Plot No. 55745, Block 8, Main Airport Road, Gaborone, Botswana
Core Values
Integrity
Excellence
Accountability
Innovation
Teamwork
Mandate
The mandate of BOTC is to provide for an efficient and effective system for the administration and facilitation of international trade; to regulate the import and export of goods; to provide for the implementation of the SACU Agreement; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Mision
To promote fair trade, through the administration of trade instruments and provision of technical advice in trade and industry matters
Vision
An organization of reckon in promotion of fair trade and industry competitiveness
Botswana Trade Commission Strategic Intent.
BOTC promotes fair trade, industry growth and competitiveness, as catalytic enablers for economic development, through the administration of trade instruments, and contributes to Botswana’s industrialization agenda.
Tarif Amendments
Import / Export Control
services
What We Offer
Tariff Amendment
Tariff are meant to protect and ensure competitiveness of industries. There are three (3) types of tariff amendments: namely, decrease and increase in the rate of customs duty(tariffs) and creation of rebates and duty drawbacks.
Creation of Rebates/Duty Drawbacks
Rebate: It is an exemption of importers from paying customs duty. Operators pay customs duty at point of entry then claim it after producing for exportation purposes (for exports only).
Infant Industry Protection
Temporary additional customs duty, intended to enable newly established industries in the lesser developed Member States to withstand competition from other producers in or outside the Common Customs Area.
Decrease in the Rate of Customs Duty
A reduction or removal of duty is usually considered where a product attracting a duty is used in production processes of an industry.
2013
The Commission was established under the Botswana Trade Commission Act of 2013, which was amended in 2023. The current Act governs the operations, powers, and functions of the Commission
Enabling Fair International Trade.
01
Impact of Tariffs
We investigate and determine the impact of tariffs in Botswana and provide written recommendations regarding any tariff change.
02
Exports & Imports
Botswana Trade Commission investigates allegations of dumping, subsidised exports and import surges that affect Botswana.
03
Formulate Guidelines
Botswana Trade Commission formulates guidelines for the application of trade remedies and tariff amendments within Botswana.