Check with an tax advisor - there might be a way for your company to procure prizes without paying VAT and writing them off as advertising expenses, so you coul

Check with an tax advisor - there might be a way for your company to procure prizes without paying VAT and writing them off as advertising expenses, so you could get merchandise worth $2.5k for just $2k. Maybe you already did that. I think something more off the beaten path, eg. a Remarkable [1] or a Fairphone [2] would draw attention and maybe you can even get a discount for promoting their brands with your event? [1] https://remarkable.com/ https://remarkable.com/ [2] https://www.fairphone.com/en/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/