Tax: Up to 14%
Duties: Up to 20%
Restricted Items: Second-Hand Goods
Non-working days: Saturday, Sunday, and Public Holidays
Lead Time: 3-4 Weeks
Best carrier option: Courier or Freight forwarder
Prominent Languages: Sesotho; English
This small country has managed to maintain a local ICT industry, producing some exciting IT applications. However, tech development has been slow when compared to other Southern African countries. Despite having some of the highest mobile penetration in the region, it has one of the lowest broadband penetrations. This, along with many other challenges faced by this country’s ICT market, is due to low competition.
Importing into Lesotho comes with significant complexity and can be challenging. TecEx offers expert Importer of Record (IOR) and compliance solutions into Lesotho, helping you achieve seamless, stress-free shipping every time.
This small country has managed to maintain a local ICT industry, producing some exciting IT applications. However, tech development has been slow when compared to other Southern African countries. Despite having some of the highest mobile penetration in the region, it has one of the lowest broadband penetrations. This, along with many other challenges faced by this country’s ICT market, is due to low competition.
Importing into Lesotho comes with significant complexity and can be challenging. TecEx offers expert Importer of Record (IOR) and compliance solutions into Lesotho, helping you achieve seamless, stress-free shipping every time.
How TecEx Can Help You Import into Lesotho
Our Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) solution gives you access to Lesotho. This solution means that we take on all the risk and responsibility of your shipment. We obtain the correct HS code classification, apply for the necessary permits and licenses, and facilitate customs clearance.
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Lesotho is part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a Regional Economic Community comprising 16 Member States; Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The government has made several moves to improve conditions in this landlocked nation. These include launching the Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology to boost skills. There has also been a government-led drive to encourage foreign and local investment in the Basotho ICT market.
TecEx’s DDP shipping solution will give you peace of mind over your tech imports as we handle absolutely everything – from pre-compliance to final delivery in Lesotho.
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