2.3.4 Lesotho Land Border Crossing of Caledonspoort Bridge
Overview
The Caledonspoort Border Control Post manages access in to and out of Lesotho. This route can get very busy, particularly on Friday and Sunday afternoons.
Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Caledonspoort Bridge South Africa: Caledonspoort Bridge |
Province or District |
Butha-Buthe |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Butha-Buthe (9 km) South Africa: Fouriesburg (10 km) |
Latitude |
-28.696335 |
Longitude |
28.234843 |
Managing Authority / Agency |
Lesotho Revenue Authority |
Contact Details |
+ 266 2232 4452 |
Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (106.4 km) Car Travel time: 2 hrs 25 mins |
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Nearest Port |
Durban Port, South Africa (433 km) Car Travel time: 5 hrs |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Butha-Buthe (9 km) Car Travel time: 11 mins |
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Other Information |
The road surface is good for the most part, but there are bad sections in which worn tar becomes a gravel road. |
Hours of Operation | |
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Mondays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Tuesdays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Wednesdays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Thursdays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Fridays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Saturdays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Sundays |
0600 - 2200 H |
National Holidays |
0600 - 2200 H |
Seasonal Constraints |
N/A |
Daily Capacity
This is a small border post with little capacity.
Customs Clearance
In order to be cleared at Caledonspoort 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.
Vehicles crossing Tariffs
Vehicle Classes |
Local Registered |
Foreign Registered |
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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