How it works
Seven quiet steps.
- 01
Browse
Shop the boutique by category, or by destination — Dubai today. Each listed piece shows its price in rand.
- 02
Add to your bag
Add one or several pieces. Your bag is kept across pages and visits.
- 03
Checkout total
Enter a South African address and see the full itemised total: pieces, Personal Shopping Service fee, customs duty, the 15% import VAT collected for customs clearance, and one Shipping & Secure Delivery line.
- 04
Payment
Online payment is not yet active in this private preview. When it is, you pay the complete total shown at checkout.
- 05
Purchase & dispatch
Maison Monde buys the piece at its sourcing destination; it is packed in its original boutique packaging inside a neutral protective outer box.
- 06
Import & inspection
It travels to Johannesburg, clears customs, and is inspected by our team. High-value watches receive additional manual checks.
- 07
Final delivery
A secure courier — or specialist insured transport for high-value pieces — delivers to you.
Unlisted pieces · Private concierge
How a concierge estimate is laid out
For pieces we don’t list, the concierge sends an itemised estimate like this. The numbers are examples only — not live courier rates, not a tariff ruling.
Adjust the example
Illustrative quote — sample layout
- Product
- R 525 000
- Personal shopping fee (10%)
- R 52 500
- Shipping & Secure DeliveryInternational + domestic courier and handling, plus insurance and packaging where applicable
- R 5 343
- Import dutiesDepends on the exact item and tariff classification
- Quoted separately
- Import VATSubject to broker / accountant confirmation
- Quoted separately
This is an illustration only. It is not a live rate, a tariff ruling or a binding quote, and no payment can be taken on this site. Courier rates, duties, VAT, insurance eligibility and the basis of the personal shopping fee are confirmed in writing for each request. Shipping is never complimentary.