How to Become a Customer
In order to qualify as a Tech Data Customer, you must be an authorized computer reseller or retail dealer and be able to provide your PST exemption form (where applicable) with your New Customer Registration Form.
Tech Data charges an initial administration fee of $250 for account setup. We appreciate your business with us and if your account accumulates over $5,000 worth of sales over the first 3 months, you can receive a credit for this $250 charge.
In order to complete the account set-up process, please follow these steps:
Step 1
Complete the New Customer Registration Form
If you would like to secure credit terms with Tech Data, please indicate so on the new customer registration form and one of our credit specialists will contact you shortly.
Step 2
To gain access to the secure areas of our website and to enable online ordering, complete the e-Commerce User Agreement.
Tech Data CUSTOMER NUMBER is required. Forms submitted without a Tech Data CUSTOMER NUMBER will not be processed
Step 3
Various tax and levy forms/ agreements must be completed and submitted to Tech Data to enable product shipment into various provinces. If you anticipate any shipments going into the provinces outlined below, please ensure you complete the required form(s).
- Ontario - Remitters and Sub Remitters agreement with Tech Data Corporation and Ontario Electronic Stewardship for Ontario Environmental Levy. In the absence of above, shipments to Ontario will be charged Ontario environment levy for the products that are subject to levy. For more details please visit: http://www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca/.
- British Columbia - We require your BC environment levy remitters registration number. If you do not have the above, environment levy will be charged as per the requirements of ESABC (Electronic Stewardship Association of British Columbia) http://www.esabc.ca/cfm/index.cfm.
- Alberta - We require your AB environment levy registration number. If you do not have the above, environment levy will be charged as per the requirements of ARMA (Alberta Recycling Management Authority) http://www.albertarecycling.ca/.
- Saskatchewan - We require your SK PST registration (DOC), AND your SK environment levy registration number. If you do not have remitters registration for SK environment levy, shipments to SK will be charged environment levy as per requirements of SWEEP(Saskatchewan Waste Electronics Equipment Program).
- Manitoba - We require your MB PST registration (DOC).
- Nova Scotia - We require your NS environment levy registration number. If you do not have remitters registration for NS environment levy, shipments to NS will be charged environment levy as per requirements of ACES (Atlantic Canada Environment Stewardship) http://www.acestewardship.ca/
- Prince Edward Island - We require your PEI environment levy registration number. If you do not have remitters registration for PEI environment levy, shipments to PEI will be charged environment levy.
Step 4
After you have completed the necessary forms, fax them (along with any other necessary documentation) to Tech Data's New Accounts Team at 905-286-6894.
One of our new accounts representatives will review your credit application and contact you within one business day to inform you of the status of your account. For assistance, you can also call 1-800-668-5588 extension 22909 to speak to a representative or email newaccounts@techdata.ca.
Please Note: Certain manufacturers require authorization in order to purchase their products. Others have authorization programs that allow for additional benefits. You may need to complete authorization forms for manufacturers you wish to represent. These documents are available from your Tech Data Sales Team once you have established an account with us.
Taxes and Levies
All Sales / Shipments are subject to Taxes and Environment Levy as legislated by the relevant Government/ Tax Authorities.
Taxes in Canada are based on the Province of shipments.
Tax rates effective from January 1, 2011
ON, NB, NL – HST 13%
BC - HST 12%
QC - QST 13.925%
MB, SK - GST 5% (Note : we need SK, MB PST exemption number to ship to SK, MB)
AB, YT, NWT, NU - GST 5%
NS - HST 15%
PEI - GST 5 % (This is on shipments from TD warehouses only . There are certain restrictions on Vendor drop shipments )
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