Baobab is rooted in South Africa and built to move your cargo to and from every major South African gateway — by sea, air and road. From Durban and Cape Town to OR Tambo, we orchestrate vetted carriers, agents and SARS-registered brokers to land your goods at the best rate.
South African trade runs primarily through the Port of Durban — the busiest container port in sub-Saharan Africa — alongside Cape Town and the Gqeberha/Coega complex (Port Elizabeth and the Ngqura deep-water terminal). Air freight moves mainly through OR Tambo International in Johannesburg, with Cape Town International serving the Western Cape. Road corridors link these gateways to Gauteng's industrial heartland and onward to neighbouring SADC markets.
Every consignment crossing the border is declared to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on a customs declaration, with duty and 15% VAT assessed on the customs value. Commercial importers need a registered importer's code. We handle tariff classification, valuation and clearance through SARS-registered broker partners so your cargo doesn't sit at the quay.
Our most-requested lanes serve China and the Far East (electronics, machinery and consumer goods), the European Union and United Kingdom (vehicles, equipment and FMCG), and the United States. Whether you import a single LCL consignment or run regular FCL volumes, we tender every shipment across our network to balance cost against transit time.
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