Online shops

Online shops for sale in South Africa

Updated 4 November 2026

The search found no published price for buying an existing online shop in South Africa, so the figures below show what it costs to start one. Setting up a new online store in South Africa costs from R 1,000 to R 20,000, and business registration is R 125. To see offers for a shop you want to buy, post a request on BlaBlaPrice and sellers will answer in the chat.

Registration and licences

Registering a business is the formal first step, and one guide says it can be done online within a few hours for R 125. Cape Town requires every business to apply for a business licence, and the fee depends on the category of business. In Tshwane a trade licence is issued after registration is approved, and the fee is paid at a municipal pay point. Ask any seller for proof of registration and licences before you pay.

Season and trading history

Winter runs from June to August and summer from December to February, so ask for monthly figures across the full year, not only for a strong summer. A shop that sells well in one season may slow down in the other, and a twelve-month record shows this. Ask how old the business is too, since a newer shop has less history behind its numbers.

Delivery and how the price is quoted

Ask whether the asking price includes VAT and whether the figures are before or after courier costs. Check how orders reach customers in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Gqeberha, and whether the shop offers collection as well as delivery. Stock and parcels are normally measured in kilograms, so ask for the average weight of an order.

What to write in your request

Name the niche you want, your budget, and the monthly profit you expect. Say how much traffic the shop should have, which e-commerce platform it runs on, and whether it sells its own stock or works through suppliers. Ask what is included, such as stock, domain, customer list and social accounts.

Post the request on BlaBlaPrice in your own words and add a screenshot of the shop's figures if the seller has them. The AI asks for missing details, looks through shop listings and price lists in South Africa, and shows the prices and businesses it finds. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their own price and terms. Your contact details stay hidden until you choose to share them. Browse businesses for sale or create a request.