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What does it actually cost to land here?
That $2,000 machine isn’t R37,000 in rand — it’s closer to R47,000 by the time it clears. Here is where every rand between the foreign price and the South African shelf goes. Enter a list price and see it broken out.
R22 630
About 1.22× the USD list price, before anyone has made a cent.
- Goods (converted)
- R18 500
- Freight & insurance (5%)
- R925
- Import duty (0%)
- R0
- VAT (15%, on ATV)
- R3 205
An estimate on public rates — exchange rate, a generic freight allowance, the published duty heading and VAT (with SARS’ 10% upliftment). It is what any importer pays, not a quote. Land it yourself and you also own the clearing, the duty classification and the RMA.
Questions
The rand price, explained.
Why is imported hardware so much more expensive in rand?
Very little of the gap is markup. Converting at the day’s rate, then adding freight and insurance, import duty where it applies, and 15% VAT on the customs value (which SARS uplifts by 10% first), typically lands a foreign price at 1.2–1.4 times its converted value — before anyone has made a cent.
Is enterprise IT duty-free in South Africa?
Most servers, computers and many components are duty-free under the Information Technology Agreement, which is why the tool defaults duty to 0%. Some accessories and non-IT goods carry duty — check the specific tariff heading, and set the percentage to match.
Should I just import it myself?
Sometimes — if you buy in volume, build the capability. For a single unit you take on a clearing agent, a duty classification you may have to defend to SARS, forex exposure between order and payment, and an overseas RMA. Buying it landed means someone else has already carried those risks.
Is this a quote?
No. It is an estimate on public rates so you can sanity-check a foreign price. When you are ready, we will give you a firm rand landed price with duty and VAT already in.
Want it sourced and landed for you? Trade partners or talk to us.