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Detachment Locations |
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Pretoria, South Africa |
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Time Difference |
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6 hours behind Singapore time |
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Seaports & Airports |
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Airport - wonderboom International Airport |
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Seaport - Cape Town Seaport
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International Agent Details |
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Please click on this link to view the list of agents. |
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Custom Clearance Requirements |
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SARS offers a Single Administrative Document (SAD) to facilitate customs procedures. For restricted items, import licences are necessary. |
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Useful Information for Import / Export |
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There are certain restricted items which required Import licenses. A license (permit) is only valid in respect of the goods of the class and country specified. It is non-transferable and may only be used by the person to whom it was issued. |
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Medicines, vaccines and drugs shipments would require import permit from the department of MOH department. |
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Cargo Restrictions |
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Airfreight |
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A. No freighter aircraft service to South Africa |
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B. Passenger Aircraft : cargo must not exceed 318 (L) x 215 (w) x 160 (H) and weight of 3800 kg per piece |
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Documentation |
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Shipping Documents with the following information |
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Shipper / Consignee Details |
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Clear Item Descriptions |
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Item Value |
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Reason for the Import / Export |
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Clearance Peculiarity |
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NIL |
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Customs Clearance Timing / Operating Hours |
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Monday to Thursday : 8.00 a.m to 4.00p.m |
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Saturday & Sunday : 9.00 a.m to 12.00 p.m (no cargo release, only for submission of clearance applications) |
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Public Holidays : Closed |
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Timing Requirements before Collection of Cargo from Airline Terminal & Sea Port Terminal |
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Airfreight |
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Items will be collected only after Customs gives the approval of the shipment. This approval will normally take 48 hours. Leadtime will be extended further to 7 days (depending on availability of inspectors) if customs inspection is required. Items will be brought back to our agent warehouse for reforwarding / redocumentation to final destination. |
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Items can be collected 7 days after vessel arrival and after Customs gives the approval of the shipment. Items will be kept inside the port. |
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Flight / Vessel Availability |
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Singapore to wonderboom International Airport |
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Aircraft/Vessel Type |
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Passenger Aircraft |
B747 |
Day 2,4,5,6 & 7 |
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Singapore to Cape Town Port |
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Est 30 days |
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Aircraft Type/Model, Schedule and Estimated Flying Time various with Carriers during different time of the year. Please obtain updated and latest information from your forwarder if you are planning any trips or export of your cargo |
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Container Configurations |
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Container Configurations |
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