Sediba Clearing

What Sediba Clearing does

Sediba Clearing Pty Ltd. is a South African customs clearing and freight forwarding company founded in 2005, headquartered in Musina, Limpopo, with operations across South Africa and Zimbabwe. The company provides customs clearing, freight forwarding (land, sea, and air), logistics management, consulting, and an after-hours release service at the Beitbridge border post. It serves enterprise clients in logistics, manufacturing, and import/export industries, with named customers including Onelogix Cargo Solutions, Afrigistics, and Afnet Group. The company is privately held by Owner Lin Botha and Co-Founder Karey Du Plessis, with a management team including Financial Director Tanya Stevens and General Manager Kevin Muleya.

The business operates through physical office presence at major Southern African border crossings — Beitbridge (the largest land border in Southern Africa), Groblersbridge (Botswana), and Komatipoort (Mozambique) — plus Johannesburg and Durban offices within South Africa and a 12-person team in Zimbabwe. Sediba holds SARS Accredited Clearing Agent status, which is the regulatory license required to legally clear goods at South African borders. With approximately 110 staff deployed across six locations, the company operates sales-led, relationship-based B2B distribution selling quote-based transaction-fee services to logistics companies and cross-border trade operators.

The revenue model is built on transaction fees for customs clearing and freight forwarding services, with logistics management and consulting provided as complementary professional services. There is no disclosed external funding, no proprietary technology platform, no app, no API, and no AI capability — the business is a traditional services firm whose competitive position is anchored in regulatory licensing, geographic footprint at border posts, and two decades of enterprise relationships. The most recent expansion was the 2025 opening of the Komatipoort office, extending service to the Mozambique border.

Name

Sediba Clearing

Legal name

Sediba Clearing Pty Ltd.

Website

https://sedibaclearing.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sediba Clearing is a South African SARS-accredited customs clearing and freight forwarding company founded in 2005, serving enterprise logistics and import/export clients across border crossings at Beitbridge, Groblersbridge, Komatipoort, Johannesburg, and Durban with operations in Zimbabwe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Customs Clearing & Freight Forwarding Services

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Import Customs Clearance (Entry Filing & Release) (TLACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Export Customs Clearance (Export Declarations & AES/EEI) (TLACAFAB), Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD), Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading) (TLACACAC)

Keywords

• Customs clearing
• Freight forwarding
• Cross-border logistics
• Border post services
• Supply chain management

Headquarters

HQ city

Musina

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Customs Clearing Services: Fees charged for customs clearance services including document preparation, regulatory compliance, and border crossing facilitation.
2. Freight Forwarding Services: End-to-end freight forwarding fees covering land, sea and air transport coordination and logistics management.
3. Logistics Management: Supply chain oversight and consulting services provided as part of comprehensive logistics solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sediba Clearing is a SARS-accredited customs clearing and freight forwarding firm that processes import/export documentation and coordinates cross-border shipments for businesses moving goods through South African border posts. The company manages the full clearance lifecycle including tariff classification, duty calculation, SARS submissions, and physical release of cargo at multiple border crossings. It complements core clearing with freight forwarding coordination, after-hours release services, and consulting on cross-border compliance.

Product overview

Sediba Clearing Pty Ltd. operates as a single unified logistics services platform offering four interconnected service modules: Customs Clearing, Freight Forwarding, Logistics Management, and Consulting Services. The Customs Clearing and Freight Forwarding services form the core offering, while Logistics Management provides supply chain oversight and Consulting Services add expert advisory capabilities. Additionally, an After Hours Release Service extends operations beyond standard hours for urgent consignments at Beitbridge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Customs Clearing SARS-accredited customs clearance service that handles import and export documentation, tariff classification, duty calculation, and lodgement with SARS on behalf of importers and exporters using South African border posts.
• Freight Forwarding Coordination of cross-border cargo movement, including transport arrangements, route planning, and documentation to move goods between South Africa and neighboring countries.
• Logistics Management End-to-end coordination of supply chain logistics for cross-border trade, integrating customs, transport, and documentation activities across Sediba's branch network.
• After Hours Release Service Out-of-hours customs release service that allows cargo to be cleared outside standard business hours and on weekends, reducing delays and detention costs for clients.
• Consulting Services Advisory services for businesses on customs compliance, cross-border procedures, and trade regulations, drawing on Sediba's 20 years of operational experience.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding (South Africa): DHL's freight forwarding division provides customs clearance and cross-border services across Southern Africa. Competes for enterprise cross-border accounts with the backing of a global network, but is a broad incumbent rather than a border-specialist.
• Imperial Logistics: One of Africa's largest logistics groups, operating customs clearing, freight forwarding, and contract logistics across SADC. Comparable on the cross-border clearing product, though Imperial's scale and portfolio across warehousing, fleet, and pharma logistics make it a broader incumbent.
• DSV (South Africa operations): Global freight forwarder with significant South African presence following the Schenker acquisition. Provides customs clearance and cross-border forwarding across SADC, directly competing for the same enterprise shippers Sediba serves, but at materially larger scale and global network.
• Bidvest International Logistics: Bidvest's logistics division provides customs clearing, freight forwarding, and supply-chain services across Southern Africa. It is a much larger incumbent with broader portfolio (warehousing, distribution, marine) but competes directly with Sediba for cross-border clearing mandates at the same borders.
• Maersk Logistics & Services (South Africa): Global container and logistics major with South African customs and forwarding capability. Touches Sediba's space on integrated door-to-door cross-border solutions, especially for Durban and Maputo port-based flows, though as part of a far wider ocean and landside network.
• Kuehne+Nagel (South Africa): Global top-3 freight forwarder with customs brokerage offerings in South Africa. Overlaps with Sediba on border clearance and forwarding for multinational customers with African trade flows, though K+N's portfolio spans air, sea, and contract logistics globally.

Direct peers

• Afrigistics: South African freight and logistics firm partnering with Sediba for clearing services. Directly comparable as a regional clearing-adjacent operator serving the same import/export customer base in Gauteng and beyond.
• Onelogix Cargo Solutions: South African project cargo and freight forwarder who publicly endorses Sediba as their preferred clearing agent. Operates in the same cross-border clearing and forwarding space, with overlapping customer segments in project and general cargo.
• Afnet Group: South African transport, warehousing, and logistics solutions provider with branches in Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Engages Sediba for clearing on the same cross-border corridors and shares overlapping enterprise customers in abnormal and hazardous cargo.
• Stellar Logistics: South African freight forwarder and customs clearing specialist with comparable cross-border focus and SARS accreditation. Directly competes for clearing and forwarding of SADC-bound cargo, particularly at inland hubs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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