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Sending excess baggage to South Africa

When you choose Excess International Movers, you’re choosing one of the most reliable excess baggage companies in the UK. We’re proud to use our decades of expertise to ensure that sending excess baggage to South Africa is as simple as possible.

Transit methods for sending excess baggage to South Africa

We offer our customers two methods for sending excess baggage to South Africa from the UK. You can choose the most efficient and appropriate transit method for you. When choosing your transit option, we recommend considering consignment size, urgency, budget and location.

Sending excess baggage to South Africa via Sea Freight

Sea freight is the cheapest way to send excess baggage to South Africa. This means that, if keeping costs down is your priority, sea freight is probably the best transit method for you. When you send excess baggage to South Africa via sea freight, you are only charged for the space your personal effects consume within a shared container.

Sending excess baggage to South Africa via air freight

Air Freight is the most convenient and fastest method of sending unaccompanied baggage from the UK to South Africa. Air freight costs are greater than sea as quotes are calculated on overall weight of the consignment. However, unaccompanied luggage will be with you in no time! There are a few options for when your goods arrive in South Africa; each varying in cost and delivery time.

POPULAR DESTINATIONS FOR REMOVALS TO SOUTH AFRICA

Our removals to South Africa from the UK have reached endless towns and cities. Some of the most frequent destinations we deliver to include:

Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Evaton, George, Witbank, Bloemfontein, Soshanguve, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Orkney, Rustenburg, Paarl, Queenstown, Ermelo, Polokwane, Mondlo, Sasolburg, Nigel

Door to door excess baggage to South Africa

Our excess baggage to South Africa services operate on a door to door basis, so you don’t have to lift a finger and you can carry on with your day.

Inclusive in our unaccompanied baggage costs are:

  • An assigned move co-ordinator to oversee your shipment from start to finish.
  • Industry approved cartons for your luggage, making sure it is protected in transit.
  • Unaccompanied baggage loaded onto freight method & send to South Africa.
  • Goods cleared, delivered & unloaded at your office, home, hotel etc. – or made available for collection at your chosen airport.
  • Unaccompanied baggage shipping fees. South Africa customs clearance & terminal fees.
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Estimated transit times

When you choose sea freight, you can expect delivery to take between 8-14 weeks door to door. Estimated time for delivery via air freight from your doorstep to the airport can take 5-10 working days, whereas delivery from door to kerbside can take between 5-15 working days. When you choose Excess International Movers to send your excess and unaccompanied baggage to South Africa, rest assured we leave nothing to chance.

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