Control of Goods (Import and Export of Agricultural Products) Regulations (Chapter 43:08)

CONTROL OF GOODS (IMPORT AND EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS (under section 3) (25th November, 1985) ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Restriction on importation of certain agricultural products 4. Restriction on exportation of certain agricultural products 5. Application for permit 6. Issue of permit 7. Appeal First Schedule - Restricted Agricultural Imports Second Schedule - Specified Agricultural Products Third Schedule - Restricted Agricultural Exports S.I. 154, 1985, S.I. 63, 1995, S.I. 30, 1998, S.I. 71, 2000, S.I. 11, 2004, S.I. 22, 2005, S.I. 66, 2005, S.I. 6, 2011, S.I. 24, 2011, S.I. 38, 2011, S.I. 109, 2020. 1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Goods (Import and Export of Agricultural Products) Regulations. 2. Interpretation For the purposes of these Regulations "authorised officer" means the officer in the Ministry of Agriculture who is charged with the responsibility of issuing permits for the importation into Botswana and exportation out of Botswana of agricultural products. 3. Restriction on importation of certain agricultural products (1) No person shall import any agricultural products specified in the First Schedule hereto except under and in accordance with a written permit issued by the authorised officer. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), no permit shall be required for the importation of (a) ... (b) seed intended for planting, being a consignment or part of a consignment clearly marked as seed; or (c) any agricultural product specified in the Second Schedule hereto, where such goods are imported by any person for the purpose of that person's own consumption or use and in the quantities specified in the said Schedule. 4. Restriction on exportation of certain agricultural products (1) No person shall export any agricultural product specified in the Second and Third Schedules hereto except under and in accordance with a written permit issued by the authorised officer. https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s1 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s2 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s3 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s4 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s5 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s6 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS https://botswanalaws.com/subsidiary-legislation/control-of-goods-prices-and-other-charges-subsidiary-legislation#SubLCh4308s7 CONTROLOFGOODS(IMPORTANDEXPORTOFAGRICULTURALPRODUCTS)REGULATIONS (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), no permit shall be required for the exportation of any agricultural product which does not exceed the quantities specified under the Second Schedule. 5. Application for permit (1) An application for an import or export permit, as the case may be under these Regulations, shall be made to the authorised officer, and such application shall contain such information and shall be accompanied by such documents as may be specified by the authorised officer. (2) Any person applying for an import permit under these Regulations shall produce, to the authorised officer, such information or documents as the officer may require, proving that at least (a) 30% of the maize grain; (b) 70% of the maize meal, samp, maize rice or animal feed for poultry and livestock; (c) 50% of the sorghum grains; or (d) 70% of the sorghum meal, sorghum rice or any other processed sorghum product, which is the subject of his or her application, was obtained in Botswana. (3) An application for an import and export permit under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by an application fee of P150. 6. Issue of permit Where the authorised officer is satisfied that an applicant for a permit is a fit and proper person and such person has complied with all the conditions specified for the issue of a permit, he may issue the applicant with an import or export permit, as the case may be. 7. Appeal Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the authorised officer to issue him with an import or export permit, as the case may be, under these Regulations may appeal to the Minister of Agriculture whose decision thereon shall be final. FIRST SCHEDULE RESTRICTED AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS (reg. 3(1)) Animal feed for poultry and livestock Bananas Beetroot Broccoli Butternuts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Cucumber Fresh milk Gem Squash Green pepper Green beans Lettuce Maize Maize products Mangoes Onions Oranges Potatoes Pulses Pumpkin Sorghum Sorghum products Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Water melon Wheat SECOND SCHEDULE SPECIFIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (reg. 3(2)(c)) Products Quantity Bananas 20 kg per person Beetroot 10 kg per person Butternuts 10 kg per person Carrots 10 kg per person Green pepper 10 kg per person Maize 25 kg per person Maize products 25 kg per person Mangoes 10 kg per person Pulses 25 kg per person Pumpkin 10 kg per person Sorghum 25 kg per person Sorghum products 25 kg per person Sweet potatoes 10 kg per person Water melon 10 kg per person Wheat 25 kg per person Cabbage 30 kg per person Fresh milk 2 litres per person Onions 15 kg per person Oranges 15 kg per person Potatoes 20 kg per person Tomatoes 10 kg per person THIRD SCHEDULE RESTRICTED AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS (reg. 4) Castor beans Pulses Groundnuts Sorghum Maize Sorghum products Maize products Sunflower seed Millet Wheat Millet products