Surprising iPad accessory prices in SA

If we arent getting ass raped by the importer/retailer, we are getting ass raped by the government.
What ftucks me off tho is that import duties are there to prevent cheap imports so that the local manufacturers can compete as well, however ive yet to see an SA co making iPad covers.
 
FatBoySlim said:
If we arent getting ass raped by the importer/retailer, we are getting ass raped by the government.
What ftucks me off tho is that import duties are there to prevent cheap imports so that the local manufacturers can compete as well, however ive yet to see an SA co making iPad covers.
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Amen to THAT.

I have to buy everything online these days because SA is just way too expensive. From shoes to video games, to computers, electronics, you name it. I order that **** from Amazon etc etc.

SA businesses and Government have been raping SA consumers since the beginning of time. It's f'd up to say the least. Probably end up importing food at this point, the local businesses here simply suck balls at business, they would make even more money if they played fair, morons I say.
 
rpm said:
How do the prices of South Africa's iPad accessories compare to those of the US, UK, and Europe?
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All way more expensive here, like 3 times the price ! I'm talking about non-Apple items like screen protectors, cases, etc, from Dion Wired, IC and the Apple store.

I'm just going to import !




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Sorry but Core (or its clearing agent) are not paying enough attention to their importation side.

Importers are usually well acquainted with the duty categories and can advise the consignor to declare the goods at the most tax efficient category.

The description 'cases' can refer to some sort of luggage - but its not exclusive. The importer should have been aware that this was a high-tax description and with a little imagination, they could have proposed that the consignor use a specific description such as 'PDA cover' or 'computer holder'. Catch-all categories can have sub-categories etc.

I'm not au-fait with the SA importers goods tax table, but importers & their agents are supposed to be. Someone is not doing a good job for the consignee.

No way you can call, for example, an Iphone bumper a case in the meaning of luggage. Its a protective cover. The importers agent needs to earn their commission!

EDIT: Importers must declare goods within certain categories and "PDA Cover" is unlikely to be a category they can use. But what I'm saying is that to pay the lowest import duty requires some research to obtain the most tax efficient category. This is also relevant when declaring the goods for shipment, since the charge per Kg varies according to category.
 
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VioAdmin said:
Dude, I BEEN there. I already ordered 2-3. I am looking at the online tracker now. Should arrive anytime soon. Let's hope they are tax free.
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The shipping on those must be quite expensive, do they charge per kg?
 
Johnfpro said:
When last was the US$/Rand Exchange rate 8?
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Good point. If this comparison had been done recently when the R/$ was 6.7, and the R/GBP was 10.7, the pricing would have looked very different!

Anyway, it's a big improvement for Core and I hope they extend that mentality to their Apple notebook and accessory pricing as well.
 
iPad is a HUGE fail

Our work won an iPad. No-one here uses it and half of us have macs. It is the most useless product ever made by apple.
 
Writer, you are forgetting that these oversea employees are earning 2 - 5 times more......so prices aren't realistic!!!
 
My word, you guys are negative. ALL of the other items (Except the case) SA compares much more favorably to the rest of the world! And there are dozens of iPad cases available - for more or for less. Those retailers might actually declare their imports correctly as non-leather / non-case items.

There are many that would argue that the iPad official case is in any case the worst one you can buy. I bought mine together with my iPad from Hong Kong - paid R280 for my case. It works quite well (but do show scuff marks quite visibly).
 
Um, the dollar is 7:1 to the Rand, not 8:1
:erm:
SOMEONE wants the US prices to look worse than they are

The pound 11.3
Only the euro could be rounded accurately.

http://xe.com use it
 
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encryptedbread said:
Um, the dollar is 7:1 to the Rand, not 8:1
:erm:
SOMEONE wants the US prices to look worse than they are

The pound 11.3
Only the euro could be rounded accurately.

http://xe.com use it
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Right now it's 7.05 according to XE. However, it's mid-market rates, right between the buy and sell values. Buy/sell rates are typically 10-20c around this (higher and lower, so 6.85 - 7.25). On Monday it was 7.21 (I drew up some quotes for a client, and that's what I wrote down from XE). The rate can change extremely fast. If you write an article it may take weeks for to be published, so exchange rates are rarely accurately stated. The article writer may also want to make sure he doesn't understate the prices.

In addition, importers often have forward cover on exchange rates, where they lock in the rate at a specific value, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. The price they import at may have nothing to do with today's spot price.
 
encryptedbread said:
Um, the dollar is 7:1 to the Rand, not 8:1
:erm:
SOMEONE wants the US prices to look worse than they are

The pound 11.3
Only the euro could be rounded accurately.

http://xe.com use it
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Valerion said:
Right now it's 7.05 according to XE. However, it's mid-market rates, right between the buy and sell values. Buy/sell rates are typically 10-20c around this (higher and lower, so 6.85 - 7.25). On Monday it was 7.21 (I drew up some quotes for a client, and that's what I wrote down from XE). The rate can change extremely fast. If you write an article it may take weeks for to be published, so exchange rates are rarely accurately stated. The article writer may also want to make sure he doesn't understate the prices.

In addition, importers often have forward cover on exchange rates, where they lock in the rate at a specific value, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. The price they import at may have nothing to do with today's spot price.
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Indeed. Unfortunately it isn't possible to write an article comparing international pricing to SA pricing that is relevant for all time.

The sell rate is also the thing I looked at. I use XE, but I also use ABSA's tables to make sure I give a reasonably accurate depiction of what an imported item might cost (excluding duties, insurance, etc.)
 
Valerion said:
Right now it's 7.05 according to XE. However, it's mid-market rates, right between the buy and sell values. Buy/sell rates are typically 10-20c around this (higher and lower, so 6.85 - 7.25). On Monday it was 7.21 (I drew up some quotes for a client, and that's what I wrote down from XE). The rate can change extremely fast. If you write an article it may take weeks for to be published, so exchange rates are rarely accurately stated. The article writer may also want to make sure he doesn't understate the prices.

In addition, importers often have forward cover on exchange rates, where they lock in the rate at a specific value, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. The price they import at may have nothing to do with today's spot price.
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Jan said:
Indeed. Unfortunately it isn't possible to write an article comparing international pricing to SA pricing that is relevant for all time.

The sell rate is also the thing I looked at. I use XE, but I also use ABSA's tables to make sure I give a reasonably accurate depiction of what an imported item might cost (excluding duties, insurance, etc.)
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So WHEN was this article written then? Sorry, but you can't get 8:1 for the dollar unless you're going back to some time last year and even then it was for a short period. Heck, you can't even ROUND UP to 8 with the figures going back to August last year!
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:confused:
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