Namaacha border post | Customs and Immigration

April 18th, 2024 by TornadoTim

Crossing from Swaziland to Mozambique

Swazi side was easy, just a stamp in the passport and the customs knew what to do with the Carnet.

On the Mozambique side you first stop to get a gate pass and with that go to the central building. At immigration we needed a copy of a hotel booking and of our passports. We had to pay 650 Meticals each (200 Rand would also be possible). We got the entry stamp, but we needed to wait for the receipt to be written so in the meantime we did the customs. There we just needed to provide the car data. Afterwards we got the TIP and the receipt for immigration.
On the outside there’s another building where you pay the roadtax, receipt says 3$ but we didn’t have any so had to pay 400 Meticals.

March 6th, 2024 by hereigoagain936.wordpress.com

I enter from Lomahasha to Naamasha. They were acting strange. then the officer in charge said I need it to pay a Tax for don't know what. I did read the document he showed. Didn't say nothing but countries that had to pay the 650 metical or 200raz.
it's a bribe. I wasn't prepared for that situation. so after protests. I did pay.

January 15th, 2024 by exploretraveloasis.com

Crossing Moz - Swaz. Super easy! In Moz they took the TIP and stamped us out. In Swaz, stamped us in and then we had to pay 100 ZAR for road tax.

They did check our car for fruit, veg and meat. We had fruit and veg (but no meat) and even though he said we weren’t supposed to bring them in, he said we could take them.

All in all, 10 minutes.

September 14th, 2023 by justaroadtrip

Not too bad, but it took us long because we needed to print out the hotel booking for Mozambique. They won't let you in without the printed version. There is a print shop just before the border, at Eswatini side.

Both customs officers didn't know how to handle a carnet de passage but they did stamp it with our explanation.

For entering Mozambique we paid 650 M pp for getting in ourselves, and 335 for a motorbike (road tax). We bought insurance just outside the border gate, 850 M for a motorbike. They also sell SIM cards and data over there, and they can change money.

May 8th, 2023 by Seth Wing

Eswatini > Moz, rented 4x4 SUV from South Africa, solo American

Eswatini: exiting the country was not too difficult, the facility is modern and the processing was quick. When entering Eswatini at the Ngwenya Border Post they really focused on every detail of my rental vehicle paperwork and registration disk on the windshield. They made copies of everything, so keep that in mind when entering the country. When entering Eswatini with a rental you should have the vehicle registration, insurance, a note from the bank of the vehicle if it is financed, and a written letter from the rental agency with their letterhead on the paper stating that you are allowed to use the vehicle and cross the border. Also make sure your registration disk on the front windshield is up to date, they focused in on this for some reason. Maybe 20-30 minutes total.

Moz: potentially slow if there is someone ahead of you. Have all your paperwork ready (passport and a printout of where you are staying your first night), know how many days you will be staying in the country (add a day or two for a buffer), and have a printout of your passport ready for them for your visa. Ideally also have your pre-visa electronically completed and approved before arriving, this will speed things up for you! I can’t recall the website address for this, but it’s smart to complete it. For a US citizen a visa did cost something, I want to say 200 Rand but could be wrong. They take physical Rand bills. Since May 1, 2023 it no longer costs usd$50 for USA citizens to enter the country. They will give you a half sheet of paper that documents you have a visa, KEEP THIS PAPERWORK, you need it to exit the country. Seriously, if you lose this you will likely have to pay usd$50 and will get to go on the bribe ride to leave. Once past immigration they move you onto customs where you have to fill out a form for you vehicle. Thankfully the guy at the counter walked me through each entry, so this was easy for me. They want to know a bunch of details about your vehicle like type, model, registration number, chassis number (VIN), owner, etc.

The gate guard may or may not want a Coca Cola, it’s smart to carry these with you into Moz to speed things up.

October 30th, 2022 by fierydruid

This place is in wrong location - it is located at -25.98928, 31.99903

October 30th, 2022 by fierydruid

Moz > Eswatini

Easy fast crossing. Passport stamp and TIP payment. Moz guy even called his buddy to change our meticash out to rand

They checked COVID cert. No meat allowed into Eswatini

December 6th, 2021 by timmy.vl

same as below, quick border, friendly officers.
bring cash for mozambique visa on arrival, they do not have cardmachine. we payed in €, it was 50€.

November 8th, 2021 by gritschontour.com

Moz - Eswatini, Moz done in 10 minutes. Eswatini custom asked 1540,- Rand road tax for our truck. If we would enter Eswatini from South Africa it will cost 300,- but from Moz it's more expensive... At the end we paid 300,- and left. Nobody had a look at our PCR tests.

