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Made in Africa groups wholesale products by the categories buyers actually procure: textiles and apparel, construction materials, food and agriculture, packaging, industrial equipment and consumer goods. Every listed supplier has had its company registration, trading name and, where the category is regulated, its export licence checked before the profile goes live. Each category page links directly to the suppliers holding stock and to the landed-cost calculator, so a price can be tested against the border before an order is placed.

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Find exactly what you need from SADC's top industries

🌾Agriculture & Food2,340 products⛏️Minerals, Mining & Metals1,650 products🛢️Oil, Gas & Energy480 products☀️Renewable Energy & Clean Tech620 products🧱Construction & Building Materials1,280 products⚙️Industrial Machinery & Equipment560 products🧪Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber430 products🌲Forestry, Timber & Wood Products260 products👗Textiles, Fashion & Apparel1,870 products🐄Leather, Hides & Skins340 products💄Beauty, Skincare & Cosmetics980 products💊Health, Pharmaceuticals & Medical750 products🪑Furniture, Home & Office680 products🏠Home Appliances & Electronics450 products🎨Arts, Crafts & Cultural Products760 products💎Jewelry, Watches & Precious Metals410 products💻Technology, Electronics & IT720 products📡Telecommunications280 products🏦Financial Services, Insurance & Fintech290 products📣Media, Marketing & Advertising180 products👥Human Resources & Recruitment95 products⚖️Legal, Compliance & Trade Services150 products📚Education, Training & EdTech220 products🚚Logistics, Freight & Supply Chain520 products💧Water, Sanitation & Irrigation290 products✈️Aviation & Aerospace85 products🐟Marine, Fishing & Aquaculture340 products🔒Security, Safety & Surveillance310 products♻️Waste Management, Recycling & Environment120 products🏢Real Estate & Property420 products🏨Tourism, Hospitality & Events380 products🚗Automotive, Vehicles & Transport890 products📦Packaging & Printing310 products📄Paper, Pulp & Stationery180 products🏺Glass & Ceramics150 products📟Electronic Components & IoTBrowse suppliers🏀Sports, Toys, Gifts & HobbiesBrowse suppliers
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Escrow on Made in Africa

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What is escrow?

Escrow is a neutral holding arrangement. When you pay for a trade, your money is held securely by a regulated third party — not released to the supplier immediately. The supplier ships. You confirm the goods arrived as agreed. Only then are funds released. If something goes wrong, the money is still there while the dispute is resolved.

Why we use it

  • For buyers: you do not pay a stranger and hope. Funds move only when you confirm delivery.
  • For suppliers: you do not ship on a promise. The buyer's funds are verified and held before you dispatch.
  • For both: disputes are resolved against a held balance, not a vanished payment.
  • Cross-border safety: escrow removes the trust gap in SADC trade where buyer and supplier may never meet.

How a protected trade works

  1. 1

    Buyer pays into escrow

    Funds are held by our payments partner.

  2. 2

    Supplier ships

    With a verified, held balance as proof of commitment.

  3. 3

    Buyer confirms delivery

    Funds released to the supplier. Dispute? Resolution starts within 14 days.

Escrow payments are handled by TradeSafe, our third-party escrow provider.

Made in Africa is connected to TradeSafe in test mode, so no real buyer funds are collected or held yet. Made in Africa never holds, freezes or releases buyer funds itself, and is not an escrow agent.

Full terms are set out in our Escrow Policy. Escrow availability may vary by country and trade value.

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