Air Freight to South Africa from the UK

Forwarding international air freight to South Africa

We are specialists in air freight to South Africa, offering full-service air cargo and logistics, pallet delivery, road freight, excess baggage, consolidated airfreight and project cargo from the UK. Our air export desk is based at London Heathrow with departures also from Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands, and we operate door-to-airport, airport-to-airport and door-to-door services subject to clearance. Cargo takes between 3 and 5 working days depending on flight availability into OR Tambo (JNB).

If you are travelling to South Africa with more luggage than the airline allows, our unaccompanied baggage air freight service is almost always cheaper per kilo than airport excess baggage charges.

Air cargo shipment to South Africa: how the process works

• Contact us: tell us the weight and the measurements (length, width, height) of each piece.
• Weight: the minimum air cargo shipment to South Africa is 45kg, with no upper limit.
• Collection: same-day or next-day collection from any UK postcode, or drop off at our East Tilbury facility.
• Screening and packing: cargo is re-weighed, security screened and palletised to the aircraft contour.
• Documents: export customs entry, commercial invoice, packing list and the air waybill issued in-house.
• Departure and arrival: flight details confirmed in writing, with customs clearance and delivery in South Africa on request.

Air freight services to South Africa

Please note that quoted rates cover carriage to the airport in South Africa only and exclude arrival charges such as terminal handling, documentation, customs clearance, examination, quarantine or inspection, duties, taxes and storage fees.

• Door-to-door delivery
• Door-to-airport freight logistics
• Third-party and cross-trade shipping
• Temperature-controlled transportation
• Hazardous and dangerous goods transportation
• Commercial export packing, palletising and labelling
• Excess and unaccompanied baggage carrying services to South Africa

Low-cost commercial air freight to South Africa

Car Shipping Direct holds competitive commercial air freight rates to South Africa through direct allocation with the major carriers serving OR Tambo (JNB). With daily departures from Heathrow and same-day or next-day collection across the UK, we can move commercial goods to South Africa very quickly. Full tracking gives you reassurance that your air freight is on schedule from the moment it leaves your premises.

Personal air freight and excess baggage to South Africa

We are specialists in personal air freight to South Africa, whether it is a couple of extra suitcases, a full family relocation, or a car or motorbike flown as air cargo. For excess baggage air freight we supply boxes, bubble wrap and packing tape free of charge anywhere in the UK. For larger loads our packing crews will wrap your furniture at your home and take it to the airport for the flight to South Africa.

On arrival our agent in South Africa handles customs clearance and delivery to your new address, or you can take the cheaper door-to-airport option and collect the goods from OR Tambo (JNB) yourself. Wooden transit cases can be built for fragile items.

Consolidated airfreight to South Africa

Our consolidated airfreight service to South Africa can be considerably cheaper than booking direct with an airline for smaller shipments, with less handling at the airport and simplified customs clearance. Consolidated cargo is grouped with other clients' freight bound for OR Tambo (JNB) and travels under a single master air waybill to our partner in South Africa. With at least two consolidations to South Africa every week, the small extra transit time is easily offset by the lower rate.

Air cargo collection across the UK

As a global freight forwarder we collect commercial air cargo and personal effects for South Africa from every part of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London (north, south, east and west), Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton and Swindon.

Check your cheap airfreight quote to South Africa now

To receive a quotation for your air freight to South Africa, complete the quote request form on this page or call us on 020 3807 1033. Weights and measurements help us price accurately, but if you simply want a per-kilogram rate we can normally give you one straight away.