April 17th, 2021 by expeditionconservation.org

Easy and quiet crossing (Swazi>Moz). Mozambique visa on arrival 3500 mets (875R). Issueing visa took more than one hour though, as they struggled to get fingerprints correctly. Be sure to have a proof of accommodation printed out with the names of all people crossing. Officers were friendly and helpful.

January 16th, 2020 by roxyandtommyontheroad.com

We did get some hustle from the officer at the Moz border because of lack of booking. We had to talk a bit to go through

December 2nd, 2019 by Willy

This is the wrong location approx 7 km before the border!

November 29th, 2019 by info

Now the border post of Mozambique is also direct at the border.

To entering Moz you will need a booking confirmation (printed) if you want to get a visa in arrival. If you don't have any, they won't give you a visa.

Vehicles with more than 3,5 t have to pay 100$ road fee. We asked the police, the custom and another truck Driver, they all said, we have to pay. But no policeman know this paper and nobody in the road asked for it.

November 24th, 2019 by lettinglifehappen.com

Moz-->Swazi. Easy stamp out of Moz and easy stamp into Swazi. For Swazi, paid 100Rand road tax for our Toyota Hilux w SA pates.

November 15th, 2019 by instagram.com/earth_wandererz

Mozambique - Swaziland

Very quick and easy boarder crossing,took under 45mins.

Leaving Moz, stamped passport and handed road tax papers in. No gate pass needed.

Entering Swaziland - stamped passport no payment needed (uk and Australian) then paid R100 road tax for car.
Customers barely looked at the car and waved us through.

August 4th, 2019 by vanderful.org

Very chilled, friendly border but visa process took a long time... it was as if they don't do foreign visas that often (for Mozambique).

November 21st, 2018 by oneworld2travel

Exit Swaziland easy stamp out at Immigration and Customs less then 10 minutes! Immigration Mozambique took 45 min for visa, not frendly and not helpful! Single entry visa 50$, car Insurance 30d was still 20$. Customs Moz. very friendly and was the first officer on our trip hou new how to proces the Carnet!!

September 23rd, 2018 by dieda-unterwegs.net

Swasiland entry very fast and uncomplicated. they also stamped our carnet out (ZA) and the new one in (Swasi) as it was expired soon.
We had to pay 50R road tax and got a receipt for it.

October 29th, 2017 by Oneroadoneworld

Easy border, visa on arrival (30 days). Prices for the visa are about the same in all currencies.
895 rand
3925 met
67 euro
75 usd
Insurance for motorcycle (prices for car is double)
10 usd
140 rand
850 met
Tip is free.

August 19th, 2017 by CMSMJ

Dutch citizens without a Carnet de Passage.

Swaziland exit opens at 7AM:
An easy stamp out as well as an easy customs stamp next to immigration.
Before entering nobody's land they check your passports, car registration, chassis and they check the inside of the car.

Entering Mozambique:
Easy stamp in.
You can buy a visa here for South African R875,- pp.
To save money we bought our visa in Durban, South Africa for R600,- pp.
After the passport stamp the TIP is for free and available in the same building.

There are small containers lined up on the side to buy car insurance for USD20,- (no ATM on the border).
The insurance is valid for a month and can be used in both Mozambique and Tanzania according to the issuer.

August 19th, 2017 by CMSMJ

Dutch citizens without a Carnet de Passage.

Swaziland exit opens at 7AM:
An easy stamp out as well as an easy customs stamp next to immigration.
Before entering nobody's land they check your passports, car registration, chassis and they check the inside of the car.

Entering Mozambique:
Easy stamp in.
You can buy a visa here for South African R875,- pp.
To save money we bought our visa in Durban, South Africa for R600,- pp.
After the passport stamp the TIP is for free and available in the same building.

There are small containers lined up on the side to buy car insurance for USD20,- (no ATM on the border).
The insurance is valid for a month and can be used in both Mozambique and Tanzania according to the issuer.

June 19th, 2017 by zsuzsiestekergo

The border post is in fact right next to the border, about 10 km earlier. We also paid 1800ZAR for two visa on the border, but it was at an awful exchange rate, according to the receipt, it was only 2085M pp. No road tax, the mandatory third party insurance for a 4x4 costs 20 USD/ 1400M or 280 ZAR. You can get TIP for free.

April 6th, 2017 by onebikeoneworld.com

Very fast exit.

December 1st, 2016 by keyznking.nl

Took only 50 minutes to enter Mozambique at 9am. Road fee R1100 and VISA bought at border post R1800 for 2. Hassle Free