Air cargo from the UK to Africa
Goldcross Cargo in Hayes, near Heathrow, sends air cargo and excess baggage from anywhere in the UK to Africa — personal effects, gifts, household goods and commercial cargo.
Choose your destination below for airports, customs tips and documents.
Countries we ship to in Africa
- Algeria — Algiers (ALG)
- Botswana — Gaborone (GBE)
- Cameroon — Douala (DLA) and Yaoundé (NSI)
- DR Congo — Kinshasa (FIH) and Lubumbashi (FBM)
- Egypt — Cairo (CAI), Alexandria (HBE), Hurghada (HRG) and Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)
- Ethiopia — Addis Ababa Bole (ADD)
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast — Abidjan (ABJ)
- Kenya
- Liberia — Monrovia Roberts International (ROB)
- Malawi — Lilongwe (LLW) and Blantyre (BLZ)
- Mauritius — Mauritius (MRU)
- Morocco — Casablanca (CMN), Marrakech (RAK), Tangier (TNG) and Agadir (AGA)
- Mozambique — Maputo (MPM)
- Namibia — Windhoek (WDH)
- Nigeria
- Rwanda — Kigali (KGL)
- Senegal — Dakar Blaise Diagne (DSS)
- Seychelles — Mahé (SEZ)
- Sierra Leone — Freetown Lungi (FNA)
- Somalia — Mogadishu (MGQ) and Hargeisa (HGA)
- South Africa — Johannesburg (JNB), Cape Town (CPT) and Durban (DUR)
- Tanzania — Dar es Salaam (DAR), Kilimanjaro (JRO) and Zanzibar (ZNZ)
- The Gambia — Banjul (BJL)
- Tunisia — Tunis–Carthage (TUN)
- Uganda
- Zambia — Lusaka (LUN) and Ndola (NLA)
- Zimbabwe — Harare (HRE), Bulawayo (BUQ) and Victoria Falls (VFA)
Customs and duties
Import duty and taxes are set by each destination country and paid by the receiver. Commercial shipments need a commercial invoice and any import permits required at destination.
Collection, documents and booking
- Collection all over the UK by appointment, or drop-off at Hayes, seven days a week.
- Sender: passport copy, full packing list and UK ID or proof of address.
- Standard service is airport to airport; the receiver collects with the airway bill, packing list and ID.
- Every shipment is quoted individually by weight and destination — there is no fixed per-kg rate and no minimum size. The quotation confirms the routing, departure and the documents needed before you book.
Frequently asked questions
Do you ship from the UK to Africa?
Yes. Goldcross Cargo sends air cargo and excess baggage from the UK to 28 countries in Africa, listed on this page, and to other destinations on request.
How much does it cost?
Every shipment is quoted individually by weight and destination — there is no fixed per-kg rate and no minimum size. The quotation confirms the routing, departure and the documents needed before you book. Destination customs duties and handling charges are paid by the receiver.
Do you collect from my home?
Yes, by appointment anywhere in the UK — free in some postcodes, charged in others — or drop off at our Hayes office near Heathrow, seven days a week.
Who pays customs at destination?
Import duty and taxes are set by each destination country and paid by the receiver. Commercial shipments need a commercial invoice and any import permits required at destination. Destination customs duties and handling charges are paid by the receiver.
Related pages
All destinations · Excess baggage · How it works · Shipping FAQ