Avanet Shop - Welcome Germany! 🇩🇪
We have worked hard in recent months to build an infrastructure in Germany as well. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as easy as we had imagined, which is why everything took a little longer.
But now it’s finally here, and with immediate effect, we can now ship all products on our website throughout Germany, without any disadvantages for German consumers! 🎉
Pay in Euro, CHF or Dollar
On our website, you can now display prices for all products in Swiss Francs, Euros or Dollars. Choose your preferred currency in which you want to pay for your order.
Payment methods without fees
With us, you have two options to pay for your order. On the one hand, by credit card or on the other hand, by bank transfer. There are no fees for customers from Liechtenstein or Switzerland, nor for customers from Germany. For our German customers, we even opened a separate German bank account with Sparkasse. 😃
We are, by the way, subject to VAT in both Switzerland and Germany and state this on our invoices.
Correct calculation of sales tax
Prices in our shop are currently still displayed as net prices. The VAT will then be shown separately in the shopping cart.
For German customers, it can currently still be a bit confusing that the Swiss tax rate is always displayed in the shopping cart. However, as soon as a German shipping address is selected in the checkout, the calculation is automatically made with the German sales tax rate. This will also be clearly displayed again on the last overview page of the checkout.
Info: We will completely revise this process soon. Since we naturally also want to adhere to the Price Indication Ordinance (PAngV), we will switch to gross prices in the future. This means that the respective sales taxes of the country of delivery will be directly included in the displayed price, so that you will always see the final price including taxes in the future.
Fast shipping without customs!
Even though we are a Swiss company, we have prepared everything correctly for German trade. We will not export goods from Switzerland for deliveries to Germany, but will ship directly from a warehouse in Germany with DHL. So you don’t have to worry about possible customs duties! Shipping is also free.
All devices are also supplied with a German power plug.
Further innovations
In addition to our big goal of also delivering to Germany, we have announced further innovations on our website that we have recently introduced.
Avanet Podcast
We started our new Avanet Podcast on Sophos on January 16, 2019. For us, this podcast is still a kind of pilot project that we will continue if the number of listeners is right. You can find all six episodes so far on our blog in the “Avanet Podcast” category.
You can also subscribe to our podcast on all popular platforms:
ℹ️ The podcast was discontinued at the end of 2023. We want to focus more on the blog, which will then also be available in several languages.
New Products
Since the last update, two new products have also made it into our range, which we would like to briefly mention.
APX 120
Since February 14, 2018, the new APX 120 has been available from us. The smallest access point in the new APX series can currently only be operated via Central Wireless and, like the APX 320, 530 and 740, is expected to receive XG support a little later (mid-2019).
Sophos APX Mounting Bracket Kit
Sophos APX Access Points are supplied with a mounting plate as standard. This piece of sheet metal allows the APX to be mounted either on the wall or on a suspended ceiling as a ceiling mount. For more complex ceiling constructions or especially for smooth ceilings, Sophos now offers a special accessory with the Sophos APX Mounting Bracket Kit.
New Backend
When we launched our new website on May 10, 2018, the backend for our customers with an account was relatively poorly implemented. Orders could be viewed, but the presentation and clarity left something to be desired even by our standards.
Better overview
We have therefore created a completely new area for our customers, which will be expanded further in the future. Orders are now listed in tabular form and the order status is easier to see.
Easier navigation
If you click on your username in the top right, a dropdown menu opens. While the logout button used to be somewhat hidden, we have now placed it in a more obvious location. 😅 Via the settings you have full control over your profile data, addresses and payment methods.
New functions planned
The new backend currently does not offer any new functions that you did not have before. However, we have created a new basis to incorporate useful functions in the future. Our goal is to make it easier for you to manage the Sophos products you have purchased. This includes, for example, making the process for all license renewals or license extensions more convenient.
You can be curious to see what else we will implement this year.
