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Cheapest shipping to South Africa

Service
Delivery time
Price*
EMS Parcel Post
14-21 business days
from $35
Worldwide Expedited Drop Off
2-5 business days
from $78
Global Express Drop Off
6-7 business days
from $78
Worldwide Saver Pickup
1-3 business days
from $83
Global Express Pickup
6-7 business days
from $83

*All prices shown are subject to change, based on the weight, size and destination of your package.

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Shipping from USA to South Africa

Need to send a package to South Africa from the USA? No problem, our courier partners send thousands of packages to South Africa every month and using our free shipping calculator you can find and compare delivery services to South Africa in seconds. 

Whether you’re shipping to a family member living in Cape Town or a retail customer in Johannesburg, we can help you find the best way to ship to South Africa and book a discounted delivery service with a reputable courier. Just get a quote and provide us with the dimensions of your package to get started. 

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Best way to ship to South Africa

If you're looking for the best way to ship to South Africa from the US, Parcel Monkey can help.

Whether you're looking for the cheapest way to ship to South Africa or the fastest, our simple shipping calculator, will help you compare prices, delivery times and tracking information from a range of reliable courier companies.

The following services are best for speed and price.

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EMS Parcel Post
14-21 business days from $35
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Worldwide Saver Pickup
1-3 business days from $83
Worldwide Saver Pickup

*Service availability may change depending on the size and weight of your package

How much to ship to South Africa?

You can send a package from the US to the South Africa from as little as $35.96 when you book online with Parcel Monkey. Simply get a quote through our shipping calculator to compare prices from a range of couriers.

How long does it take to ship to South Africa?

Delivery times from the the US to South Africa can vary between 1-3 business days for a standard or express service to 14-21 for an economy service. Generally you'll pay less for services with longer delivery times.
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Customs advice for shipping to South Africa

Customs requirements

South Africa has strict rules regarding the dumping of goods into the country by commercial organizations. As such you are likely to need a Declaration of Origin form (DA 59) and attach it to your shipment. You are allowed a 400.00 Rand value of individual to individual goods before duties are applicable but you will need to write 'gift shipment' on the packaging to expedite the process of customs clearance. If you import more than three times a year into South Africa you will need an importers code.

When shipping to a South African resident, a personal identification number will be required. This is a 13-digit number containing only numeric characters, and no whitespace, punctuation, or alpha characters. It is defined as YYMMDDSSSSCAZ: YYMMDD represents the date of birth (DoB ) SSSS is a sequence number registered with the same birth date (where females are assigned sequential numbers in the range 0000 to 4999 and males from 5000 to 9999) C is the citizenship with 0 if the person is a SA citizen, 1 if the person is a permanent resident A is 8 or 9. Prior to 1994, this number was used to indicate the holder's race Z is a checksum digit. Using ID Number 8001015009087 as an example, it would read as follows: The ID indicates that a male citizen was born on 1 January 1980; he was the 10th male to be registered (assuming that the first male to be registered on that day would be assigned the sequence number 5000).

If the recipient is not a South Africa resident, their national insurance number or alternatively their passport number will be required.

Prohibited items

Uncut diamonds, Counterfeit goods, Prison-made and penitentiary-made goods, Bees and bee products

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