Shipping from South Africa to Japan

South Africa is located in Southern Africa and has a population of 59 million people. South Africa's main export product categories are fuels, mining products, machinery, transport equipment and agricultural products.

Japan belongs to Eastern Asia and its population is approximately 126 million. Japan is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. Japan's main import products are fuels, mining products, machinery, transport equipment and chemicals.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

South Africa

South Africa is fairly well connected by sea and regularly serviced by major shipping companies. It has a well-developed rail infrastructure. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from South Africa.

Japan

Japan has good connections by sea transport with regular port calls by major carriers. Its rail infrastructure is well developed and rail freight is moderately used in transportation of cargo. Transport by air is utilized to a moderate degree in Japan's freight traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between South Africa and Japan

We were able to generate 3 shipping alternatives from South Africa to Japan by sea and air transport. The least expensive and most environmentally friendly shipping alternative appears to be by sea transport with expected transit time of about 26 days. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 17 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously the most expensive shipping solution with higher emissions.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Johannesburg

DurbanZADURport

Busan (Pusan)KRPUSport

ShimizuJPSMZport

Tokyo

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 5 120
Transit time estimate: 25.7 days
CO2 emission index: 3 829

2. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Johannesburg

DurbanZADURport

Busan (Pusan)KRPUSport

NagoyaJPNGOport

Tokyo

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 5 425
Transit time estimate: 24.8 days
CO2 emission index: 3 972

3. Fastest shipping alternative

Johannesburg

Jomo Kenyatta InternationalKENBOairport

JubaSSJUBairport

KhartoumSDKRTairport

Dubai IntlAEDXBairport

Beijing Capital IntlCNPEKairport

Narita IntlJPNRTairport

Tokyo

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

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Air Freight

Freight rate index: 169 921
Transit time estimate: 16.6 days
CO2 emission index: 126 121

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