Guides pour acheter des serveurs en Chine
Incoterms, douane et TVA, comparatifs de marques et vérifications avant paiement. Tirés des commandes que nous traitons.
- Importing
12 min de lectureComment importer des serveurs d'entreprise depuis la Chine : EXW, DAP et DDP expliquésSi vous n'avez jamais importé de matériel, le plus difficile, c'est le vocabulaire, pas le transport. Ce guide passe en revue les Incoterms, le déroulé d'une commande, la douane et la TVA par région, et la façon de protéger votre paiement, exactement comme nous traitons nos commandes chaque semaine. - Hardware
10 min de lectureDell PowerEdge vs HPE ProLiant vs Lenovo ThinkSystem : comment choisirDell, HPE et Lenovo fabriquent des serveurs réellement excellents, et pour la plupart des charges de travail, n'importe lequel des trois fera très bien l'affaire. Le vrai choix se joue sur les outils de gestion, votre parc existant et le cas d'usage, voici comment décider sans le vernis marketing. - Hardware
9 min de lectureServeurs neufs ou reconditionnés : quand chaque option a du sensLa remise sur le reconditionné est réelle, généralement 40 à 70 % sous le catalogue, tout comme les cas où payer le plein tarif est justifié. Voici où l'usure d'un serveur s'accumule réellement, comment nous classons le matériel d'occasion et une recommandation franche pour chaque scénario d'achat. - Hardware
8 min de lectureComment vérifier un serveur d'occasion avant de le payerLa plupart des mauvaises affaires de serveurs d'occasion s'annoncent à l'avance, si vous savez où regarder. Cinq vérifications, la paperasse, les journaux de gestion, les disques, le rodage, les preuves avant expédition, dans l'ordre où il faut les mener. - Remote management
11 min de lectureiDRAC et iLO : configuration, générations et niveaux de licenceLe contrôleur hors bande, c'est ce qui vous permet d'exploiter un serveur que vous n'avez jamais touché physiquement. Voici en quoi iDRAC et iLO diffèrent, comment mettre l'un en service à partir du mot de passe de l'étiquette amovible, et quel niveau de licence vous faut-il réellement — le détail qui décide discrètement si une unité reconditionnée pourra être réinstallée depuis votre bureau. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to the UAE: duty, free zones and deliveryThe UAE is one of the easiest Gulf markets to import into, provided you pick the right entry route. Here is the duty and VAT picture, the free-zone option, and the door-to-door flow from our Dalian warehouse to a Dubai or Abu Dhabi data center. - Importing
7 min de lectureHow to import servers to Saudi Arabia: SABER, duty and deliverySaudi Arabia is a large, fast-growing data-center market, but one step trips up first-time importers: the SABER conformity certificate must be in place before the goods ship. Here is the duty and VAT picture, the SABER process, and the route from Dalian to Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam. - Importing
7 min de lectureHow to import servers to Nigeria: Form M, SONCAP and deliveryNigeria has the paperwork, not the mystery. Get Form M, SONCAP and PAAR right and importing servers from China is routine. Here is what each document is for, the duty and VAT picture, and the route from Dalian to Lagos or Abuja. - Importing
7 min de lectureHow to import servers to the USA: Section 301, MPF and clearanceServers land duty-free under the HTS, but China-origin IT hardware carries Section 301 tariffs, and that is the number to model. Here is the tariff and fee picture, the compliance marks a US buyer expects, and the route from Dalian to a data-center corridor. - Importing
7 min de lectureHow to import servers to India: BIS, GST and customsIndia is a large, fast-growing market with a clear rulebook: an IEC code to import at all, BIS registration for the hardware, and GST plus customs duty at the border. Here is what each step means and the route from Dalian to Mumbai, Chennai or Bengaluru. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Egypt: ACI/Nafeza, VAT and deliveryEgypt has one rule that catches first-timers: the shipment must be pre-registered on the Nafeza single window and get an ACID number before it ships. Get that right and the rest is routine. Here is the tax picture and the route from Dalian to Cairo. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Kenya: PVoC, IDF and deliveryKenya is East Africa’s data hub, and the two things to get right are the KEBS PVoC certificate and the import declaration. Here is the tax picture, the conformity process, and the route from Dalian to Nairobi. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to South Africa: NRCS, VAT and deliverySouth Africa anchors the continent’s data-center market. The two things to line up are the NRCS approval for regulated electrical goods and your SARS importer registration. Here is the tax picture and the route from Dalian to Johannesburg or Cape Town. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to the UK: VAT, EORI and deliveryServers are duty-free into the UK, so the whole game is VAT and paperwork. Get a GB EORI and decide how you account for the 20% import VAT, and the rest is routine. Here is the picture and the route from Dalian to a UK data center. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Ghana: G-CAP, taxes and deliveryGhana is a growing West African hub, and the two things to line up are the G-CAP conformity certificate and your ICUMS filing. Here is the tax picture and the route from Dalian to Accra. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Qatar: duty, clearance and deliveryQatar is one of the simpler Gulf markets on paper: 0% duty on servers and no VAT in force yet. Here is the picture and the route from Dalian to Doha. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Australia: GST, ChAFTA and RCMAustralia is an easy import for servers: the China–Australia FTA takes duty to zero on most IT hardware, so the main lines are 10% GST and RCM compliance. Here is the picture and the route from Dalian to Sydney or Melbourne. - Importing
6 min de lectureHow to import servers to Kazakhstan: EAEU, VAT and deliveryWe ship every server to Kazakhstan by air, and the forwarder delivers door to door in 1–2 weeks. Here is the tax and conformity picture and the route from Dalian to Almaty or Astana. - Importing
7 min de lectureHow to import servers to Brazil: taxes, RADAR and deliveryBrazil is paperwork and a high tax load, not a mystery. With RADAR, the right NCM and a despachante, importing servers from China is routine. Here is the picture and the route from Dalian to São Paulo. - Hardware
7 min de lectureDell PowerEdge 16G rack servers compared: R660, R760, the xs models and the AMD lineEight 16th-generation PowerEdge rack servers side by side, taken from Dell's own spec sheets and technical guides. The source documents are listed at the end of the page. - Hardware
6 min de lectureHPE ProLiant Gen11 rack servers compared: DL360, DL380 and the AMD DL3x5 modelsSix ProLiant Gen11 rack servers side by side, taken from HPE's QuickSpecs. The source documents are listed at the end of the page. - Importing
8 min de lectureServer import duty and VAT by country (2026): 32 countries, China-origin serversWhat a buyer pays at the border when importing rack servers made in China, country by country. Rates were checked against official tariffs and tax authorities in September 2026. The last column shows total border taxes on a $20,000 order shipped by air, as a share of the equipment price.