Services
Excess Baggage Services from Johannesburg
Everything we handle when you send luggage, boxes and personal effects ahead of you or after you.
Services
What We Do
Air cargo baggage
Bags and boxes flown as cargo from OR Tambo, for when you need them soon.
Sea groupage
Shared container space for larger volumes, charged by the cubic metre.
Door collection
We collect from your home, office or residence and weigh every piece.
Packing guidance
Tips on cartons, wrapping and sealing so your own packing travels safely.
Export documents
The export entry and inventory that personal effects need to leave South Africa.
Door to airport
The cheaper option: you pay the airline handling fee, clear customs and collect at the destination airport. Door to door is offered to some countries at a higher cost.
Two Options
Door to Airport or Door to Door
Door to airport (CFR): recommended
Includes collection, customs clearance in South Africa, airline handling in South Africa and transport to the destination airport. You clear it and collect it at the destination.
Excludes destination clearance, depot or terminal charges at the destination, storage and examination fees if stopped, and AMS filing for sea freight to the USA.
Door to door (DAP)
Available to some countries only, and much more expensive. Includes collection, delivery to your door abroad, customs clearance in South Africa and at the destination, airline handling and all transport fees.
Excludes storage and examination fees if customs stops the shipment, and AMS filing for sea freight to the USA.
Our tip: save by clearing it yourself
Door to airport is by far the cheaper option. You pay the airline handling fee at the destination, process customs yourself with your passport and the inventory, and collect your baggage at the airport. Ask us for both prices and we will tell you what the destination's customs office will ask for.
Air or Sea
Which Option Suits You?
| Air cargo | Sea groupage | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | A few bags or boxes, or anything urgent | Larger volumes that are not urgent |
| How it is charged | Higher of actual and volumetric weight | By volume (m³), with a minimum charge |
| Typical time | Days to a couple of weeks | Several weeks to a few months |
| Collection | From your door | From your door |
| At the destination | Clear and collect at the airport, or door delivery | Clear and collect at the depot, or door delivery |
What You Can Send
Packing Rules
Packaging we accept
Suitcases and travel bags, trunks, cardboard boxes, and large plastic containers that are properly sealed, taped or shrink-wrapped. Pieces must show no outer damage.
Not allowed
Medication; food and drink, including sweets, biltong, wine and other alcohol, and canned food; aerosols, hair spray, perfume containing alcohol and other flammable items.
Check with us first
Batteries, including those inside devices: airlines need special declarations and labelling. CDs, DVDs and disks: personal recordings only, and some countries restrict them.
Carry with you
Passports, cash, jewellery, prescription medicine, laptops and anything irreplaceable.
Documents
What We Need from You
Get a Quote
WhatsApp 068 058 2700 with the destination and the number of pieces.