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Personal Import of a new Amp, stalled by Customs
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<blockquote data-quote="grumpybear" data-source="post: 834259" data-attributes="member: 15920"><p>This is one of the reasons why buying from a local distributor is more costly than from Amazon.</p><p></p><p>Any device which will operate of the 220V mains supply has to have passed the relevant section of the IEC test for electrical safety. Once this test has been passed a letter of authority can be issued to the importer allowing them to import that particular model. This is required for every individual model not just for all models from one manufacturer. It applies to anything from a toaster to an amplifier to a "wall wart" type power supply. This is all "managed" by the NRCS which is linked to the SABS.</p><p></p><p>The best part of all this is that hardly any other countries use the IEC standard and our guys will not accept EN or any other standard. This means that the manufacturer or the local importer has to pay for the IEC test to be done which can cost thousands of Rand. Each individual LOA then has an additional charge and has to be renewed (and of course paid for again) every few years. It is currently taking up to 6 months for an LOA to be issued once the test is approved and submitted.</p><p></p><p>Yes it it is (in my opinion) just another money making racket from our illustrious goverment.</p><p></p><p>NRCS have the power to seize and destroy items inported without an LOA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grumpybear, post: 834259, member: 15920"] This is one of the reasons why buying from a local distributor is more costly than from Amazon. Any device which will operate of the 220V mains supply has to have passed the relevant section of the IEC test for electrical safety. Once this test has been passed a letter of authority can be issued to the importer allowing them to import that particular model. This is required for every individual model not just for all models from one manufacturer. It applies to anything from a toaster to an amplifier to a "wall wart" type power supply. This is all "managed" by the NRCS which is linked to the SABS. The best part of all this is that hardly any other countries use the IEC standard and our guys will not accept EN or any other standard. This means that the manufacturer or the local importer has to pay for the IEC test to be done which can cost thousands of Rand. Each individual LOA then has an additional charge and has to be renewed (and of course paid for again) every few years. It is currently taking up to 6 months for an LOA to be issued once the test is approved and submitted. Yes it it is (in my opinion) just another money making racket from our illustrious goverment. NRCS have the power to seize and destroy items inported without an LOA [/QUOTE]
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