How to circumvent from the doubtful situations?
There are uncertainties present in mind of the sender, like will the parcel reach its destination in one piece and in its original form and not get misplaced during the journey. Same is the case when you are sending a gift or cargo from UK to Africa. The journey over here is not risk-free, unfortunately, there are many things that can delay and make the work difficult.
People love to send gifts to their loved ones back in the hometown or for those who are away from their homes for a particular reason. The safe delivery of goods is not an impossible thing when you are considering this region. But some special cares should be taken to make sure that the consignment reaches its final point without any harm.
Packaging:
Packing is the foremost thing in sending a parcel anywhere in the world. In the case of South African countries, the packing necessities change a little bit to add extra security to the goods to be transferred. First of all, the parcel should not be in a gift wrapping, there should be a secure box in which the gift is placed.
Extra places in the box should be filled to avoid your things moving here and there and get damaged and also proper packing will avoid a delay in custom clearance. If there is an item which is liable to be broken during the course then an extra box should be added and tapped properly to avoid any future distress.
Choose the Freighter Carefully:
There is a high rate of theft in this region and thieves, very cunningly, work in the freight companies or customs and have a whole access to the cargo shipping that enters the borders of consignee’s country. They very skillfully loot the whole package or the items inside and leave only the outer packing or in other cases, half of the gift boxes vanish from the port or the warehouse.
In such a case, to avoid this situation choose a freighter very carefully and trust only the recommended one with high ratings by a friend or a colleague etc. Also, pack the gift in a big box that makes your parcel weigh 1 kg or more. As heavy parcels get checked under strict custom clearance and in special care and are placed separately. Also, the tracking number is very important and cargo with a tracking id and insurance have fewer chances of disappearing as it makes the parcel more valuable and is taken carefully and properly.
Other Things to consider:
Apart from this, there are other things that can make the delivery of the parcel slow. Customs duty on taxable items changes vigorously and in some cases, the recipient has to pay those extra charges to clear the package from the port as the change can even take place when the parcel is on its way to the South African destination.
Secondly, a broader survey of paperwork should be done so that a complete documentation is present to satisfy the customs clearance and missing papers do not delay your gift to reach its actual owner. A reliable freighter with a properly trained team will make every step easier for you.
