How to obtain import license for South Africa

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    by: mohafam
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    How to obtain import license for South Africa

    Posted 22 Apr 10 10:16 am.

    Can anyone give me more information on how to obtain an import license for South Africa? I just graduated and new at the game, anyone knows where I should start?
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    by: irene_salehoo
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    Re: How to obtain import license for South Africa

    Posted 23 Apr 10 9:02 am.

    Hi mohafarm,

    From what I gathered, import license in South Africa is required only for specific list of restricted goods, otherwise most of the products can be imported with little or no restrictions at all.

    Food, armaments, petroleum products, all second hand goods and other items considered to be potentially harmful in some way require import permits.

    I tried to look for a guide in securing this import license for South Africa, but all of the sources that I read pointed to this instruction. You need to contact -
    Department of Trade and Industry
    Import Control
    Private Bag X84
    Pretoria 0001
    Telephone: (012) 310-9791
    Fax: (012) 310 9899

    For in depth information about import policy and documentation in South Africa, you may see these links.

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    Hope this helps.

    Let me know if I can be of further help.

    Kind regards,

    Irene

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    by: richellemonfort
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    Re: How to obtain import license for South Africa

    Posted 29 Apr 11 3:44 am.

    Welcome back to the forum, mohafam :)

    You might also find the links suggested in this post helpful http://www.salehoo.com/forum/importing/importing-electronics-into-south-africa-1662#post368764

    We have a number of members from South Africa, you try searching for them on the forum, here's one of them -

    http://www.salehoo.com/forum/coffee/south-africa-9615

    All the best!

    Richelle

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