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Pricing

The price depends on the route, the parcel size and the speed. It is shown before you book and does not change afterwards, even in traffic jams.

Traffic jam in Kinshasa · MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0

Get a price

The same calculation as at booking.

Estimated price11,000 FC≈ USD 4

All taxes included, no hidden fees. Pay when you confirm.

Volumetric weight

A light but bulky parcel takes the space of several parcels in the truck or plane. We charge the higher of actual and volumetric weight.

Prices in Congolese francs, all taxes included. Dollar equivalent for information, at 2,850 FC to 1 USD.

Within a city

Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Goma. Communes are grouped into zones; the price rises by 3,000 FC for each zone crossed.

ParcelSame zoneNext zoneZone 1 ↔ zone 3
EnvelopeDocuments, up to 0.5 kg5,000 FC8,000 FC11,000 FC
Small parcelUp to 5 kg · 40 × 30 × 20 cm8,000 FC11,000 FC14,000 FC
Medium parcelUp to 15 kg · 50 × 40 × 35 cm14,000 FC17,000 FC20,000 FC
Large parcelUp to 30 kg · 70 × 50 × 40 cm22,000 FC25,000 FC28,000 FC

Standard: 2 to 6 hours, before 8 pm for any pickup before 4 pm. Express, under 2 hours: +50%.

Kinshasa zones

Zone 1 · centre

Gombe, Kinshasa, Barumbu, Lingwala, Kintambo, Kasa-Vubu, Ngiri-Ngiri, Bandalungwa, Kalamu

Zone 2

Ngaliema, Lemba, Limete, Matete, Makala, Selembao, Bumbu, Ngaba, Kisenso

Zone 3 · outskirts

Masina, Ndjili, Kimbanseke, Mont-Ngafula, Nsele, Maluku

Between cities

By road to Kongo Central and Kwilu, and between two cities in the same region. By air from N'djili for other destinations.

ParcelRoadAir
EnvelopeDocuments, up to 0.5 kg15,000 FC30,000 FC
Small parcelUp to 5 kg · 40 × 30 × 20 cm25,000 FC55,000 FC
Medium parcelUp to 15 kg · 50 × 40 × 35 cm45,000 FC120,000 FC
Large parcelUp to 30 kg · 70 × 50 × 40 cm70,000 FC210,000 FC

Express (first truck or first flight): +40%. Over 30 kg, freight on quotation up to 500 kg per shipment.

Delivery times from Kinshasa

CityProvinceTransportStandardExpress
MatadiKongo CentralRoad1 daySame day
BomaKongo CentralRoad1 daySame day
KikwitKwiluRoad2 days1 day
LubumbashiHaut-KatangaAir2 days1 day
KolweziLualabaAir3 days2 days
GomaNord-KivuAir2 days1 day
BukavuSud-KivuAir2 days1 day
KisanganiTshopoAir2 days1 day
Mbuji-MayiKasaï-OrientalAir2 days1 day
KanangaKasaï-CentralAir2 days1 day
MbandakaÉquateurAir3 days2 days

Options and fees

Insurance

Included up to 500,000 FC declared value. Above that: 1% of the additional value.

Cash on delivery

2% of the amount collected, minimum 1,000 FC. Paid out within 24 hours.

Relay point

Drop off or collect at a relay point: –1,000 FC within a city, –5,000 FC between cities.

Waiting

10 minutes of waiting included, then 1,000 FC per 10 minutes.

New attempt

Second attempt free the next day. Third attempt: 50% of the original price.

Return to sender

At the original shipment price. Kept free for five days at a relay point.

Payment methods

Paid by the sender at booking, or by the recipient on delivery.

  • M-Pesa
  • Orange Money
  • Airtel Money
  • Afrimoney
  • Visa · Mastercard
  • Cash to the courier

Documents