Moving your Household
When moving to South Africa, many people face the question of whether to bring their household goods or not. Most of the time, a certain amount of goods are brought, as it is quite hard to part with them and they do have a sentimental value to one. There are many ways how you can move your household to South Africa.
They are:
- Air Freight
- Shared Container
- 20ft Container and 40ft Container
Depending on the volume of the goods to be shipped, one has to make the decision which route to go and what shipping agent to use.
Pet Import
There are many more issues when moving the household, such as bringing your pets along on the journey of relocating to South Africa. This requires special attention and care as well as some time for preparation. As certain documentation has to be obtained before the pet is brought to South Africa (Import Permit from the Department of Agriculture, Health Certificate etc.), one should read up on these things beforehand.
Car Import
Many times it makes sense to ship your car to South Africa. As there is a provisional payment raised by customs when importing your car (usually about 50% of the value of the car in the country of origin), many people think that this money is lost. The Provisional Payment is repaid once Permanent Residency is obtained.
Many documents have to be obtained beforehand, such as the Letter of Authority and law differs depending if you are a first time immigrant (and differs again if you already have obtained permanent residency or are still on temporary residency) or a returning South African resident.
For further information, contact us.
When moving to South Africa, many people face the question of whether to bring their household goods or not. Most of the time, a certain amount of goods are brought, as it is quite hard to part with them and they do have a sentimental value to one. There are many ways how you can move your household to South Africa.
They are:
- Air Freight
- Shared Container
- 20ft Container and 40ft Container
Depending on the volume of the goods to be shipped, one has to make the decision which route to go and what shipping agent to use.
Pet Import
There are many more issues when moving the household, such as bringing your pets along on the journey of relocating to South Africa. This requires special attention and care as well as some time for preparation. As certain documentation has to be obtained before the pet is brought to South Africa (Import Permit from the Department of Agriculture, Health Certificate etc.), one should read up on these things beforehand.
Car Import
Many times it makes sense to ship your car to South Africa. As there is a provisional payment raised by customs when importing your car (usually about 50% of the value of the car in the country of origin), many people think that this money is lost. The Provisional Payment is repaid once Permanent Residency is obtained.
Many documents have to be obtained beforehand, such as the Letter of Authority and law differs depending if you are a first time immigrant (and differs again if you already have obtained permanent residency or are still on temporary residency) or a returning South African resident.
For further information, contact us.
