REMOVALS TO South Africa
Your precious belongings, delivered with care to your South Africa home
For secure, professional, and stress-free international removals.
REMOVALS TO South Africa
Your precious belongings, delivered with care to your South Africa home
For secure, professional, and stress-free international removals.
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Book your move with Matthew James for a stress-free South Africa removals process
If you’re looking for a removal service to or from South Africa, choose Matthew James. As the experts in International removals to South Africa, you are in safe hands.
From full relocations to shared loads, baggage and even single items; let Matthew James take the stress out of your move.
Our Top-Quality European
Removals Services
International Groupage
The Groupage service is a cost-effective way to move your goods overseas. Costs are contained by sharing the container with other clients’ consignments (grouping them together) and sharing the costs. All consignments are individually platinum wrapped, numbered, labelled and inventoried to make sure they can’t get mixed up and arrive safely. It’s an excellent service for smaller shipments from Matthew James, performed in the most cost-effective way.
FCL Full Container Load
The FCL service provides you with a shipping container for your sole use. It is packed with your goods alone and shipped directly to your destination. All items are individually platinum wrapped, numbered, labelled and inventoried. The service minimises both the transit time and the handling involved in shipping.
Air Freight
The Airfreight service is ideal for baggage and or smaller consignments. Airfreight is faster than shipping with most items arriving anywhere in the world within 14 – 21 days. Everything is individually platinum wrapped, numbered, labelled and inventoried by Matthew James then travels by air and is delivered to your new home quickly and safely.
Why not try our groupage
service and save up to 60%
How it works
We load each customer’s goods
separately into your shared container,
scanning the QR codes off as we go.
Your container is then shipped by one
of our trusted international partners.
Upon arrival, your shipment
is unloaded into our partner’s
warehouse, ready for
customs clearance.
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our packing services
Delicate items carefully handled
We know you’re packing up your world by making the big move. But when you choose Matthew James, you can rest assured your treasured possessions are safe with us.
With dedicated vehicles that require minimal loading and reloading, plus a team of in-house removals specialists dedicated to the careful handling of every box, you can rely on our team to look after every item, large or small.
Choose our bespoke crating service for precious items, or make use of our robust, extra-strength boxes to protect your items on the road. Got a high-value item you’re worried about? Whether it’s a designer piece of furniture or your beloved jewellery box, your Move Manager will work with you to organise the perfect packing solution.
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Let us answer your questions for your move to South Africa from the UK
At Matthew James Removals we have the local knowledge and industry experience to handle all of your relocation needs, wherever in South Africa you choose to move. With 3 generations of experience, a customised vehicle fleet and frequent services, you can be sure you’re in the most capable hands for your removals to South Africa.
Why Matthew James Removals is your best choice for international relocations
Daring to do things the old-fashioned way, our international relocation service ensures
we’re always in control of your precious cargo and are accessible when you need us.
Free home or virtual survey
We offer a free survey to assess your moving needs. One of our expert and knowledgeable surveyors will be happy to answer any question you may have either in person or via a guided video call using your smartphone, giving you flexibility, without compromising accuracy.
Your own Move Manager
From your very first enquiry, you'll be assigned a dedicated Move Manager as your single point of contact, meaning no call centres and no crossed wires, just direct, expert support from someone who cares, whenever you need it.
Free home or virtual survey
We offer a free survey to assess your moving needs. One of our expert and knowledgeable surveyors will be happy to answer any question you may have either in person or via a guided video call using your smartphone, giving you flexibility, without compromising accuracy.
In-house customs team
With constantly changing laws and prices skyrocketing, Post-Brexit customs can be a nightmare to navigate. That’s why our experienced in-house team handle all documentation and communication with customs offices, ensuring a smooth, stress-free process allowing you to benefit from a swifter and more cost effective move.
