Send Parcel to South Africa

Important key point before shipping to South Africa

The following information is needed when sending parcels to South Africa following their standard regulations.

• A 13 digit South African personal identification number which only contains numeric characters and without any special characters like whitespace, punctuation or any alpha characters.
• An SSSS sequence number which is registered with the same birth date (Females are assigned 0000 to 4999 sequence number and males are from 5000 to 9998). C means the citizenship, 0 means SA citizen, 1 for permanent residents, A is 8 or 9. Before 1994, this digit is used to state that the holder’s race is a checksum digit.

Import Restrictions

Items below are not allowed to be sent entirely.

• Pornography
• Illicit narcotic drugs
• Uncooked meat products
• Ammunition
• Dry ice
• Plants
• Bees and bee products
• Furniture
• Fur
• Diamonds
• Gold
• Firearms
• Wildlife
• Cheese
• Medications
• Money
• These also apply to food
• Used clothing
• Chemicals
• Plants vitamins
• Skin care items
• Petroleum products

If you are sending any shipments, they should be accompanied by complete documentation, list of contents which should be done by the sender. Should any permits be required, they will be issued but the South African department of trade via the director of import and export control. More information is available via the South African Revenue Service.

Some useful information when sending parcels to South Africa South Africa is in a special agreement with some of its neighbor countries but United Kingdom is not one of them. However, South Africa has an active agreement with the European Union which Britain is a member of and this has made distinct benefits when sending parcels from UK to South Africa. Rebate or duty exemption may be eligible for shipments that are sent to South Africa residents such as gifts. (Provided that the it does not exceed the allowed amount).

Some information about South Africa

The country has been ruled by a minority of white citizens for decades despite having a majority of black population. Democracy was established in 1994 after almost 50 years of struggling for equality and cultural independence. Four elections had been held from then on which indicates the acceptance of change. Despite all of these, 50 million citizens still had struggles with poverty, crime, HIV infections, unemployment, and the ongoing problem regarding the land ownership due to the regimes in the past.

The country is still the largest economic force in the region despite all of these circumstances. In 2010, world cup was held here which caused construction sectors to rapidly grow. With natural resources and its beautiful landscape, no doubt that this country is a growing tourist destination. The country also produces wine, sugar, fruit, livestock sunflower seeds and corn.

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