Simple, honest pricing

Buyers who use our calculators (duty, freight, cargo insurance, carbon tax, 12L) can ask for quotes, and buyers browsing the directory message you directly — both arrive as on-site conversations. Calculator leads are routed to matching providers: Featured listings first with no monthly cap, then Verified listings on a fair least-recently-served rotation, up to 5 tool leads a month each. You reply and quote inside Trade Caravan (a card on file is needed to send a formal quote); the buyer's contact details are shared only when they accept. Receiving enquiries and messaging are free on every tier — you pay a flat R99 success fee per accepted quote, nothing up front, nothing if you don't win.

They're different products at the same price point. Pro is a subscription you pay to get unlimited PDFs and document templates as a buyer. Verified is what a service provider pays to be listed and receive Tool Leads. Most people buy one or the other; companies that do both pay R398/mo total.

Every calculator on this site is free to use in a browser. API access means calling the same duty and HS-code engines from your own software — a quoting tool, a spreadsheet job, an internal dashboard. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets an AI assistant call those tools as live data rather than answering from memory, so it quotes today's duty rate instead of guessing one. Both are included with Pro+ and with a Featured directory listing — either one on its own is enough. You create the key yourself in your dashboard; there's no application to fill in. Developer docs →

Yes. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing month — no fees, no questions. Privacy controls under POPIA, and CPA cancellation rules, apply under South African law.

At launch, Realview Starter comes with TC Pro, Realview Growth comes with TC Pro+, and a Realview Featured workspace comes with a Featured listing — at no extra cost. You'll sign in to realview.tradecaravan.co.za via SSO and your shipment quota will be set up automatically. At launch, Realview is not sold separately from a Trade Caravan plan or Featured listing.

Once Realview launches, each workspace belongs to one Account Owner — the person who pays. Every tier includes a number of users (the owner counts as the first): Starter includes 2, Growth 5, Pro 10. On any paid tier you can add more team members at a flat R99 per user per month, up to the tier's cap (Starter max 5 users, Growth max 15, Pro uncapped). Team members create their own free TradeCaravan account and the owner invites them — they only see your workspace's shipments, and only the owner can manage billing and seats. The Free tier is single-user.

TradeCaravan Pro / Pro+ subscriptions are billed securely via a South African payment platform supporting Pay-by-Bank and card. Realview billing is not yet available — when Realview launches, access comes with your Trade Caravan plan or Featured listing, with no separate Realview checkout. Pro and Pro+ are available monthly or annually — the annual plan is 10× the monthly price (two months free) and renews once a year.

No trial — the Free tier already gives you every calculator, every news article, and one free PDF per month so you can decide whether you'd actually use the paid features.

Yes, on the company side. A Featured directory listing can add employees as users at R99 per person per month: each one signs in with their own free TradeCaravan account and works your listing at the level you give them — view only, leads and quotes, hiring, or manager. Each seat comes with a Realview workspace seat at no extra charge, at launch. Only the owner can see billing or add and remove seats.

The buyer plans are different: Pro and Pro+ are per-person subscriptions for the tools you use yourself, so they are not shared. Larger than 50 employees, or need something we have not built? Email [email protected].