Rapple Logistics – international freight forwarding and customs clearance
Freight aircraft on the apron at sunset

Italy specialisation

Italy to South Africa, handled from here to your door

Air freight and LCL first, full containers too. Automotive, fashion and more from Italy, cleared by our licensed customs team and delivered across South Africa and SADC.

Own licensed customs teamAir, LCL and containers from ItalyCape Town and Johannesburg

One lane, handled end to end

Cargo from Italy lands in Cape Town, Durban or Johannesburg and goes straight into our hands: clearing, delivery and one desk to call.

Trade lanes into Cape Town

Choose your lane

Services we handle

Air freightScheduled airfreight from Italy into Johannesburg and Cape Town, for samples, collections and urgent stock.
LCL and groupageSmaller shipments combined into shared containers, so you pay for the space you use.
Collection in ItalyPick-up from your supplier, arranged and quoted with the rest of the journey.
Full containersTwenty and forty foot containers by sea into Cape Town and Durban.
Time-critical logisticsCargo that cannot wait: booked, tracked and cleared against your deadline.
Tailored supply chain solutionsA route and a schedule built around how you sell, not a standard product.
Customs clearing by our licensed teamEntries, permits and SARS stops handled by our own people on arrival.
Delivery in South Africa and SADCOur trucks and partners take it from the port or airport to your door, nationwide and across the border.

How it works

  1. Tell us the shipmentWhat it is, how much, how fast, and whether it is air, LCL or a full container.
  2. We plan itRouting, collection, tariff classification and the customs entry, agreed with you before booking.
  3. It movesBy air or sea, tracked on the way.
  4. We clear and deliverOur licensed team clears it on arrival and our trucks deliver in South Africa and SADC.

Collection in Italy is arranged with you or your supplier and quoted with the rest, so you get one landed cost.

Moving cargo from Italy?

Tell us what, how much and how fast. One written landed cost, usually within one working day.