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Shopping from the USA is always a vibe! It’s exciting when you purchase items from Amazon, Walmart, Fashion Nova, Zara and all the other online stores, and have them delivered straight to our doorstep when you live in Africa, miles away from the USA.

Shopping this way guarantees quality, authentic products direct from the source, cool right? But we know shopping internationally can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when it seems like the costs go beyond just the shipping fee, at times the costs do, depending on the international shipping company you are using.
Ever heard of sales tax? Well, to simply put it, this is tax on the items you are buying, sort of how you pay taxes on bread, that VAT.

But why pay taxes on the goods you purchase when you can move different when you ship with Aquantuo, and enjoy ZERO Sales taxes for goods bought in the USA?
We are a cross-border e-commerce company that offers international shipping solutions for individuals and businesses shopping from the USA to African countries like Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, and DRC. Also, customers can send packages to their loved ones from any state in the US to their last mile destinations in Africa.

The cherry on top? You get to save even more! Shipping from the USA is entirely TAX-FREE. Aquantuo has a tax-free warehouse in Delaware, allowing you to shop and ship almost anything - well not everything, check our limited and prohibited items, without any extra sales tax on the items bought from the USA.

Many states in the USA impose an additional sales tax on goods bought from stores. When shipping these items to Africa, shipping costs can significantly increase the overall cost of your purchase. Here are some examples:

• California: Sales tax up to 10.75%
• Washington: Sales tax rates up to 10.25%
• New York/New Jersey: Sales tax up to 8.9%
• Illinois: Sales tax up to 10.25%
• Arizona: Sales tax rates up to 11.2%
• Nevada: Maximum sales tax rate of 8.375%
• Tennessee: Sales tax up to 9.75%
• Florida: Sales tax ranging from 6% to 8.5%
• Texas: Sales tax generally 8.25%

With Aquantuo, you enjoy 0% sales tax on your goods when you use our Delaware warehouse address at check-out.

This is the great thing about international shipping with Aquantuo, no need to spend more than you should. When you ship from the USA to Africa with us, your international shipping costs include; shipping cost, insurance, and last mile delivery fees. In some countries the is charged separate but when shipping from USA to Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and DRC the shipping costs covers the customs clearance fees too. This means you save much more than you might expect!

Shipping from the USA to Africa is best done with Aquantuo. SAVE more every time you ship with Aquantuo.

Start saving today!

1. Visit www.aquantuo.com to sign up if you have not already.
2. Once you are signed in, go to your dashboard and click on “My Aquantuo Address.”
3. A list of Aquantuo’s warehouse addresses will appear; copy the USA address.
4. Use this address whenever you are checking out at your favorite online stores.

Start shopping now:

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