomon Islands include groceries, phones, hardware, fashion, home and fishing equipment. Malaita provincial capital — which shapes what local businesses need online. In Auki, we most often build international and multi-region stores for:
Exporters
Exporters get regional storefronts plus tax and duties workflows tailored to their operations.
D2C brands expanding abroad
We map how D2C brands expanding abroad sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
Manufacturers selling to distributors overseas
For manufacturers selling to distributors overseas, we usually start with cross-border shipping, then add international couriers and 3PLs once orders are flowing.
Diaspora-focused retailers
Catalogue, pricing and fulfilment rules designed for diaspora-focused retailers in Auki, connected to the systems you already use.
Tourism and gifting businesses
Tourism and gifting businesses get compliance pages plus regional storefronts workflows tailored to their operations.
Multi-country retail groups
We map how multi-country retail groups sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
How Auki customers pay online
A store that serves Auki should let customers pay the way they do offline: Visa and Mastercard, bank transfer, mobile money and cash on delivery.
Provider approval, settlement time and fees differ by business type, so we shortlist gateways with you, then wire up status updates, refunds and reconciliation in SBD — card details stay with the provider.
- Cash on delivery
- Bank transfer
- Mobile money
- Visa and Mastercard
Fulfilment options for Auki orders
Your international e-commerce platform can book shipments and share tracking with Solomon Post, DHL and local delivery, or route orders to your own riders and stores across Auki.
We set up shipping zones, cut-off times, free-shipping thresholds, cash-collection rules and returns so the promise on the product page matches what your team can deliver.
Auki sellers: marketplace plus your own store
Facebook Marketplace and local stores are where many shoppers in Auki start, which is why sellers list there. The trade-off is commission, limited branding and rules the platform can change overnight.
NNT Mart gives you a channel you own: your domain, your customer list, your pricing and your brand. Where it helps, we connect product feeds and orders from marketplaces so stock stays in sync and your team works from one dashboard.
Tax, invoicing and compliance in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is moving from goods tax and sales tax to a VAT regime; confirm current rates with the IRD at implementation.
Two frameworks shape the build: general constitutional protections; no dedicated data-protection act yet, and the Consumer Protection Act and price-control regulations.
Controls we implement include compliant invoices, consent capture, policy pages, restricted staff access and audit trails. Please confirm the final legal and tax position with a local adviser in Auki.
Mobile commerce in Auki
In Auki, shoppers browse on phones first. Region-aware mobile apps can switch language, currency and payment options automatically while sharing one codebase and backend.
Apps are published under your own developer accounts and share the same backend as your international e-commerce platform, so offers, stock and orders are always consistent between web and mobile.
Push notifications can be timed to UTC+11 so offers reach Auki customers when they are awake, and the interface can run in English and Solomon Islands Pijin.
- Regional analytics
- Translation management
- Marketplace feeds by country
- Multi-currency payment providers
- International couriers and 3PLs
- Tax engines
- ERP and accounting
- Geo-IP and consent platforms
Integrations above are examples; we connect any system that offers a suitable API, database access or approved import and export process.
From first demo to growth in Auki
Value first, depth later. For an international e-commerce platform serving Auki, the usual sequence looks like this:
| Phase | What goes live |
|---|---|
| First market | One new region with language, currency, payments, tax and shipping. Configured for SBD, Visa and Mastercard and Solomon Post from the start. |
| Multi-region | Additional countries, local promotions and marketplace feeds. |
| Optimise | Regional apps, warehouses and localisation improvements. Reviewed against how Auki customers actually buy. |
We track conversion by country, international order share, checkout completion by payment method, delivery time by region, return rate abroad and margin after duties and shipping on a live dashboard from day one, so Auki results are visible, not promised.
Time zones, language and support
Our team covers UTC+11 — 5h 30m ahead of India (IST) — through three 8-hour shifts, so a Auki client always reaches someone during the local working day.
We work in English and can deliver storefront content in English. NDAs are signed on request, and you get a named project lead plus direct access to the engineers building your international e-commerce platform.
Our head office is in Chhapi, Gujarat, with an office in Hyderabad and representation in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia; Auki clients are served remotely with on-site workshops when the project needs them.
