Prices, taxes and shipping
All prices for our international store are displayed in USD. Please note that there is the option to pay VAT and duties at checkout, as well as an option not to. Should you choose to pay VAT and duties at our checkout, you will not be charged any extra costs when the book arrives in your country. We often recommend paying this at checkout to avoid extra surprise fees.
Should you opt not to pay for the VAT and duties at our checkout, you will be billed when the package enters your country. This is for the customer’s account, and payment of any possible fees will be arranged by the customer and the shipping company, whom will reach out close to delivery. Should these fees fail to be paid, the customer is responsible for any fees which may incur from the parcel being shipped back to us.
Please note that there are some countries where no VAT and duties will apply, and this is stated at checkout.
We are aware that international shipping can be very costly. To assist, we also offer the option (for those wishing to purchase multiple books) to purchase a 2 book box set version. This means that two (of the same) books will come packaged in one box, which is significantly cheaper than two separate boxes.
International Payments
We offer PayPal as a checkout method for international customers. On the international store, all prices are displayed in USD, including on the checkout page. Customers will also have the ability to checkout without a PayPal account, as a guest.
Please note: We are only able to offer PayPal as an international payment method, due to certain restrictions as a South African company. However, we are actively working on making more payment options available.
Shipping Options
All customers will have the option to select between FedEx or UPS shipping. Please do note that rates may minorly fluctuate due to the currency conversion between ZAR and USD. We reserve the right to switch between FedEx or UPS, regardless of the option chosen at shipping, should it better align with the currency conversion at the time of shipping.
Certain customers in the United States will have access to the Economy shipping option, in addition to FedEx and UPS express. Please be aware that at the time of this update, no additional duties, fees or taxes will be requested upon arrival of Economy parcels to the US.
The Economy shipment option utilizes UPS within the US, and it may take some time for tracking to display that the parcel is in UPS' possession, due to the time that it takes to ship the package from South Africa to the US. Economy shipments can take between 2-5 weeks to arrive.