After hours of research and a major runaround in Joburg as well as almost 3 hours to get 2 vehicles with trailers through the Kazangula Ferry Border Post, here's the latest update. April 2019.
Checking Slip Stolen Status
Before leaving SA you must get an Interpol Clearance for all vehicles.
This is a SAPS form, form 21. It's not available to download.
The only place we found where you can get it is at the Langlaagte Vehicle Testing Station. Take your ID, original vehicle papers and the vehicles. Drive in to the testing station and drive to the back of the car park, turn left through the gate and park outside office 2. The chaps will check your papers, check the VIN on your car and issue the form. Take this along with original vehicle papers and other necessary documents if your car is financed or borrowed. We also get proof of insurance from our insurance company but have never been asked for this at any border.
Kazangula Border
1. From Kasane, Drive past all the trucks queueing back for Kms, up to the border gate.
1.Exiting Botswana is simple. All passengers' passports stamped out at Immigration and then get a Temporary Export Permit for your vehicles and trailers from customs.
( You will have to show the receipt for for RTP, MVI and NRF Burs issued when you entered Bots.)
We took 40 minutes because their computers were down.
2.Drive through gate and down to ferry jetty. Staff will direct you onto the ferry. Drivers only in the car. Other passengers on foot. Paid ZAR 220 for bakkie and trailer at booth on ferry.
3. Drive off ferry on Zambian side. Park outside Immigration building. All passengers to get passports stamped into Zambia at Immigration Office. Make sure you get correct number of days and entries.
4. Interpol counter, in same building. They ask for your Checking Stolen Status Form and go outside with you to check vehicle VIN. They pass info to next counter. Fill in Register.
5. Customs counter. Next to Interpol counter. Checks vehicle papers and goes outside with you to inspect vehicle. May ask you to open caravan, boot , fridges etc. Issues you with CIP form.
6. You need to buy Third Party Insurance. TIP touts in car park arrange this for you. Staff warn you not to pay anything more than the ZKW 262 to these guys. We did however, find Andrew most helpful in taking us from office to office and tipped him 5 USD in the end.
7. Building behind Immigration is Customs. Officer at desk, takes CIP form, Fill in Register.
8. Outside this building is an ATM that takes international cards. Draw Kwatcha.
9. Back into customs building to queue for Emissions Tax Certificate. Called Toll Receipt.Only KW accepted. Price depends on distance you will be traveling in Zambia and car's engine capacity. We paid KW200.
10. Temporary Import Permit. Another Office, Another Register, Another form. This time paid in USD only. 20USD per car..
11. Council Tax. Another office. ZKW 30. Get receipt.
12. Tout staples all 4 receipts/ certificates together, sticks TIP disc in your window and gets your forms check by gate officials. We were waved through. Make sure you keep all this paperwork safe!!
13. Usual customs limitations for alcohol etc apply but we were not checked anywhere.
14. Botswana is very fussy about meat imports from SA due to the Foot and Mouth outbreaks. Fridges and freezers are checked at the border. Cooked meat is fine though.
We were also stopped at various vetinary check points and checked, eventhough it's not supposed to be a problem when travelling South to North.??
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