PALLET STORAGE & SHORT-TERM WAREHOUSING · WOODSTOCK · CAPE TOWN
Pallet Storage & Short-Term Warehousing in Cape Town
Secure pallet and short-term storage in our Woodstock warehouse — priced per pallet per month, no minimum term, minutes from the Port of Cape Town.
What does pallet storage cost in Cape Town?
R250 per pallet per month, stepping down to R200 per pallet at higher volumes. Your goods sit in our 1,200 m² Woodstock warehouse, 10 minutes from the Cape Town Container Terminal. As a SARS-licensed customs clearing agent, we can clear an import and move it straight into storage.
What We Store
Our Woodstock warehouse takes the full range of commercial goods — from a handful of pallets between import shipments to overflow inventory during peak season. If it ships on a pallet, we can hold it.
- Palletised goods — general cargo, boxed stock, equipment
- Cartons and loose boxes — on rack or floor, counted in and out
- E-commerce inventory — held for pick-and-pack dispatch (see on-site services below)
- Cargo awaiting clearance or distribution — hold it here while paperwork clears, then dispatch directly
- Overflow and seasonal stock — scale up in Q4, scale back in Q1, no penalty
Have special cargo — oversized, heavy, or unusual? Ask us. Each enquiry is assessed on its own terms.
Flexible by Design — No Leases, No Minimums
Standard warehouse leases lock you into a fixed unit for a fixed term. JLog works differently: you pay per pallet per month, scale up or down as your needs change, and give us notice when you are done. No lease to negotiate, no penalty for using less space than expected, and no commitment to a full warehouse unit when you only need three pallets for six weeks.
A standard pallet position handles goods up to 1.2m × 1m × 1.5m high. If your cargo does not fill a full pallet, we can accommodate carton-level storage — ask when you enquire.
PORT-SIDE ADVANTAGE
Clear Customs and Go Straight Into Storage — One Company
When your shipment arrives at the Port of Cape Town, the clock starts on port storage charges. Every day your cargo sits waiting costs money. JLog is a SARS-licensed customs clearing agent and warehouse operator under one roof, based in Woodstock — minutes from the port. We clear your import, move your cargo directly into our facility, and start the storage clock on our terms, not the terminal’s.
No handoff between a clearing agent and a separate warehouse. No double-handling. No coordination delays. One job number from port to shelf, with customs documentation, storage, and onward dispatch all managed in-house. Need your cargo packed or crated on arrival? We do that too →
On-Site Services
Storage is the starting point. Most clients also need at least one of the following — all handled in-house by the same team:
- Receiving and intake — we count and check your cargo on arrival and notify you when stock lands (R250 per pallet)
- Picking for dispatch — when stock goes out, we pick it and stage it for collection or delivery (R75 per pallet or R20 per carton)
- Repacking and relabelling — repackage to retail requirements, add barcodes, relabel for a different market
- Dispatch to anywhere in South Africa — we hand to courier or arrange delivery direct from our Woodstock facility
- E-commerce pick & pack — we pick individual orders, pack, and hand to your courier daily. See how e-commerce fulfilment works →
Pricing — published monthly rates
Pallet storage is charged per pallet per month. The rate steps down automatically as your volume grows — all rates are VAT-inclusive.
| Pallet count stored | Rate per pallet / month |
|---|---|
| 1 – 20 pallets | R250 per pallet per month |
| 21 – 60 pallets | R220 per pallet per month |
| 61+ pallets | R200 per pallet per month |
| Shelf storage (small SKUs) | R300 per shelf per month |
Storage rates cover storage only. Handling is charged when stock moves: receiving R250 per pallet, and picking R75 per pallet or R20 per carton when it goes out. Special handling (pallets that need racking, unstable loads) is quoted on request.
Example cost calculation
12 pallets delivered, stored for 6 weeks, then collected:
Storage: R250 × 12 pallets × 1.5 months = R4,500
Receiving: 12 pallets × R250 = R3,000
Picking out: 12 pallets × R75 = R900
R8,400 total (VAT incl.)
At 21+ pallets the rate steps down to R220; at 61+ pallets to R200. Long-term storage at volume is priced on request.
Managed warehouse — not self-access storage
JLog is a managed warehouse, not a self-access facility. This is an important distinction:
- You do not come to the warehouse to pick items yourself. All stock movements are performed by our team on a dispatch instruction from you.
- Retrieval is by instruction. Send us a pick list or dispatch order (via email, WhatsApp, or your platform integration) and we pick, pack, and dispatch it — or stage it for your collection vehicle.
- Access to view your stock can be arranged by appointment for stock counts, returns inspections, or quality checks. We ask for 24 hours’ notice.
- Online stock visibility in the JLog merchant portal is coming soon for storage clients, so you will be able to check stock levels without visiting.
If you need self-access storage — where you arrive, unlock, and retrieve stock yourself — JLog is not the right fit. If you need a managed 3PL partner who picks and ships on your instruction, we are.
How storing with JLog works
- Send us your enquiry. Tell us what you are storing, how many pallets and for how long. We reply within 4 business hours.
- Agree the details. We confirm the rate and anything special about your goods. Food and drinks are stored by prior written agreement.
- Get your goods to us. Deliver to our Woodstock warehouse, or we collect in Cape Town with our own vehicles. A forklift on site handles pallets and container off-loads.
- We receive and label. Stock is counted in, labelled and tracked in our warehouse system. We can label and pack your goods in the warehouse too.
- Take it out when you need it. Give us 24 hours’ notice for retrieval. Orders placed before 11am can dispatch the same day.
Security
The warehouse sits inside a security complex in Nearby Industrial Park with a boom-gate entrance. It has 24/7 CCTV, an alarm, access-controlled entry and armed response. Only JLog staff handle your stock.
Insurance: your stock, your cover
JLog does not currently insure goods held in storage. Please arrange your own cover for stock in our warehouse; your broker can usually add it to an existing policy. If you ship with us, we can arrange optional all-risk transit insurance when you ask.
Peak-season and overflow storage
Need extra space before the festive rush or Black Friday (27 November 2026)? Start with a few pallets and add more as your volume grows. Storage is month-to-month with no setup fees, no minimum pallet count and 30 days’ notice. For example, 15 pallets at R250 is R3,750 per month for storage (VAT included; intake and handling are extra per our rate card). At 61 pallets or more the rate drops to R200 per pallet.
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