Moving to South Africa

What can I take with me?

If you are immigrating to South Africa you are permitted to import your household goods and personal effects without the payment of import duties (excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco products). It is essential that you are in South Africa when your consignment arrives, should you wish to import your effects after your arrival you have 6 months to complete the relocation, after that period you will need special permission to make use of the import concession.

You are prohibited from shipping two-way radios, feathers, furs, animal skins and ivory and any product from a protected species. It is also essential that no food products accompanied by plants are vegetable products are imported.

For further details:

South African Revenue Services
www.sars.gov.za
Call centre (Western Cape): + 27 21 413 8909
email: customs.qry.wc.@sars.gov.za

Call centre (Kwa-Zulu Natal): + 27 31 328 6017
email: customs.qry.cc@sars.gov.za

All information on this website is given for guidance only, and although we believe it to be correct at the time of writing, we do not accept any liability for errors, omissions, inaccuracies or misinterpretation. All charges, regulations and procedures are liable to change without notice.

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