In-house customs team
With constantly changing laws and prices skyrocketing, Post-Brexit customs can be a nightmare to navigate. That’s why our experienced in-house team handle all documentation and communication with customs offices, ensuring a smooth, stress-free process allowing you to benefit from a swifter and more cost effective move.
Subcontracting?
Unlike most movers in the modern age who outsource to the cheapest subcontractor, we keep control of your move from start to finish. For UK and European jobs, we do our absolute best to keep everything in-house, providing you with our own experienced, vetted and trusted professional crews for your move, from start to finish. For sea shipments, we work only with tried and trusted local agents who share our ethos and high standards.
Your own Move Manager
From your very first enquiry, you'll be assigned a dedicated Move Manager as your single point of contact, meaning no call centres and no crossed wires, just direct, expert support from someone who cares, whenever you need it.
Subcontracting?
Unlike most movers in the modern age who outsource to the cheapest subcontractor, we keep control of your move from start to finish. For UK and European jobs, we do our absolute best to keep everything in-house, providing you with our own experienced, vetted and trusted professional crews for your move, from start to finish. For sea shipments, we work only with tried and trusted local agents who share our ethos and high standards.
We’re proud to be accredited and industry-regulated
Shipping abroad can be complex with each country’s customs requirements and local regulations being different. The precise cost for shipping or air freight will depend on the exact size (and sometimes the weight) of your consignment.
We recommend air freight if you require your effects promptly. If you wish to ship most or all of your household effects we recommend the use of a dedicated container for your house removal to South Africa.
For smaller shipments, we recommend our part load (groupage) service as the most practical and cost effective option. The exact price will depend on the cubic capacity, container size, and service required. Part loads will be returned to our warehouse for consolidation and loading. Full load containers can be loaded directly at your home if the access allows.
Our export packing service provides a detailed inventory for customs and is suitable for use with ‘all risk’ marine insurance cover.
Regular removals services to South Africa from the UK…
At Matthew James Removals we offer regular removal services to and from South Africa, throughout the year. From dedicated removals to shared-loads or even single items, we offer a service to meet your requirements. Our expertise, know-how, local knowledge and specialist vehicles make us the obvious choice for moving to South Africa.
Recognition
Our company has been accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. We are members of IAM (International Association of Movers), the world’s largest trade association for the global moving industry.
Popular places to live in South Africa
Matthew James Removal have been helping families move home locally for over a century. When moving to a new house, it’s helpful to have a specialist to guide and advise you.
The below areas are also within our relocation and removal service areas
Reasons to relocate to South Africa
The US is one of the most popular expat destinations in the world. It is, after all, a country built by immigrants.
Covering an area of over 1.2m square kilometres, South Africa is situated on the southern tip of Africa and is bordered by Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. As well as its world famous nature reserves, South Africa also boasts many great cities – Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria being the biggest.
South Africa has a population of nearly 57 million people. It is a country rich in cultures, languages, religions and nationalities. As a result, South Africa is an exceptionally cosmopolitan country and people from all over the world have chosen to make it their new home. The high standard of living and associated low costs attract many expats looking to make their money go further than it does in most western countries. Another of South Africa’s most attractive features is its climate. The Atlantic and Indian Oceans surround South Africa to the east, south and west so expatriates moving to South Africa can expect a warm, temperate climate in most regions. This is especially the case around the Cape area and western parts of the country where expats would be forgiven for thinking they had relocated to the Mediterranean!
If you are a UK citizen you are able to visit South Africa for up to 90 days without a visa. However, if you intend to remain in the country longer you will have to apply for a visa. Further information on visas visit the South African Department of Home Affairs website. Schooling is mandatory in South Africa from the ages of 7 to 15. There are many outstanding state schools throughout South Africa as well as an abundance of excellent international schools that are mainly located in the cities. For more information on education as well as health, taxation and driving licences visit the official South African government website.
Request a quote now for a hassle-free move to your new home abroad
Whether you’re shipping your summer wardrobe, your beloved family heirloom — or even the kitchen sink! — our customer team will be happy to help.