The Complete Guide for Foreign Companies Importing into South Africa can look simple on paper: you buy the goods, they ship, they arrive. In practice, the real work starts when the cargo reaches the port. This guide explains what happens at the border, which costs catch importers off guard, and how an Importer of Record…
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Cargo Shippers is a licensed and accredited Importer of Record (IOR) in South Africa. We import on behalf of international companies that have no South African presence and no local entity. We take responsibility for customs clearance and compliance, pay VAT and duties, and recover the refundable VAT so you do not have to register…
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Shipping cargo or goods commercially out of South Africa without a local company or registered entity is not straightforward process because Customs (SARS) requires a named, accountable party on every customs declaration. A foreign company or customer is treated as a foreign principal and cannot simply clear cargo from abroad. Someone in South Africa must…
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