Duty Free Shopping

You can only make duty free purchases if you are travelling internationally from South Africa Airports. Therefore, you must present valid evidence of this, such as your passport and travel ticket, when purchasing duty free items in Airport.

The following goods may be imported into South Africa by passengers over 18 years of age without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes and 20 cigars and 250g of tobacco.
• 1L of spirits or liqueurs and 2L of wine.
• 50ml of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette.
• Other goods up to a value of R5,000 (R25,000 if arriving from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia or Swaziland); this allowance is valid once per person in a 30-day period and only if you have been out of the country for at least 48 hours.

Here are some of the duty-free shops you can typically find at O.R Tambo International Airport:

• Big Five Duty-Free
• Out of Africa Duty-Free
• Aelia Duty-Free
• Exclusive Books
• The Sunglass Hut
• Cape Union Mart
• World Duty-Free
• The Whisky Shop
• V&A Waterfront Duty-Free
• D'Vine Wine Cellar

Here are some of the duty-free shops you can typically find at Cape Town International Airport:

• Big Five Duty-Free
• Out of Africa Duty-Free
• Exclusive Books
• The Sunglass Hut
• Cape Union Mart
• V&A Waterfront Duty-Free
• World of Whisky
• Cape Town Market
• Foschini
• D'Vine Wine Cellar

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