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EXHIBIT 8.1

UTi WORLDWIDE INC.
LISTING OF SUBSIDIARIES

Details of the consolidated subsidiaries, using their current names, at January
31, 2003 are as follows:

|                                                        |  |                          |  |                 |     | 
|------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | --------------- | --- | 
|                                                        |  | Country of incorporation |  | % share holding
|                                                        |  |                          |  |                
|UTi Logistics Argentina SA                              |  | Argentina                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTI (Aust) Pty Limited                                  |  | Australia                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Belgium NV                                          |  | Belgium                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Logistics NV                                        |  | Belgium                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Botswana Limited                        |  | Botswana                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi do Brasil Limitada                                  |  | Brazil                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Corrib Limited                                          |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Goddard Company Limited                                 |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Kasteel II Limited                                      |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Karibe Investments Limited                              |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Pyramid Freight (Proprietary) Limited                   |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Taipan Services Limited                                 |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Thomas International Freight Auditors Limited           |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transnacala Africa Express                              |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transtec Ocean Express Holdings Inc.                    |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Africa Limited                          |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Africa Services Limited                 |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Asia Pacific Limited                                |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi International Inc.                                  |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Logistics (Proprietary) Limited                     |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Networks Inc.                                       |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Projects Limited                                    |  | British Virgin Islands   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Burundi S.A.R.L                                     |  | Burundi                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi, Canada, Inc.                                       |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Commerce Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Limited |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|W.J. Bondy Customs Brokers Limited                      |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|CCB Ventures Limited                                    |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Commerce International Freight Forwarders Limited       |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|W. Wingate & Johnston Ltd.                              |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Ambassador Brokerage Limited                            |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 60  | 
|BDP Commerce Global Logistics Inc.                      |  | Canada                   |  |                 | 50  | 
|Union-Transport Chile S.A.                              |  | Chile                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Colcarga Transporte Internacional Limitada          |  | Colombia                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (CZ) s.r.o                                          |  | Czech Republic           |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Egypt Limited                           |  | Egypt                    |  |                 | 55  | 
|UTi Egypt Limited                                       |  | Egypt                    |  |                 | 55  | 
|UTi France S.A.R.L                                      |  | France                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Deutschland GmbH                                    |  | Germany                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Administration Limited                              |  | Guernsey                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|Air & Sea Union Holdings Limited                        |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Hatro Hanse Transport Limited                           |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Jet Speed Sea Freight Limited                           |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|International Liner Agencies (H.K.) Limited             |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Scan-Cargo Transport Limited                            |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport (H.K.) Limited                          |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (H.K.) Limited                                      |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transtec Ocean Express (H.K.) Limited                   |  | Hong Kong                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UT Worldwide (India) (Pvt) Limited                      |  | India                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|PT Union Trans Internusa                                |  | Indonesia                |  |                 | 51  | 
|UTi Ireland Limited                                     |  | Ireland                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Eilat Overseas Ltd.                                 |  | Israel                   |  |                 | 51  | 

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|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | --------------- | --- | 
|                                                  |  | Country of incorporation |  | % share holding
|                                                  |  |                          |  |                
|UTi Italy SrL                                     |  | Italy                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Japan K.K                                     |  | Japan                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTK (Kenya) Limited                               |  | Kenya                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Korea Co Limited                              |  | Korea                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transacala (Malawi) Limited                       |  | Malawi                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport (Mauritius) Limited               |  | Mauritius                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Mtius) Limited                               |  | Mauritius                |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Worldwide (M) Sdn Bhd                         |  | Malaysia                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union Air Transport De Mexico SA De CV            |  | Mexico                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport (Mozambique) Limitada             |  | Mozambique               |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Sun Couriers (Proprietary) Limited            |  | Namibia                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|African Investments BV                            |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|Gerlach Art Packers and Shippers BV               |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|TOX Holdings BV                                   |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Nederland BV                                  |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Netherlands) Holdings BV                     |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|Active Airline Representatives BV                 |  | Netherlands              |  |                 | 100 | 
|African Investment Holdings NV                    |  | Netherlands Antilles     |  |                 | 100 | 
|TOX Holdings NV                                   |  | Netherlands Antilles     |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union Air Transport (N.A.) Holdings NV            |  | Netherlands Antilles     |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union Air Transport (N.A.) NV                     |  | Netherlands Antilles     |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi New Zealand Limited                           |  | New Zealand              |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi del Peru S.A.                                 |  | Peru                     |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Global Logistics) Inc.                       |  | Philippines              |  |                 | 100 | 
|GSLI-Grupo De Servicos Logisticos Integrados LDA  |  | Portugal                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Rwanda Sarl                                   |  | Rwanda                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Worldwide (Singapore) Pte Ltd.                |  | Singapore                |  |                 | 100 | 
|Co-ordinated Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd.       |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 50  | 
|Co-ordinated Materials Handling (Pty) Ltd.        |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 50  | 
|Granat Property Investments (Pty) Limited         |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|e-Deliveries (Pty) Limited                        |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Deldevco Properties (Pty) Limited                 |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Marine Link (Pty) Limited                         |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Portion 118 Rietfonetin (Pty) Ltd.                |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Speedwheel Deliveries (Pty) Limited               |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Chiltrac (Pty) Limited                            |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 50  | 
|Treewood Consultants (Pty) Ltd.                   |  | South Africa             |  |                 | 100 | 
|Plataforma Logistica De Alovera, S.L              |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Servicios Logisticos Integrados SLI, S.A.         |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|SLI Internalizacion De Servicios, S.L             |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|SLI Mantenimiento Integral, S.L                   |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Techicos Asesores De Seguros Brokers Correduna De |  |                          |  |                 |     | 
|Seguros, S.A.                                     |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union De Servicios Logisticos Integrados, S.A.    |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTI Spain, S.L                                    |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Value 4 Logistics, S.L                            |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|Wear Link, S.L                                    |  | Spain                    |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTI Pership (Pvt) Limited                         |  | Sri Lanka                |  |                 | 51  | 
|UTi Logistics AB                                  |  | Sweden                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Taiwan) Limited                              |  | Taiwan                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Taiwan) Holdings Limited                     |  | Taiwan                   |  |                 | 61  | 
|UTi Worldwide Co., Limited                        |  | Thailand                 |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Tasimacilik Limited                           |  | Turkey                   |  |                 | 60  | 
|Transtec International Freight Services Limited   |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transtec Ocean Express Limited                    |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Worldwide (UK) Limited                        |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union Ocean Transport Limited                     |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (UK) Holdings Limited                         |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport (Scotland) Limited                |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 

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|                                          |  | Country of incorporation |  | % share holding
|                                          |  |                          |  |                
|WTC Ocean Freight (UK) Limited            |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|WTC Transtec Freight Limited              |  | United Kingdom           |  |                 | 100 | 
|SLI Tacisa, Inc.                          |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|Standard Corporation                      |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Brokerage Corp.           |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport Logistics Inc.            |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi, United States, Inc.                  |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|Union-Transport (US) Holdings Inc.        |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Services Inc.                         |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|Vanguard Cargo Systems Inc.               |  | United States of America |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi Uruguay SA                            |  | Uruguay                  |  |                 | 100 | 
|UTi (Zambia) Limited                      |  | Zambia                   |  |                 | 100 | 
|Transtec Freight (Zimbabwe) (Pvt) Limited |  | Zimbabwe                 |  |                 | 100 | 

Co-ordinated Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited and Co-ordinated Materials
Handling (Pty) Ltd., in which the Company holds 50% investments, have been
consolidated as the Company has the power to govern the financial and operating
policies of these companies

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