The steps, in order
How to get started
- Apply online and tell Takealot about your business and products.
- Approval: Takealot reviews your application and gets in touch within 10 business days.
- Registration: complete your seller account with the required information and paperwork.
- Onboarding: learn its processes and choose your stock model.
- Sales: get your products live. Takealot pays sellers four times a month.
- Growth: use promotions and performance reports.
Have these ready
Documents and information
- The paperwork is requested at registration. Marketplaces usually ask for your ID or company registration, a tax number and bank confirmation: confirm Takealot's list when you register.
- Clear product details and photos for every item.
- Official GS1 barcodes: GS1 South Africa names Takealot among partners that reject unofficial barcodes.
Be realistic
What to expect
Not everyone is approved, and fees reduce your margin. Use the fee estimator before you buy stock.
Watch out for scams. Our advice, not an official warning: only apply on the company's own website, and never pay a person to 'get you approved'.
What we could not confirm. The exact paperwork list. Success fee percentages by category. Whether VAT registration is compulsory.
Official pages
Start at the source
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