South Africa: what it costs to send a parcel to South Africa, and what shipping to South Africa is quoted at

Companies with a published South Africa price

A company is listed here because its own live page for this destination answered at the linked URL on the date shown, never because a directory says it delivers there. Prices are the company's own published figures unless its page states otherwise, and the surcharges named in the scope note above are added to every one of them.

What the South Africa record shows

Parcel2Go publishes £11.22 for DPD Lite, the cheapest of the 5 services its South Africa page prices for the parcel it quotes by default, read on 10 September 2026.

The same page prices Royal Mail International Large Letter Tracked at £11.75 and Royal Mail Tracked Collection Large Letter at £12.05.

Parcelforce Worldwide publishes its own directory page for South Africa with service and customs detail and no price, which is why it counts as coverage here and not as a figure.

Import duty and import VAT are charged at the destination and are on top of the figure here, and a customs declaration is required on every parcel.

South Africa is priced through a road-and-air hybrid and sits close to the long-haul average rather than at the expensive end.