CAP 50-03 Customs and Excise Duty Act - BURS

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1. The Official Import and Export list
Copyright Government of Botswana
SCHEDULE
The Official Import and Export List sets out the statistical codes and descriptions
under which goods are to be entered on transfer between Botswana and the other
countries of the common customs area (Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia and
Swaziland).
This list is based on the full customs tariff classification as set out in schedule 1 of
the Customs and Excise Duty Act, it is regarded therefore as an alternative to the full
classification for statistical purposes.
In cases of difficulty reference should be made to the rules for the interpretation of
the classification, the section and chapter notes set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the
Act, or to the "Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and
Coding System" a copy of which is available for inspection in the office of the Director
of Customs and Excise.
The following abbreviations have been used in the list:
Weight - kg means kilogrammes
- carat means carat
Length - m means metres
Area - m 2 means square metres
- m 3 means cubic metres
- l means litres
Electrical power - 1,000 kwh means 1,000 kilowatt hours
Number (units) - u means pieces/items
- 2u means pairs
- 12u means dozens
- 1 000u means thousands of pieces/items
- u (jeu/pack) means packs
The term "n.e.s" when it appears in the text means "not elsewhere specified or
included".
2. Forms to be used
Particulars of all goods imported into or exported from Botswana, or transferred
between Botswana and the partner states of the common customs area, must be
entered on the appropriate forms as required by the Customs and Excise Duty
Regulations, 1974.