Ship Heavy Machinery to South Africa
The heavy machinery we ship to South Africa from the USA includes: Helicopters, Bulldozers, Excavators, Forklifts, Loaders, Crawlers, Bobcats, and Tractors. Get rates to South Africa.
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Ship Heavy Machinery to South Africa
How to Ship Heavy Machinery From USA to South Africa
If you’re contemplating shipping heavy machinery from the USA to a country in South Africa, you may assume the process is confusing or difficult. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Ship Overseas handles everything while you only have to provide payment and a few bits of information for a free quote: we will need the Year/Make/Model, Pickup Zip Code or Departure Port, and Destination Country in South Africa.
To help you save on import duty fees, we can professionally dismantle your machinery first (you would pay an extra fee). This makes it simpler to fit your equipment inside the containers. Shipping disassembled machinery is often more affordable because it is considered a shipment of parts – not a fully assembled machine.
Our team caters to construction companies, manufacturers, agencies and private owners who wish to ship their heavy machinery to South Africa from the USA.
Need to Ship Heavy Vehicles to South Africa?
We ship agriculture and construction vehicles to South Africa from USA. Here is a short list of heavy machinery vehicles we ship to South Africa from USA.
- Articulated Trucks
- Asphalt Pavers
- Backhoe Loaders
- Boom Lifts
- Cold Planers
- Compactors
- Compact Track and Multi Terrain Loaders
- Bulldozers
- Drum Rollers
- Excavators
- Forklifts
- Skid Steer Loaders
- Wheel Loaders
- Bobcats
- Tractors
- Swather/Windrower
If you need us to ship your heavy machinery, it’ll need to depart from one of the departure ports below. If you bought your item online and it’s in rural USA, that’s not a problem! We will send our trucker to pick it up and bring it to the nearest departure port.













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Staff are so professional and friendly.
Nothing is too much trouble.
Would recommend them as the best in the business
Keep up the good work



Would use again, definitely recommend


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All questions answered promtly and the shipment went very smooth.


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Departure and Arrival Ports
There are three departure ports in the USA for shipping heavy machinery to South Africa:
- Freeport, TX
- Baltimore, MD
- Jacksonville, FL
The arrival port in South Africa will depend on the country you’re shipping to. The most popular countries we ship to in South Africa include:
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- The Gambia
- Kenya
- Tanzania

How Much Does it Cost to Ship Heavy Machinery to South Africa?
Providing general prices on shipping heavy machinery to South Africa is not feasible, for a couple of reasons. First, there are large variations in type and weight of equipment. Second, heavy machinery doesn’t fit into typical size categories like cars do (i.e., compact, mid-sized, full-sized, small SUV, large SUV).
To get specific pricing for your shipment, we ask that you call us for the most up to date rates.
Estimated Transit Time
Every country has a different timeline, but typically it takes about 50 days to ship to South Africa from the United States.
Documents Required to Ship Heavy Machinery to South Africa
The bill of sale is the only required document to ship heavy machinery to South Africa.
Customs Broker Information
Your Customs Clearance broker will be listed on the Bill of Lading.
How Much is Import Tax?
Your Customs Clearance broker is the person who oversees import taxes. They will advise you of the amount of import tax owed upon pickup.
Destination Handling Charge
This is included in the Customs Clearance broker’s fee.
Vehicle Age Limits
There are no vehicle age limits on heavy machinery shipments from USA to South Africa.
Customs Import Duty Information
Our Recommended South Africa Customs Broker
Brandon Naicker
Logan Freight Logistics
24 Railway Lane,
Seaview, Durban, 4094
Tel: 031 465 7906 Fax: 031 465 6982
Mobile: +27 83 648 7070
Web.: www.loganfreight.com
brandon@loganfreight.com
Shipping Method for Shipping Heavy Machinery to South Africa
We offer the RoRo method for heavy machinery shipments to South Africa, with vessels departing every week from three major U.S. seaports to a variety of countries in South Africa.

RoRo Shipping (Roll On/Roll Off)
These ships are similar to a parking garage inside, and we use this method for overseas transportation of construction vehicles, boats, motorcycles, motorhomes, campers, trailers, and buses. Just as the name implies, your shipped heavy machinery must roll onto and off of the ship. You get set departure and arrival dates, which means this method has a reliable time table, kind of like an airport.


The cost of shipping heavy machinery is going to depend on the dimensions. If you are shipping something like an excavator, make SURE that the trucker has the arm completely compacted. If the arm is extended just a little bit, you’ll be paying for that extra cost.
Yes! We have heard it’s about a $300 fee! The people who work at the RoRo ships don’t want to be slipping on dirt. It can be a dangerous environment if dirt or gravel is on the decks of the RoRo ship.