How to Buy Amazon Kindle Touch and Fire in South Africa
Kindle Touch South Africa | Kindle Fire South Africa
This post details the exact step by step i took to get Amazon New Kindle in South Africa, and to buy kindle books without any problem.
Step 1: Register for a Vpost/Borderlinx/ComGateway Account
For all my USA purchases, I have only used Vpost. So far they have delivered, although i must add that their delivery times can be a little erratic, especially during the holiday seasons.
I have not used Borderlinx, or ComGateway, although i know of people using them without any issues as well. For me, i am sticking to Vpost, since they have delivered my products without any problems.
Bascially Vpost, Borderlinx, and ComGateway are just intermediaries that have USA address for you to ship the items you want to, and then from that USA address, they will deliver it to your address in South Africa.
To sign up for Vpost, go here
To sign up for Borderlinx, go here
To sign up for ComGateway, go here
Registering at Vpost/Borderlinx/Comgateway will give you a US Postal Address for you to send your products to. (obviously this step is not just limited to buying Kindle or Amazon products, it can be used to buy other stuff from other USA retailers)
Once you get your USA postal address, go to step 2.
Step 2: Go to Amazon.com, and add the product to your shopping cart.
For a shortcut to Amazon New Kindle Touch (wifi version), Seriously in South Africa, you really only need a wifi model. This is because if you have a smartphone – either an Iphone or an Andriod phone (which you probably do), you can use your smartphone as a wifi hub for your kindle. I recommend Kindle With special offers (Kindle Touch WSO) Because it’s cheaper than usual for compensate the shipping cost you must pay for. You can use Kindle Touch with special offers perfectedly without problems in South Africa.
- Kindle Touch South Africa with special offers – $99 USD
- Kindle Touch 3g South Africa with special offers – $149 USD
- Kindle Fire South Africa – $199 USD
After you add the product(s) to your shopping cart, proceed to checkout. You will be asked to login if you have not already done so. If you do not have an Amazon account, you can create one.
Step 3: Add the USA postal address from Vpost/Borderlinx/ComGateway to your Amazon account and select it as the shipping address.
You might already have a South Africa shipping address on Amazon. If you want to get your hands on Amazon New Kindle or other products that retailers in USA only deliver within USA, then you got to get Amazon to deliver to your USA postal address given by Vpost/Borderlinx/ComGateway.
Step 4: Choose the cheapest shipping option.
Most of the time, Amazon offers a free shipping option for products above a certain price.
Step 5: Once you have verified your details, click on “Place Your Order”
Once we have placed our order, we are ready for our next phase – communicating with our 3rd party guys about the purchase and making payments for shipping charges.
Step 6: Email to a designated email from your 3rd Party about the order number.
Basically i forward the entire email invoice from Amazon to my 3rd party forwarding service, in my case Vpost.
For Vpost, the email to forward your invoice to is invusa@vpost.com.sg. You should receive an automated email reply from them acknowledging your email.
Step 7: Wait for your shipment to arrive at your 3rd party forwarder’s USA postal address and make payments
You can track the progress of your shipment on Amazon, using the instructions in their email.
Once your parcel has reached your forwarder, you will receive an email asking you to make payments.
For Vpost users, you can estimate your shipping cost using this table. As an estimate, my Amazon New Kindle Touch cost $18, but after using the promo code, i only paid $9. For my Fujitsu Scansnap 1300, my shipping cost using Vpost to South Africa was $56.62, after 10% discount using promo codes, i paid $50.96
NOTE: that if the total cost of the product and the shipping/insurance exceeds $400 SGD, you are likely to pay GST on the product. This of cos depends on the exchange rates, which at the moment, is favorable to South Africa.
If you are using Vpost, you will be able to see a link to the promo codes when you are making payments.
Step 8: After you make payments, you just have to wait for your shipment to arrive!
At the point, there is nothing else to be done already, you just have to wait for your shipment to arrive. You can occasionally call 1605, and press 4 to go to Vpost call centre to find out the status of your shipment. Do get your Vpost ID or your NRIC/Passport ready for verification.
When you receive your Kindle, do give me a shoutout in the comments section!
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Once you received your Amazon New Kindle, the next step would be to purchase kindle books from Amazon.
The remaining steps are to ensure that seamless purchase and delivery of Amazon Kindle books without Amazon locking your account and prompting you for proof of residency in USA.
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The other ways to get Kindle Touch and Fire in South Africa is get that form Local Retailer in South Africa. This Method is a bit expensive but you can get your kindle fast – The cheapest Prices is at http://www.bidorbuy.co.za Here is the Prices >>
Kindle Touch South Africa Prices +-R1599
Kindle Fire South Africa Prices +-R2449
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