South Africa → Namibia road-freight customs clearance

Name: WalvisLink
Address: CBD, Windhoek, Khomas, NA
Telephone: +264 81 278 4828
Price range: N$500–N$12,000

Service & pricing brief. We coordinate your SAD 500 clearances end to end across the Ariamsvlei/Nakop and Noordoewer/Vioolsdrif border posts, so your consignments move without delays or surprise charges.

Duty-free doesn’t mean VAT-free

SA-origin goods are duty-free under SACU, but Namibia applies the 10% import uplift to SA goods too — there is no SACU exemption on the Namibian side. Import VAT is therefore about 16.5% of the FOB value, even though customs duty is 0%. It is deferrable and reclaimable where the importer is VAT-registered in Namibia. This is a government charge, not our fee.

Our service fees

Standard customs clearance — per consignment (SAD 500 entry)Home-consumption entry lodged in ASYCUDA World by our NamRA-licensed partner agent.	N$1,500
Each additional tariff line — per line after the first	N$150
Disbursement / cash-outlay fee — on duties, VAT & charges we advanceCovers fronting the NamRA payment. Waived on a cash-before-release basis.	2.5%
Documentation handling — per entry	N$250
After-hours / border attendance — when required	N$750
Transit / removal-in-bond (RIB) — per transit entryWhere goods move through Namibia to another country under bond, rather than clearing for local use.	N$1,500
TIN registration assistance — one-off, first-time importers	N$750

Prices are WalvisLink service fees in Namibia Dollars (N$, pegged 1:1 to the ZAR), excluding government charges.
SA-origin goods are duty-free under SACU — no customs duty in Namibia.
Import VAT of about 16.5% of the FOB value is payable to NamRA on home-consumption entries (deferrable against a VAT import account where the importer is registered). This is a government charge, not our fee.
Road Fund charges (Cross-Border and Mass-Distance) apply to trucks over 3,500 kg at the border.
Disbursements (VAT, permits, port/agent outlays) are invoiced at actuals with the release.
New accounts clear on a cash-before-release basis; monthly credit terms are available after a credit application. Volume rates for regular monthly consignments on request.

To get started, we’ll need

Signed clearing & forwarding instruction (letter of authority — NamRA CE-FR-057)
Importer's NamRA TIN (we assist first-time importers with registration)
Company registration (BIPA) and VAT certificate, if registered
Commercial invoice and packing list per consignment
Transport document (road manifest / CMR)

How we work: WalvisLink is a customs-clearance platform. We coordinate your file end to end; the SAD 500 is lodged in ASYCUDA World by a vetted, NamRA-licensed partner agent who holds the clearing licence and legal responsibility for the declaration. You get one accountable point of contact and full visibility.

Ready to start?

Onboard online at walvislink.com/sa-clearing or reply to this email and we’ll send your onboarding pack and a tailored quote.

Fees are WalvisLink service fees in Namibia Dollars (pegged 1:1 to the ZAR) and exclude government charges and disbursements (billed at actuals). Figures are indicative and subject to a formal quotation per consignment. Duty, VAT and permit requirements depend on the goods and are confirmed at clearance.