SERVICES
FREIGHT FORWARDING
Freight forwarding
As a premier freight forwarder with a proven track record, Zwehle Logistics leverages a powerful global network and deep industry expertise to keep your cargo moving on schedule and on budget across South Africa, the broader SADC region, and major international trade corridors. From the moment your goods leave the manufacturer's production line to their final installation on-site or doorstep delivery, our end-to-end freight forwarding capabilities eliminate supply chain friction. Rooted in our heritage of complex project forwarding, our specialised team coordinates every aspect of door-to-door transport. We deliver a comprehensive suite of connected solutions—including project management, feasibility surveys for turnkey setups, global road and rail routing, pre-shipment inspections, specialised packing with anti-corrosion protection, warehousing, letter of credit consultancy, and complete aircraft or ship chartering.
SEA FREIGHT
For ocean transport, our Sea Freight solutions cover Full Container Loads (FCL) and Less than Container Loads (LCL) across every major global maritime route. Whether you are importing a single FCL container, managing LCL consolidations, coordinating intermodal handoffs, or requiring expedited vessel movements, we provide predictable transit times you can actually build operational plans against. Rather than locking into single-carrier agreements, Zwehle Logistics maintains an agile, multi-carrier network. This flexibility allows us to bypass sudden capacity bottlenecks, route around pricing spikes, and ensure secure, economical containerised shipping for both general freight and high-volume bulk commodities.
AIR FREIGHT
When time-critical delivery is non-negotiable and the cost of delay outweighs the cost of air travel, our Air Freight service delivers rapid, priority transit. Operating primarily out of our main OR Tambo hub with seamless onward connections through Johannesburg, Lusaka, Kenneth Kaunda (Ndola), Lubumbashi, and the East African corridor, we offer express, deferred, and dedicated charter tiers. We partner with top-tier global airlines to move urgent mining-replacement parts, pharmaceuticals requiring strict cold chain management, perishables, and dangerous goods fully compliant with IATA DGR standards. By managing airline capacity reservations, handler relationships, and mid-flight customs pre-clearance, we ensure your high-value cargo never sits idle on the tarmac.
CUSTOMS CLEARING
Customs clearance is where many supply chains grind to a halt, but at Zwehle Logistics, our AEO-certified and SARS-accredited posture ensures your consignments move seamlessly through border gates. Operating directly within the SARS EDI gateway, our experienced compliance specialists handle all regulatory requirements upstream. We manage import, export, and Removal in Transit (RIT) documentation, HS tariff classifications, valuation defense, and country-of-origin compliance under SADC, AGOA, and EU trade frameworks. From securing ITAC, DAFF, NRCS, and SAHPRA permits to managing duty drawbacks, binding-tariff applications, and pre-clearance procedures, we guarantee rapid, compliant release at every port and border post.
Beyond standard containerised and air shipments, our specialised capabilities extend to heavy-lift, abnormal cargo, and turnkey industrial movements across Southern Africa. Backed by an experienced workforce well-versed in every dimension of international trade, project forwarding, and cross-border haulage, Zwehle Logistics acts as a complete, single-source partner. Whether coordinating precision road-freight handoffs right off the runway, executing route surveys for massive machinery, or orchestrating multi-modal delivery across SADC, we deliver total visibility, uncompromising safety standards, and guaranteed execution from origin to destination.
