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How much money can I transfer out of South Africa?

South Africa has strict foreign exchange controls that allow the South African Reserve Bank to keep track of the outflow and inflow of capital in South Africa. You can transfer a total of R11 million a year using your allowances.

Taxpayers over the age of 18 who are South African residents are eligible for the following allowances:

  • R1 million single discretionary allowance (no AIT required from SARS)
  • R10 million foreign investment allowance (AIT required from SARS)

Use an experienced broker to make your South African money transfers

Taking money out of South Africa can be complex; working with exchange control regulations and knowing how much money you can transfer out of South Africa requires expert knowledge and understanding.

We have years of industry experience, facilitating over 140,000 transactions for 60,000 registered clients each year, so we know how to make the process of transferring money internationally as convenient and cost-effective as possible.

We will ensure that your transfers are quick and hassle-free, no matter where you want to send them. What’s more, we will ensure that you remain compliant with South African exchange control regulations throughout any transfers you make.

If you are looking to transfer money out of South Africa and require an AIT (Approval for International Transfer), get in touch with one of our experienced brokers who will be happy to assist you through this process.

Our services include

Discretionary allowance transfers up to R1 million*

Investment allowance transfers up to R10 million**

Import and export payments for businesses

Money transfers into South Africa

Tax emigration and encashment of retirement annuities and pensions

AIT applications (tax clearances)

Inheritance and trust transfers to offshore beneficiaries

Trade finance, currency risk management and hedging strategies

Trade finance

Non-resident accounts


* Including foreign investment, gifts, travel, alimony and student fees
** And larger amounts on special application

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Do you have a South African ID?

Do you have a SARS tax number?

What Rand amount would you like to send?

Are you sending money to your own account or a third-party account?









Compliance and regulations


Our forex service is registered with all of the relevant authorities globally. Sable International is a trading name of Sable International FX Limited (company number 07070528), registered in England and Wales. We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK (FCA no. 517570) and the Financial Services Conduct Authority in South Africa (Sable International FX [PTY] Limited - FSP no. 41900). We are registered as a Money Services Business with FinCEN in the USA (Sable International FX Limited -registration no. 31000236345657). Visit our compliance page.