Excess Baggage

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Magna-Thomson offers a comprehensive Baggage Shipping Service globally i.e. from South Africa to any destination in the world.

The service is tailored to anyone needing to ship cartons or suitcases of personal items at the most affordable rates.

It is also ideal for travelers wanting to forward curios, gifts artwork at an economical yet professional and caring level. Normally the service is a door-to-door delivery service but the method of shipment varies according to your budget and the urgency.

Sea Freight option - the shipping of your baggage in a shipping container, together with other shipments destined for the same part of the world. Sea freight costs are based on the volume and destination of your baggage.

Air option - either as unaccompanied airfreight or as air “Courier Service”. The air options are based on the weight and destination of your baggage. The greater of the actual or the volumetric weight in KG's will apply.

The door-to door prices vary, but are as low as from R1450

Excluded in the costs are any import duties or taxes, customs examination fees, any fumigation fees, crating costs if need be as well as costs pertaining to transit insurance cover.

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If you would like to receive a quote please complete and submit the form below. Please also specify what the content of the goods are (in detail) and whether you would like to send it via the sea or air option.

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Approximate Rates

Below are examples of rates you could pay

Sea Freight Service:

Volume	Cartons	Destination	Rate
5 cubic feet	1	London Depot	R1450
10 cubic feet	2	London Depot	R1750
15 cubic feet	3	London Depot	R2250
20 cubic feet	4	London Depot	R2950
25 cubic feet	5	London Depot	R3770

Volume	Cartons	Destination	Rate
5 cubic feet	1	Zone 1- door to door service	R1650
10 cubic feet	2	Zone 1- door to door service	R1950
15 cubic feet	3	Zone 1- door to door service	R2550
20 cubic feet	4	Zone 1- door to door service	R2950
25 cubic feet	5	Zone 1- door to door service	R3770

* Delivery to Zone 1 comprises of Bucks, Essex, Herts, London, Middlesex

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Air Freight Service:

Volume	Cartons	Destination	Rate
5 cubic feet	1	Door to door service - Amsterdam	R3970
10 cubic feet	2	Door to door service - Amsterdam	R4400
15 cubic feet	3	Door to door service - Amsterdam	R4930
20 cubic feet	4	Door to door service - Amsterdam	R5425

Volume	Cartons	Destination	Rate
5 cubic feet	1	Door to door service Hamburg and / or Frankfurt	R5235
10 cubic feet	2	Door to door service Hamburg and / or Frankfurt	R5675
15 cubic feet	3	Door to door service Hamburg and / or Frankfurt	R6195
20 cubic feet	4	Door to door service Hamburg and / or Frankfurt	R6690

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