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Top 25 Customs brokers and clearing agents based in South Africa

Name: Customs brokers and clearing agents based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 150 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 150 customs brokers and clearing agents headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,571 professional contacts across them, including 290 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers customs brokers and clearing agents headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,571Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest customs brokers and clearing agents based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 150 customs brokers and clearing agents based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to customs brokers and clearing agents: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Ziegler South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ziegler South Africa is a global logistics solution provider with a network of more than 145 partner offices worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Freitan Global Logistics	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Driven by Logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Afristar Freight Services	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AFRISTAR FREIGHT SERVICES is a specialist international logistics service provider based in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Contract Forwarding PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Spartan Ext 2, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a forward thinking company, we believe that there is a better way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Customs Services PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Jet Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We act as customs clearing and forwarding agents on behalf of importers and exporters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	In-Line Freight Solutions	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In Line Freight Solutions is an International Clearing and Forwarding company started in 2009 by our CEO Aldo May.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Berry & Donaldson PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Who We Are: Established in 1963, we are one of South Africa's largest private forwarding and clearing agents, with branches in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	CH Logistics	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fresh logistics solutions from origin to destination – that is CH Logistics!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Atlantic Forwarding SA PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Atlantic Forwarding, we specialize in providing tailored logistics solutions that support our clients in achieving their business goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Easy Clear PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of the leading software service providers, Easy Clear has taken the lead in innovation and forward thinking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	PRO Africa	Partial evidence	Bruma, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mission • Provide cost effective solutions that simplify customs clearance and compliance procedures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	BLS Portco SA	Strong evidence	Kloof, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We offer Ships Agency, Customs Clearing, Road Transport, and Ocean Freight services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Saaff NPC Southern African Association Of Freight Forwarders NPC	Partial evidence	Edenvale, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders liaises closely with many government departments and parastatal institutions, dealing with matters such as customs, port…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	GTS	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in South Africa in we deliver innovative technology and consulting services to the International Trade and Supply Chain community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	NTP Logistics	Strong evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At NTPL, we offer a basket of freight forwarding and customs clearing logistics solutions to choose from.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	DN Freight Global Freight Forwarding & Logistics Experts	Partial evidence	Spartan, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DN Freight offers specialist clearing, freight forwarding and logistics solutions for your air, ocean, and road freight shipments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Freight Management	Strong evidence	Milnerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With more than 35 years of experience, Freight Management is a leading provider of full-service customs brokerage, and global ocean and air cargo distribution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	CMV Logistics	Strong evidence	Gauteng, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Clearing & Forwarding Agents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	M6t PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At M6T we seek to be the most authentic and efficient customs clearing and freight forwarding company in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Logistic Business Partners SA PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Brackenfell, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Logistic Business Partners was registered in March 2002 as a customs clearing and forwarding company with the intent to conduct business in a way reminiscent to our name and that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	QI Logistics SA	Indirect evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Quad International Logistics, although we accept that machines and computer systems make for a quicker and more efficient business, we also believe that in this day and age of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	XA Global Trade Advisors	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “XA is South Africa's only full service international trade consulting firm focusing on both trade policy matters as well as customs and excise matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Viking Shipping	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Providing clearing, forwarding and custom supply chain solutions to ensure your business runs smoothly.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	NEW Horizon Freight Solutions	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are licensed customs clearing agents and freight forwarders located in Durban, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Anthony Norman & Associates	Partial evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Anthony Norman & Associates is a boutique professional services provider focussed primarily on international supply chains and customs and excise matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: customs brokers and clearing agents. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names customs brokers and clearing agents.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of customs brokers and clearing agents, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name customs brokers and clearing agents. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Customs brokers and clearing agents based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

18.5%Verified-email coverage

10.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

16.7%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 150 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among customs brokers and clearing agents, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “customs brokers and clearing agents”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names customs brokers and clearing agents), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among customs brokers and clearing agents, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 290 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Customs brokers and clearing agents by metro

Customs brokers and clearing agents in Johannesburg25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names customs brokers and clearing agents, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many customs brokers and clearing agents are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 150 customs brokers and clearing agents headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Ziegler South Africa, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most customs brokers and clearing agents?

Johannesburg leads with 25 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (18) and Durban (16).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 290 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 150 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.