Overview
This is the most active border post that is easily accessed.
Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Maseru Bridge South Africa: Maseru Bridge |
Province or District |
Maseru |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Maseru (4.12 km) Ladybrand (11.6 km) |
Latitude |
-29.299149 |
Longitude |
27.456379 |
Managing Authority / Agency |
Lesotho Revenue Authority |
Contact Details |
+ 266 22312204 |
Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (25.6 km) Truck Travel Time: 1 hr Car Travel time: 45 mins |
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Nearest Port |
Durban Port, South Africa (552 km) Truck Travel Time: 9 hrs Car Travel time: 6 Hours 30 mins |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Maseru (4.12 km) Truck Travel Time: 30 mins Car Travel time: 15 mins |
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Other Information |
Weighing bridge is by the bridge. Maseru branch line railway also crosses here. |
Hours of Operation | |
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Mondays |
24 hrs |
Tuesdays |
24 hrs |
Wednesdays |
24 hrs |
Thursdays |
24 hrs |
Fridays |
24 hrs |
Saturdays |
24 hrs |
Sundays |
24 hrs |
National Holidays |
24 hrs |
Seasonal Constraints |
N/A |
Daily Capacity
Traffic is normally heavy during month end, there is one lane coming into Lesotho, but amidst coronavirus regulations there is simple movement for trucks as there are limited number of private cars. The management of Maseru bridge has tried to separate the private and trucks lanes, but it is not much. However, trucks takes their toll gate where there is weighing bridge.
Customs Clearance
In order to be cleared at Maseru bridge, note that An original tax invoice should have the following normal/ usual requirements of a valid Tax invoice:
- Be a Tax Invoice from a VAT registered South African vendor
- Be a Tax Invoice (Tax Invoice written)
- Be an original
- Bear a South African VAT Registration number with 10 digits that start with 4
- Have a unique invoice number
- Tax invoice date
- Standard rate of VAT charge must be shown (e.g. 14%)
- Tax invoice is valid for 90 days from the date of purchase.
For more information on customs in Mozambique, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
Other Relevant Information
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.