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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-358
- NTB Type
- 8.8. Issues related to transit
- Complaint
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Business Botswana member -Flo-Tek has highlighted challenges relating to road transit bonds and cabotage restrictions. The company noted that South African authorities shifted responsibility for road transit bonds from transporters to the importer or owner of the goods. As a result, Flo-Tek is now directly responsible for administering and carrying the liability associated with transit bonds for shipments passing through South Africa. The company argues that this arrangement places an unfair financial and administrative burden on exporters, despite the transporter being in physical control of the cargo during transit. Flo-Tek also raised concerns about South Africa’s cabotage regulations, which prevent Botswana-registered trucks from completing deliveries in situations where the South African entity is the invoice holder or where goods are destined for onward export to neighbouring countries such as Lesotho. Consequently, cargo must be transferred to South African trucks before final delivery, resulting in additional transport arrangements, delays, cargo handling risks, and increased logistics costs. Flo-Tek believes these restrictions are largely protectionist in nature and hinder regional trade integration.
Flo-Tek maintains that the NTBs imposed by these South Africa undermine Botswana’s export competitiveness, increase the cost of cross-border trade, and contradict the broader objectives of SADC regional integration and trade facilitation. - Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- South Africa: (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Botswana
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2026-02-02
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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PVC pipes
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2026-05-05 10:50
- Modified
- 2026-05-05 10:50
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