International Shipping from / to Namibia

Customs in Namibia

The Customs department in Namibia is infamous for being unorganized and painfully slow.  You should factor these delays when you are planning you shipping time line so that your recipient is aware of the time frame and doesn't get anxious for no reason.  You can help to minimize these delays, which can be anywhere from months to weeks, by having all your paperwork filled out before you ship your items to Namibia.  Your shipping company can help you with what you need to fill out for your specific shipment. 

Who ships to Namibia?

Russells Freight, Savannah Freight and Fast Lane Forward all do a fair amount of shipping to Namibia.  FedEx and UPS both handle a lot of packages being shipped there.  If you are looking to relocate there, you may want to look into iMove International or Anon Shipping, both of which can offer services to get your vehicles and furnishings into Namibia.  Voovit also ships there a good amount.

Security concerns when shipping to Namibia

There is a lot of piracy in the history books pertaining to shipment coming and going from Namibia.  And even though the Namibia government has tried to patrol the waterways more and has supported new on board procedures for if there is a pirate attack, some vessels are still compromised and shipments are occasionally seized by pirates.  In addition to the ocean cargo freight liners being targeted, road freight liners in Namibia experience a high amount of theft as well.  This is typically chalked up to criminals within the country but others have pointed the fingers at government officials tipping off bandits to when a load of deliveries has cleared Customs and is released for final delivery.  With this in mind, it is strongly advisable that you get insurance on your items before shipping there.