Suitcases with wings for families who can't afford express mail.
Sanduku (Lingala for suitcase) puts travellers with free luggage space in touch with people shipping goods to DR Congo and across Africa — inspected, tracked, and paid only after confirmed delivery.
- 50+
- offices
- 35+
- countries
- 50 lb
- per suitcase cap
- Protected payment
- payout on delivery
SSN-verified travellers
Identity checked before any match
How Sanduku works
Both sides can start: a shipper looking for a traveller, or a traveller signalling free space.
Step 1
Post or match
Shippers post what they need moved. Travellers post their trip and free suitcase space. Sanduku matches both sides.
Step 2
Drop off & inspect
Goods are brought to a Sanduku office. We inspect them against the description before the traveller accepts.
Step 3
Fly & deliver
The traveller carries the sealed suitcase and hands it over at the destination Sanduku office.
Step 4
Confirm & pay out
Once the overseas office confirms delivery, Sanduku releases the traveller's payment held by our payment processor.
Customs-safe by design
We never let a booking cross the thresholds that turn a favour into a customs problem.
- Maximum 50 lb per suitcase, enforced at drop-off weighing.
- Total declared value across all suitcases capped at $10,000 USD.
- Every item is inspected against its written description on inspection day, before acceptance.
Our offices
Counters across Sub-Saharan Africa — West, Central, East and Southern — plus gateway hubs in Europe, North America and Asia. Drop off and collect at a Sanduku counter, never at a stranger's door.
See the full networkI'm shipping goods
Post your parcel, get a price by weight and value, pay upfront, and follow the tracking number to the destination office.
Open shipper portalI'm travelling
Declare your route and free luggage space, accept only parcels you approve at inspection, and get paid once delivery is confirmed.
Open traveller portal