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 |
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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 |
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Nearest International Airport |
Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (235.9 km) Travel time: 3 hrs 33 mins |
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Nearest Port |
Durban Port, South Africa (366 km) Travel time: 4 hrs 23 mins |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Phuthaditjhaba (16.5 km) Travel time: 30 mins |
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Other Information |
N/A |
Hours of Operation | |
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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 |
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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.