Technology distributor Tarsus has said that it can take eight months or longer to get the letter of authority (LOA) needed to import new electronic devices into the country.<\/p>\n
This makes it difficult for South African\u00a0distributors to secure stock at launch of items for which there is a lot of demand across Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n
It is partly due to the onerous electro-technical LOA procedure that limited quantities of Asus\u2019s new high-end Republic of Gamers monitors will be available locally.<\/p>\n
The LOA procedure goes through the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS).<\/p>\n
Tarsus said the procedure not only slows down the availability of high-end monitors, but any device that needs to plug into a wall socket \u2013 such as notebook PCs.<\/p>\n
On top of this, if the NRCS finds fault with a single document in an\u00a0LOA application, you go to the back of the queue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what happened with the new Asus monitors,\u201d said Tarsus.<\/p>\n
The NRCS didn\u2019t accept the Energy Star certification that is valid elsewhere in the world, and required a local compliance certificate for the monitors.<\/p>\n
LOAs are also only valid for 2-3 years per device, said Tarsus.<\/p>\n
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