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2.3.5 Lesotho Land Border Crossing of Monantsa Pass
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Overview

This border post between South Africa and Lesotho is not very busy. On the South African side there is a border post, the Monantsa Pass Border control, but there is no border control point on the Lesotho side of the border. 

Border Crossing Location and Contact

Name of Border Crossing

South Africa: Monantsa Pass

Province or District

Butha-Buthe

Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing

Lesotho: Libono (11.2 km)

South Africa: Phuthaditjhaba (16.5 km)

 Latitude

-28.6826

Longitude

28.5902

Managing Authority / Agency

South African Revenue Service

Contact Details

+27(0)58 713 1600

+27(0)58 713 5843

 

Travel Times

Nearest International Airport

Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (235.9 km)

Travel time: 3 hrs 33 mins

Nearest Port

Durban Port, South Africa (366 km)

Travel time: 4 hrs 23 mins

Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets,

or with significant manufacturing or production capacity

Phuthaditjhaba (16.5 km)

Travel time: 30 mins

Other Information

N/A
Hours of Operation

Mondays

8:00 – 16:00

Tuesdays

8:00 – 16:00

Wednesdays

8:00 – 16:00

Thursdays

8:00 – 16:00

Fridays

8:00 – 16:00

Saturdays

8:00 – 16:00

Sundays

8:00 – 16:00

National Holidays

8:00 – 16:00

Seasonal Constraints

 N/A

Daily Capacity

This is a small border post with little capacity.

Customs Clearance

In order to be cleared at Monantsa Pass, 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.

Vehicles crossing Tariffs

Vehicle Classes

Local Registered

Foreign Registered

Class 1 - Light vehicle

M50

M70

Class 2 - Medium Heavy

M90

M120

Class 3 - Large Heavy

M130

M180

Class 4 - Extra Heavy

M310

M410

For more information on customs in Lesotho, 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.

 

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