
A room, a flat, a few pieces. Priced as the part load it is, with a driver who carries and one upfront number.
The quote you accept is the price you pay. No surge, no surprise line items.
From a half-ton bakkie to an 8-ton truck, with loading and offloading help.
Follow the trip on a live link from pickup to delivery.
A timestamped photo when your goods are placed. Drivers are vetted.
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.
Right-sized to your load, with loading help and a driver included. These are example prices; your exact quote is calculated live.
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
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
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
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.
You are charged for the vehicle and the distance, not for a crew's minimum booking. A small load is priced small.
We size the vehicle to the whole load so it goes in a single run, instead of you shuttling it over a weekend.
Loading and offloading is included. Add extra offloading assistance at the quote step for stairs or a walk-up with no lift.
Two addresses and what you're moving. We suggest the right vehicle.
A fixed quote built from distance and vehicle class, before you commit.
Choose a pickup time and pay securely by card. The driver is dispatched.
Follow the live link and get a photo when your goods are delivered.
Metro coverage across Johannesburg at the Gauteng rate.
Metro coverage across Pretoria at the Gauteng rate.
Suburb coverage across Sandton at the Gauteng rate.
Suburb coverage across Centurion at the Gauteng rate.
Suburb coverage across Midrand at the Gauteng rate.
Boulders, Richards Drive, Old Pretoria Main Road and around.
Waterfall City, Munyaka, Polofields and around.
Vorna Valley, Le Roux Avenue, Bekker Road and around.
Noordwyk, Noordwyk Ext 25, Grand Central and around.
Carlswald, Carlswald North, Carlswald Estate and around.
Kyalami Estates, Kyalami AH, Kyalami Hills and around.
Blue Hills, Blue Hills Country Estate, Blue Hills Equestrian Estate and around.
Sunninghill, Sunninghill Gardens, Sunninghill Village and around.
Highveld, Highveld Techno Park, Highveld Ext 12 and around.
Centurion Eco Park, Eco-Park Estate, Eco Boulevard and around.
Irene Village, Southdowns Estate, Irene Farm Villages and around.
Wierdapark, Wierda Park Ext 2, Rooihuiskraal boundary and around.
Rooihuiskraal, Rooihuiskraal North, Amberfield and around.
Lyttelton, Lyttelton Manor, Clubview and around.
Die Hoewes, Centurion CBD, Centurion Gautrain precinct and around.
Cornwall Hill Country Estate, Irene boundary, Southdowns and around.
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.
“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.”
“The delivery guys were very friendly, helpful and took care whilst offloading. Well done. Very good service!”
“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.”
Enter your pickup and drop-off to get a fixed, upfront price in seconds.
Movers priced on the vehicle and the distance, not by the hour. See the whole number before anything is loaded.
Too big for your car, too small for a moving company. Right-sized vehicle, a driver who lifts, one upfront price.
A couch, a bed, a whole lounge suite: right-sized vehicle, a driver who lifts, one upfront price.