Overview
This is a very active border crossing between Lesotho and South Africa and is open 24 hours.
Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Maputsoe Bridge South Africa: Ficksburg Bridge |
Province or District |
Leribe |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Lesotho: Maputsoe (2.7 km) South Africa: Ficksburg (3 km) |
Latitude |
-28.885692 |
Longitude |
27.892633 |
Managing Authority / Agency |
Lesotho Revenue Authority |
Contact Person |
Ha Mathata, Lesotho +266 22 430 257 +266 22 431 175 |
Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Moshoeshoe 1 International Airport (106.2 km) Car Travel time: 1 hour 42 mins |
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Nearest Port |
Durban Port, South Africa (473 km) Car Travel time: 5 Hours 35 mins |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Maputsoe (2.7 km) Travel time: 7 mins |
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Other Information |
Documents required to enter Lesotho is a valid passport, original vehicle registration papers, vehicle license papers, valid driver's license. The toll fee for entering Lesotho is determined by the weight of your vehicle. |
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
This is a small border post with little capacity.
Customs Clearance
In order to be cleared at Maputsoe 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 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