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For buyers

Buy verified East African gold —
without a broker in between.

Built for refineries, jewellers, traders and serious private buyers. Every gram traceable to a licensed mine. Every transaction protected by escrow and independent assay.

Buying gold on IMTA in 6 steps

  1. 01

    Get verified as a buyer

    Submit company registration, import licence, tax ID and proof of funds. Approval usually within 72 hours. One-time process.

    What you'll need: company papers, beneficial-ownership declaration, recent bank statement.

  2. 02

    Browse listings, deals or post a request

    Filter by weight, purity, location and price. Hit the Deals tab for below-spot urgent sales and live auctions. Or post a buy request and let miners come to you.

    Every listing shows the licensed miner, geotagged mine, in-house assay (if available) and current spot benchmark.

  3. 03

    Lock funds in escrow

    Once you and the miner agree, you transfer payment to IMTA escrow. The miner only ships after escrow confirms. Your money never leaves IMTA until you sign off.

    Payment in USD, EUR, KES, UGX or stablecoin (USDC). Escrow fee included in the 1.8% platform fee.

  4. 04

    Independent assay verification

    An accredited lab in Nairobi, Kampala or DMCC Dubai tests purity. You and the miner see the report at the same time.

    Dispute window: 48 hours. If purity is below spec, you can renegotiate or cancel — funds return automatically.

  5. 05

    Insured chain-of-custody shipping

    Brinks or G4S transports under full insurance. Track every handover from mine to your vault inside the platform.

    Optional: take delivery at DMCC Dubai vault or any LBMA-approved storage.

  6. 06

    Sign off — funds release

    Once you've received the gold and the assay matches, sign off. Miner is paid same-day. You receive certificate of origin, EAC export permit and customs paperwork automatically.

    Average end-to-end time: 6–10 business days.

Fees & protections

Platform fee
1.8%
flat, includes escrow + assay coordination
Assay
$120–$280
paid only when purity dispute is opened
Settlement
6–10 days
from escrow lock to your vault