Botswana - Apply for Import Permit for Horticultural Produce

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. One should Visit the nearest District Agricultural Offices for consultation, and make the request for your application verbally to the authorized officer.
2. Accurately fill out the application form, which can be obtain from the above offices or download via this link Global
3. Attach all required documents to the form and submit them for verification and processing
4. If the authorized officer is satisfied that you have complied with the all conditions as set for the application of the permit, he or she will issue you with the permit within a day.
5. Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the authorized officer to issue him or her with a permit, may appeal to the Minister of Agriculture whose decision thereon shall be final

Note:

• The permit is single entry and is valid for seven (7) days.

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Required Documents

• Valid trading license for companies
• Valid hawker’s license
• Valid National Identity card (Omang) or passport /residence permit for non-citizens
• Any other document that may be specified by the authorized officer

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Agriculture:
Department of Agribusiness Promotion
Private Bag 00298
Gaborone
Tel: 267 3689000
Email: [email protected]
Ministry of Agriculture Link Contact
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Eligibility

• Citizen of Botswana and is not a minor
• Non-citizens
• A company or firm registered and carrying on business in Botswana.

Fees

• Free of charge

Validity

• The permit is valid for 7 days from date of issue

Documents to Use

Assets

Sample Documents

Assets

Processing Time

• Within 1 day

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Instructions

How do I obtain horticultural crops import permit?

• Acquire trading license and/ or hawkers license
• Visit the nearest District Agricultural Office to obtain the import permit.

Provide the following specific details to any District Agricultural Office;

• Quantities and type of crops to be imported
• Border post of entry( only one border post allowed per entry)
• Country of produce import

Required Information

• Name of importing person/company
• Mailing address of importing person/company
• Name of exporting person/address
• Address of exporter/supplier in exporting country
• Point of enter produce
• Final destination of the produces
• Name of the produce, quantity
• Signature of the applicant
• Physical Address, email ,phone of the applicant

Need for the Document

• This document gives applicants the guideline on how to apply for a importation and exportation licences for horticultural produce in Botswana

Information which might help

• The restriction on the importation of horticultural produce is administered using the Government Statutory Instruments No.154 of 1985, No. 44 of 1996 and No. 30 of 1998. According to the above mentioned statutory instruments the importation is restricted when there is enough production locally to meet the demand either at Regional or National level. The affected crops are cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green mealies, oranges, choumollier, rape, spinach, butternuts, beetroot, pumpkins, watermelons, green pepper, carrots and sweet potatoes.
• In order to import the above mentioned crops in to the country the importer is required to obtain an import permit

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

(ministry of agriculture), Static

Others

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