A SHIMI truck delivering across South Africa

Small load furniture removals

A room, a flat, a few pieces. Priced as the part load it is, with a driver who carries and one upfront number.

Or describe what you're moving
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What every SHIMI booking includes

Priced upfront

The quote you accept is the price you pay. No surge, no surprise line items.

Any vehicle, with a driver

From a half-ton bakkie to an 8-ton truck, with loading and offloading help.

Tracked door to door

Follow the trip on a live link from pickup to delivery.

Photo proof of delivery

A timestamped photo when your goods are placed. Drivers are vetted.

What counts as a small load

A small load is the most common furniture move in South Africa and the worst served. Removals companies are built around whole houses, so their pricing starts at a half-day crew minimum whether you are moving eleven rooms or one. Quote a single bedroom and you will be told the minimum anyway. The result is that most small loads never get quoted at all: they get split across three trips in a friend's bakkie over a weekend.

SHIMI prices a part load as a part load. The number is built from two things only, the vehicle class your load actually needs and the distance between the two addresses, with basic loading and offloading by the driver already in it. There is no hourly meter, no crew minimum, and no charge for the truck's trip back to a depot. A one-bedroom flat moving six kilometres is priced like a one-bedroom flat moving six kilometres.

Right-sizing is where the money is. A few pieces and some boxes fit a half-ton bakkie. A bedroom, a couch and a wardrobe want a 1.5-ton truck. Two or three rooms with bigger furniture justify a 4-ton. Describe what you are moving and we suggest the smallest vehicle that genuinely fits, then hold that price. You pay by card, follow the trip on a live link, and get a timestamped photo when it is placed.

  • A bachelor or one-bedroom flat
  • A single room out of a shared house
  • A bed, a couch and a wardrobe together
  • Student res move-in and move-out
  • A part load into storage
  • Two or three pieces plus boxes

Pick your vehicle, see the price

Right-sized to your load, with loading help and a driver included. These are example prices; your exact quote is calculated live.

Half-ton bakkie illustration

Half-ton bakkie

Up to 500 kg

A few pieces and boxes: the smallest part load.

From

R 193,00

e.g. R 468,29 for a 15 km run in Gauteng

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1.5-ton truck illustration

1.5-ton truck

Up to 1.5 ton

A bedroom, a couch and a wardrobe: the standard small load.

From

R 396,00

e.g. R 798,93 for a 15 km run in Gauteng

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4-ton truck illustration

4-ton truck

Up to 4 ton

Two or three rooms with larger furniture.

From

R 1 324,00

e.g. R 1 980,51 for a 15 km run in Gauteng

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Prices shown are examples for a local Gauteng run, VAT included. Your exact price is calculated live from the distance and vehicle class when you book. Runs outside Gauteng carry a regional premium.

What's included

No half-day minimum

You are charged for the vehicle and the distance, not for a crew's minimum booking. A small load is priced small.

One trip, not three

We size the vehicle to the whole load so it goes in a single run, instead of you shuttling it over a weekend.

The driver carries

Loading and offloading is included. Add extra offloading assistance at the quote step for stairs or a walk-up with no lift.

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How booking works

1

Enter pickup & drop-off

Two addresses and what you're moving. We suggest the right vehicle.

2

See the price upfront

A fixed quote built from distance and vehicle class, before you commit.

3

Pick a window & pay

Choose a pickup time and pay securely by card. The driver is dispatched.

4

Track to the door

Follow the live link and get a photo when your goods are delivered.

Small load furniture removals near you

Small load furniture removals in Johannesburg

Metro coverage across Johannesburg at the Gauteng rate.

Small load furniture removals in Pretoria

Metro coverage across Pretoria at the Gauteng rate.

Small load furniture removals in Sandton

Suburb coverage across Sandton at the Gauteng rate.

Small load furniture removals in Centurion

Suburb coverage across Centurion at the Gauteng rate.

Small load furniture removals in Midrand

Suburb coverage across Midrand at the Gauteng rate.

Small load furniture removals in Halfway House

Boulders, Richards Drive, Old Pretoria Main Road and around.

Small load furniture removals in Waterfall City

Waterfall City, Munyaka, Polofields and around.

Small load furniture removals in Vorna Valley

Vorna Valley, Le Roux Avenue, Bekker Road and around.

Small load furniture removals in Noordwyk

Noordwyk, Noordwyk Ext 25, Grand Central and around.

Small load furniture removals in Carlswald

Carlswald, Carlswald North, Carlswald Estate and around.

Small load furniture removals in Kyalami

Kyalami Estates, Kyalami AH, Kyalami Hills and around.

Small load furniture removals in Blue Hills

Blue Hills, Blue Hills Country Estate, Blue Hills Equestrian Estate and around.

Small load furniture removals in Sunninghill

Sunninghill, Sunninghill Gardens, Sunninghill Village and around.

Small load furniture removals in Highveld

Highveld, Highveld Techno Park, Highveld Ext 12 and around.

Small load furniture removals in Eco Park

Centurion Eco Park, Eco-Park Estate, Eco Boulevard and around.

Small load furniture removals in Irene

Irene Village, Southdowns Estate, Irene Farm Villages and around.

Small load furniture removals in Wierdapark

Wierdapark, Wierda Park Ext 2, Rooihuiskraal boundary and around.

Small load furniture removals in Rooihuiskraal

Rooihuiskraal, Rooihuiskraal North, Amberfield and around.

Small load furniture removals in Lyttelton

Lyttelton, Lyttelton Manor, Clubview and around.

Small load furniture removals in Die Hoewes

Die Hoewes, Centurion CBD, Centurion Gautrain precinct and around.

Small load furniture removals in Cornwall Hill

Cornwall Hill Country Estate, Irene boundary, Southdowns and around.

Questions, answered

A part load rather than a full house move: one room, a flat, or a handful of furniture pieces. You book a vehicle sized to that load with a driver who helps carry, and pay a price built from the vehicle class and the distance instead of a removals company's half-day crew minimum.

It depends on two things: which vehicle your load needs and how far it is going. Basic loading and offloading is included in every booking. There is no hourly rate and no minimum booking fee, so a short move stays a short move on the invoice. Enter your two addresses to see the exact figure before you commit.

For a part load, usually yes, because you are not paying a half-day crew minimum for a job that takes an hour. The saving comes from right-sizing: we send the smallest vehicle that genuinely fits your load rather than dispatching a full removals truck and crew to move a bedroom.

We cover Johannesburg, Pretoria, Sandton, Centurion and Midrand at the Gauteng rate, including the sub-areas within them, with same-day dispatch on most local bookings. Part loads are what this is built for, so a one-room move across a metro is priced as exactly that.

Almost always. A one-bedroom's worth of furniture is a comfortable fit for a 1.5-ton truck, and a 4-ton takes two or three rooms. Describe the pieces when you book and we will suggest the size that gets it done in a single run rather than splitting it.

From the delivery note

I went to the Rosebank store at 08h30 for a shower door. They didn't have stock so they called the Randburg store. They said I'd have the door delivered by 11am, and true to their word it arrived at 11am! Plus a super communication tool that kept me up to date with the delivery progress. Very impressed, well done.
Joss Du Trevou · Johannesburg
The delivery guys were very friendly, helpful and took care whilst offloading. Well done. Very good service!
Gerhard Stocker · Johannesburg
Quick, timely and efficient delivery. My item arrived in perfect condition. They notified me as to what time they'd deliver, and they arrived on time.
Lethu N. · Johannesburg

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