CUSTOMS REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS

Household effects may be brought into South Africa duty free, under any one the following circumstances only.
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You are a returning South African citizen or resident that has lived in the country of export for six months or more.

You are a first time immigrant to South Africa, and you have obtained a permanent residence permit or a work permit (valid for at least 1 year) before leaving your country of origin.

You have applied for permanent residence, and are waiting for your application to be processed, you can pay a provisional payment (guarantee) of 50% of the declared second hand value of your goods which is refundable when your  permanent residence permit is issued.

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Personal effects can be brought into the country duty free. The items regarded as personal effects by customs are:

 

Clothes

Books

Photographs

CD’s (Small Quantities)

 

Any Sound Equipment, Appliances, CD player, etc. are regarded as household effects.

If you qualify to bring your goods into the country duty free you must fill in customs documents at our offices in Cape Town a week before your consignment arrives in South Africa.

 

We are situated at:

65 Killarney Avenue

Killarney Gardens

7441

 

(Use Entrance 3, Killarney Avenue, we are 400m up on the right

 

(GO TO MAP)

 

You will need:

Passport

Proof of permanent residence

or

Proof of application for permanent residence

 

For more information contact:

Peter Griffiths

Tel: +27 (0)21 556 9448 Fax: ++27 (0)21 556 4483

E-mail imports@britannia.co.za

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO

MOTOR VEHICLES

 

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THIS WHOLE SECTION IS READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE IMPORTING A VEHICLE INTO SOUTH AFRICA

 

All Vehicles entering South Africa must have amber indicators and must be right hand drive. Before exporting your vehicle to South you will need the following:

 

1. Letter of Authority from the South African Bureau of Standards

 

Contact Numbers:

Tel. No. = +27 (0)12 428-6276 / +27 (0)12 428-7046

Fax No. = +27 (0)12 428-6565

Email: info@sabs.co.za or balal@sabs.co.za

If none of the above apply, you will have to pay duty on your household effects.  This, depending on goods, is roughly 40% (incl. V.A.T) of the declared second hand value.

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