Blackie's Consultants

About

We are one of the biggest and fastest growing clearing agencies in South Africa and are currently the main service provider at the Lesotho border.

Description

Blackie’s Consultants are one of the biggest and fastest growing clearing agencies in South Africa.

It all started in a very small office in Ladybrand, 1 March 2008, with 2 personnel (this includes the now MD of the company, Neels Swart) and 1 computer and only 2 contracted clients. Now we have over 120 contracted clients, which included giants as SASKO, WBHO, Tigerbrands and Sabex, just to name a few.

Now, just over 4 years later, we have 5 offices, Ladybrand – Head Office, Wepener, Ficksburg and Matatiele, and now Kimberley with a growing staff number and a successful business, growing daily as clients in-trust us with their growing business cross borders.

We are currently the main service provider at the Lesotho border and very successful in what we do.

We have a strong relationship with SARS Customs and share the vision to facilitate trade between countries as hassle free as possible and to ensure compliance from all relevant parties and should a dispute arise, does SARS Customs have a open door policy standing towards us as Blackie’s Consultants.

Mission

We, here at Blackie’s Consultants strive to keep your business performing cross borders by making sure, you the client, comply with the most updated and current laws and regulations as stipulated and expected from SARS Customs.

We will keep you, our valued client up to date of all new changes in law and regulations in good time, as we, the clearing agent are informed as it occurs on a irregular basis from both respective countries, to ensure trade between you, our client and your client, cross border, continues in the most professional manner.

And as we grow hand in hand with you, our client, in this continuous trade facilitation between borders, we will support you in best we can by improving and implementing newer systems, secure communications and speedier results.

Products

-Personal interaction with clients and Info Seminars.

-Regular meetings with SARS Customs to always be updated and ready for the next phase of modernisation by SARS.

-Do Vat payments obo respective clients at a small handling fee.

-Assist clients in registration for cross border permits and importer/ exporter code.

-In case of a dispute, we have a open door policy with SARS Customs, which makes it easier to resolve such issues.

-Storage facility for clients that need to leave a box or 2 before crossing the border (Ladybrand Head Office Only.

-We assist both cash and account clients.

-Maseru Bridge has a office directly linked to Ladybrand Head Office.

-Approachable friendly management upon appointment.

-Future development in place.

"Blackie’s Consultants is a highly specialised and fully licensed Customs Clearing Agency that delivers its services with speed and accuracy.Neels and his team know the rules and regulations intimately and they have been instrumental in establishing and refining the industry as a whole because they consult the rule makers in most of the countries they operate.Get more out of your fleet by working with the best. Our consultants reduce the time it takes to receive clearance to proceed to the border from an average of 48 hours to 8 hours!Blackie’s Consultants provide expert consultation for clients who need advice on the best way to cross borders with cargo."