Buying from outside South Africa
We supply tech to customers across Africa. Our online prices are for South Africa, so exports are quoted by email: you or your freight forwarder collect from us, or we send it by international courier.
How it works
- Quote Email sales@tech.co.za your product list. We reply with a quote within 2 business hours.
- Pay Pay by EFT. South African VAT is on the invoice.
- Collect You or your freight forwarder collect from our Centurion office (Ex Works). From there, the export is yours to manage.
- Claim the VAT back Claim the South African VAT back at the border when the goods leave the country.
Freight forwarders
A freight forwarder clears electronics through customs much faster than a single shipment. Our customers have used:
- Zambia: Caribou Cargo
- Namibia: Unbox SA
- Botswana: LOTS
We have no contract with these forwarders: choose your own, and the transit risk stays with you.
VAT refunds
Collected orders are sold in South Africa, so South African VAT is on the invoice. As a foreign buyer you can claim it back at the border when the goods leave the country.
What we provide
- A valid tax invoice from Techcoza (Pty) Ltd, VAT number 4870270172
- Company registration, VAT and B-BBEE documents on request
- South African export documents when we send it by courier
Questions
Can you send it to me instead?
Yes. We can ship by international courier (DHL, FedEx or UPS). Email sales@tech.co.za for a quote. Courier costs significantly more than a freight forwarder. We handle the South African export documents, so the invoice is free of South African VAT; you clear the goods through your own country’s customs and pay its import duties and clearing fees.
Do I pay South African VAT?
If you or your freight forwarder collect from us, South African VAT is on the invoice and you can claim it back at the border (see the SARS guide). If we send it by international courier, the invoice is free of South African VAT.
How does the warranty work outside South Africa?
Everything we sell carries a South African warranty. If a device needs testing, repair or replacement under warranty, you pay to send it to our store in South Africa and to ship it back to your country.
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