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🇿🇦 How to Fax a South African Number Online

📅 Updated November 2026 · 🌍 Worldwide delivery
✦ Quick Answer

Choose South Africa (+27), leave out the first 0 and type the 9 digits that remain, so the Cape Town number 021 123 4567 is entered as 211234567. The price is $3.99 for up to 3 pages and $0.99 for each page after that.

Entering the Number Correctly

South Africa's numbering regulations say that the national prefix 0 is used only for calls inside the country, and that the country code 27 is used in its place when a number is dialed from abroad. Every geographic number in South Africa has 10 digits including that 0, so you type 9 digits after +27. Our site adds +27 for you when you choose South Africa.

Cape Town region: 021 123 4567 is entered as 211234567

Tshwane region, including Pretoria: 012 123 4567 is entered as 121234567

Durban region: 031 123 4567 is entered as 311234567

Numbers in the Johannesburg region begin with 011 or 010, and numbers in the Port Elizabeth region begin with 041. They follow exactly the same rule: you leave out the 0 and type the 9 digits that follow it.

Count to nine. If you have typed 10 digits, the 0 is probably still at the front. If the number is printed as +27 (0)21 123 4567, ignore the 0 in brackets and type 211234567.

What It Costs

South Africa is priced at $3.99 for 1 to 3 pages, and each page after the third adds $0.99. For a 5-page document you pay $3.99 plus two extra pages, so the total is $5.97. You see the full price before you pay, there is no account to create, and there is no subscription.

📋 Step by Step: Sending the Fax

You can send from a phone or a computer, and the whole process usually takes about two minutes.

1
Upload your pages

Open overseasfax.com and add your document. One fax can include up to 10 files, such as a PDF, a Word file or a clear photo of a signed form.

2
Choose South Africa

Select South Africa in the country list. The price of $3.99 appears and +27 is added in front of the number box.

3
Type the 9 digits

Enter the number without the first 0, for example 121234567 for a Pretoria number written as 012 123 4567.

4
Pay and keep the confirmation

Enter your email and pay by card. Delivery usually happens within a few minutes, some international routes can take up to about 30 minutes, and the email shows the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time.

What to Put on the Cover Page

Nothing is printed on your document by us, so a short cover page is the clearest way to tell the office in South Africa who the fax is for. Please write the recipient's name and department, the fax number, your own name and email address, how many pages follow, and the reference or case number from any letter they sent you. A dark, clear font makes every page easier to read after it has been sent by fax.

If the Fax Does Not Go Through

A fax usually fails because the 0 was left at the front, because a digit is missing, or because the line was busy or not answered by a fax machine. South Africa is 7 hours ahead of New York while the US is on standard time and 6 hours ahead during US daylight time, so a fax sent at 8 a.m. in New York in winter arrives at 3 p.m. in South Africa, during the afternoon there. If a fax cannot be delivered, the payment is refunded automatically, and you can check the number and send again.

Receiving a Reply by Fax

If the office in South Africa needs to fax something back to you, GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5. It receives up to 30 pages, and each fax arrives in your email as a PDF.

Who in the US Faxes South Africa

People in the US send faxes to South Africa when an office there asks for a signed paper copy, for example an embassy or consulate, a university, a bank or a business partner. Please take the fax number from the organization's own official website or from the letter it sent you.

❓ Questions About Faxing South Africa

Do I keep the 0 in 011 when I fax Johannesburg, South Africa?
No. Leave out the 0 and type 11 followed by the 7 remaining digits, 9 digits in total.
How many digits is a South Africa fax number without the 0?
9 digits. Geographic numbers in South Africa have 10 digits including the 0, so 9 remain after +27.
What's the price to fax 5 pages to South Africa?
$5.97. The first 3 pages cost $3.99 and pages 4 and 5 are $0.99 each.
I typed 10 digits for South Africa and the fax failed, why?
The 0 was most likely still at the front. Remove it so that 9 digits remain and send again; the failed fax is refunded automatically.
Is Pretoria 012 when I fax South Africa?
Yes. 012 is the Tshwane region, which includes Pretoria, so from abroad you type 12 and then the 7 digits that follow.
How many hours ahead of the US East Coast is South Africa?
7 hours during US standard time and 6 hours during US daylight time.
Can I fax South Africa on a Sunday?
Yes. You can send at any time, and a fax machine that is switched on receives at any hour, although someone may not collect the pages until the office opens.
Do I need a South African phone number or an account to fax South Africa?
No. You only need the recipient's fax number, an email address for the confirmation and a card to pay $3.99.
Where do I find the correct fax number for an office in South Africa?
On the organization's own official website or on the letter or form it sent you. Please use that number rather than one from a directory.
Will I get a record that my fax reached South Africa?
Yes. The confirmation email shows the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time, so keep it as your record of when the fax was sent.
How can someone in South Africa fax a document back to me in the US?
Use GetAFax.com. For $5 you get a private US fax number for 24 hours that receives up to 30 pages, delivered to your email as PDF files.
If my fax to South Africa fails, am I paying for nothing?
No. A fax that cannot be delivered is refunded automatically, so you only pay for faxes that go through.

🌐 Guide in Other Languages

Here is a short summary in Afrikaans, one of the official languages of South Africa.

🇿🇦 Afrikaans

Hoe om 'n faks na Suid-Afrika te stuur

Kies Suid-Afrika (+27), laat die eerste 0 weg en tik die oorblywende 9 syfers in, sodat 'n nommer in die Kaapstad-streek soos 021 123 4567 as 211234567 ingetik word. Die prys is $3.99 vir tot 3 bladsye, en elke ekstra bladsy kos $0.99. Jy het geen rekening of intekening nodig nie. As die faks nie afgelewer kan word nie, word jou geld outomaties terugbetaal.

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Choose South Africa, type the 9 digits without the 0, and pay $3.99 for up to 3 pages. A fax that fails is refunded automatically.

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