Overview
The Sani Pass border post is at the bottom of the pass, and the RSA border post is about 8 km further apart. The gravel roads are in fair condition and are often only accessible by 4x4 vehicles beyond the border post.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Sani Top / Pass South Africa: Sani Top / Pass |
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Province or District |
Mokhotlong |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Mokhotlong (50 km) South Africa: Himeville (32 km) |
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Latitude |
-29.584695 |
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Longitude |
29.285566 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Lesotho Revenue Authority |
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Contact |
+27 826395050 |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (350.1 km) Travel time: 6 hrs |
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Nearest Port |
Durban Port, South Africa (272 km) Travel time: 4 hrs |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Himeville (32 km) |
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Other Information |
Four wheel drive vehicles and motorcycles are better suited for the road. Driving Sani Pass very much depend on current weather and road conditions. During the rains (October to March), the road can be very badly washed away, muddy and driving up Sani Pass in these conditions, can be pretty challenging. A vehicle with good ground clearance, and four wheel drive, is required. In wintertime, with no rain, the road conditions should be better, but Sani Pass also gets some snow in winter which leads to muddy conditions when the snow melts. If the road was not repaired after the rain, you will still encounter some bad ruts. |
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| Hours of Operation | |
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Mondays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Tuesdays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Wednesdays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Thursdays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Fridays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Saturdays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Sundays |
0600H - 1800H |
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National Holidays |
0600H - 1800H |
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Seasonal Constraints |
N/A |
Daily Capacity
This is a small border post with little capacity.
Customs Clearance
In order to be cleared at Sani 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
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Vehicle Classes |
Local Registered |
Foreign Registered |
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Class 1 - Light vehicle |
M50 |
M70 |
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Class 2 - Medium Heavy |
M90 |
M120 |
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Class 3 - Large Heavy |
M130 |
M180 |
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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.
