Shipping to South Africa

We recently loaded this Land Rover Defender in a 20' container for shipment to Cape Town, South Africa.

The owner was a South African national returning home after living and working in the UK for ten years.

She was able to qualify for an import duty waiver on the vehicle as a returning resident.

We have been shipping cars, motorbikes and personal effects to South Africa for over twenty years and have reliable local agents at all the main ports who can assist with import customs clearance formalities on arrival.

Our colleagues in South Africa are also able to advise on the duty waiver/import permit process.

For further information about shipping to South Africa, please contact us on 01474 331146 or e-mail: glen@wavecrest.co.uk now.

Another Testimonial

We were pleased to receive the following e-mail from our client Mrs Hope this morning. We recently shipped her personal effects to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dear Glen,

I trust you are well. 

Just a quick note to thank you for your superb service.  Our goods arrived on Tuesday and everything is in tact. 

Admittedly, I am not an easy client, but there was not once a cause for complaint and I am very thankful for the professional, friendly and helpful service.  Your rates were affordable and from the get go, through to the booking and reservation, up to the guys that came and packed and collected all the goods, right through to the delivery at our home in South Africa, I can say 100% that it was impeccable service and I thank you for that!  it is quite a nerve wrecking experience to put your belongings in someone else's care and trusting that it will reach you ok.

Wishing you and the business all the best for the future - you will most definitely be highly recommended to all our friends looking to relocate to South Africa within the next few years.

Kind regards

Mrs J Hope

If you would like a quotation for your shipment to South Africa, please call us on 01474 331146 or e-mail glen@wavecrest.co.uk

Ferrari Mondial shipped to South Africa

We recently shipped this 1978 Ferrari Mondial to Cape Town, South Africa. It was safely loaded and secured in a 20' container at our warehouse in Gravesend, Kent.

The car belonged to a South African national returning back to Cape Town after working in the UK for a number of years.

Due to his circumstances he was able to get apply for a duty waiver for the car.

If you are a South African national planning on returning permanently to South Africa, you too may meet the criteria for a duty waiver and be able to import your car economically from the UK.

To check whether you meet the criteria you are welcome to complete our free duty waiver assessment form now.

Wavecrest Ltd has been shipping cargo to South Africa since 1994. For rates and further information, please call 01474 331146 or e-mail: glen@wavecrest.co.uk

The Wavecrest Weekly - No 2

Hope you all had a Good Easter break and are looking forward to the forthcoming Royal nuptials.

Although we have had two short weeks we have still been kept busy.

The Greenpeace vessel Esperanza made a brief call at Londonderry in Northern Ireland over the Easter period to land her helicopter, complete a partial crew change and to take on deck stores. Once again we co-ordinated the port agency arrangements on their behalf.

We received a call from a client during the week who had an urgent shipment arrive at Birmingham Airport from the USA asking if we could assist with Customs clearance. We arranged clearance of the consignment and delivery to Nottingham the next day.

Apart from dealing with Customs clearances for sea freight shipments at major ports such as Felixstowe and Southampton Wavecrest can also clear air freight shipments. Not only at Heathrow but also at regional airports such as Birmingham and Manchester.

Later this week we are expecting an air freight shipment to arrive in London from Hong Kong. It is a Mercedes limousine which we will Customs clear and then forward to the owner's holiday villa in Spain.

Tomorrow we will be packing another export container at our Gravesend warehouse for shipment to Durban, South Africa. It will be loaded with two cars, a motorbike and some personal effects.

If you are planning a move back to South Africa and are thinking of shipping your car, motorbike or personal effects, please contact us for a competitive quotation on Tel: 01474 331146.

More news next week.

New web site launched

This week we have launched a new web site specifically for clients who wish to ship a car, motorbike or personal effects from the UK to South Africa.

Under certain criteria South African nationals who are returning to South Africa after working in the UK may be permitted to import a car and benefit from a full duty waiver. In view of the high price of cars in South Africa this can represent a welcome cost saving.

We have been assisting clients with their shipping requirements to South Africa since we started operations in 1994. Cars, bikes and personal effects are loaded in containers at our warehouse for shipment to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.

Cars are also shipped on roll on roll off services from Southampton to Port Elizabeth and Durban and from Sheerness to Durban.

If you would like a quotation for shipping to South Africa or information about the duty waiver, please visit www.shippingtosa.co.uk or alternatively e-mail: sales@shippingtosa.co.uk