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A: Protection of human life and health and C: Protection of life and health of plants
Description of the measure
16. Subject to the imposition of conditions in terms of section thirty of the Act, the conditions governing the importation from South Africa of a plant listed in the first column of the Eighth Schedule shall be the conditions specified opposite thereto in the second column of the Schedule.
A: Protection of human life and health and E: Protection of the environment
Description of the measure
50. Handling, packaging, etc., of genetically modified organisms Any person manufacturing or importing any genetically modified organisms shall ensure that the handling, packaging, identification and transportation of genetically modified organisms is done in the prescribed manner
Reference of the measure
Part IX section 51
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 2
Agricultural products
Yes
This measure affects exclusively genetically modified organisms
This Uganda Standard specifies quality requirements, contaminants, hygiene, packaging, labelling, Management systems , methods of sampling and test for nutrient-concentrated foods for therapeutic uses.
Applied by South Africa on the entire world for 07: Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers and 08: Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Requirements for a HACCP system applicable to imported foodstuffs
15. The requirements for the application of the HACCP system become applicable to imported foodstuffs on the same date per sector or a specific category of food handling enterprise as specified in column 3, Annex 6.
16. The Director-General may request documentary evidence of the country of origin for the external HAACP auditing and certification with regard to imported foodstuffs.
Reference of the measure
Regulations 15
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
07
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
No
08
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
No
Description
Vegetables, fruit, nuts or parts of plants preparations and products
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure
245.Canned (naming the vegetable) shall be the product obtained by heat processing in an appropriate manner before or after being sealed in a container so as to prevent spoilage of the named fresh vegetable after it has been properly prepared, and it may contain sugar, invert sugar or dextrose, in a dry or liquid form, salt, a firming agent (seePart VI of the Nineteenth Schedule), if declared by name on the label, and other suitable ingredients which are not food additives, or food colours as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule or, if the ingredients are food additives, their use shall conform to the limits specified in the Nineteenth Schedule and, if they are food colours, their use and limits shall be as prescribed in Part I of the Seventeenth Schedule.
Reference of the measure
Part II para 245
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
20
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
A: Protection of human life and health, B: Protection of life and health of animals and C: Protection of life and health of plants
Description of the measure
9. (1) The Minister may by regulation, statutory order or statutory notice provide for prohibition, restriction and regulation of the importation of any-
(a) growing media;
(b) injurious organisms and invertebrates; and
(c) plants and the growing media in which plants are growing or to which plants are attached or which may be adhering to plants;
together with their containers.
Reference of the measure
PART III: Section 9(1)
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Description
growing media; injurious organisms and invertebrates; and plants
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
Inclusion/Exclusion
Country
Date in
Date out
Inclusion
Entire world
A14: Authorization requirement for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons for importing certain products
9. No person shall treat poultry for human consumption with ionising radiation or sell, distribute or import into Botswana poultry that has been so radiated without obtaining a prior import permit from the Director; and any such treated poultry shall be labelled "Irradiated Poultry"
Reference of the measure
Sixth Schedule; Part II; Paragraph 9
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 14
Poultry meat
Yes
Poultry products that are treated with ionising radiation
Applied by Botswana on the entire world for 0511.10: - Bovine semen and 0511.99.15: --- Bloodmeal; animal semen; parings and similar waste of raw hides and skins
3. Introduction of semen into Botswana
(1) No person shall introduce, or cause to be introduced into Botswana any semen unless such semen is accompanied by a written permit by the Director authorizing the introduction of such semen.
(2) The Director may in granting a permit under the provisions of subregulation (1) impose such conditions as may appear to him necessary or expedient for preventing the introduction to and spread in Botswana of diseases of stock.
(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subregulation (1) or who contravenes any condition imposed under the provisions of subregulation (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in regulation 5.
Reference of the measure
Article 3
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
0511.10
- Bovine semen
No
0511.99.15
--- Bloodmeal; animal semen; parings and similar waste of raw hides and skins
Applied by Botswana on the entire world for 0102.31: -- Pure-bred breeding animals, 0102.39: -- Other, 0103.91: -- Weighing less than 50 kg, 0103.92: -- Weighing 50 kg or more, 0106.11: -- Primates, 0106.14: -- Rabbits and hares, 0106.33.10: --- Ostriches, 0106.33.90: --- Other, 0106.20: - Reptiles (including snakes and turtles), 0102.90: - Other and 0106.90: - Other
34. Import, export, re-export and transit of game animals and trophies
(1) No person shall import, export, re-export or acquire transit rights for game animals without an import, export, re-export and transit permit respectively.
(2) An application for an import, export, re-export or transit permit for game animals not listed under the Fifth Schedule of the Act shall be made in the form set out in the Twenty Sixth Schedule.
(3) An import, export, re-export and transit permit for game animals and trophies not listed under the Fifth Schedule of the Act shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Seventh Schedule.
(4) An import, export, re-export and transit permit for game animals and trophies specified in the Fifth Schedule of the Act, shall be in the form set out in the Twenty Eighth Schedule.
(5) If an import, export, re-export or transit permit is unused for whatever reason it shall be surrendered to the issuing office before another one is issued.
(6) A permit applied for under this regulation may be issued on the payment of an appropriate fee specified in the Twenty-Ninth Schedule.
(7) A permit issued under this regulation shall be subject to such terms, conditions and requirements as may be endorsed in the permit.
(8) Any person who contravenes any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
Applied by Botswana on the entire world for 0102: Live bovine animals., 0103: Live swine., 0106: Other live animals., 0407: Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked., 0408: Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter., 05: Products of animal origin,not elsewhere specified or included, 41: Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather, 43: Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof, 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates and 02: Meat and edible meat offal
62. Export and import of animals, etc.
( 1) No person shall, except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit granted to him by the Director under subsection (3), export from or import into or transport through or re-export from Botswana any animal, or trophy, meat or eggs thereof.
Reference of the measure
Sub-Article 62(1)
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
0102
Live bovine animals.
Yes
Wildlife
0103
Live swine.
Yes
Wildlife
0106
Other live animals.
Yes
Wildlife
0407
Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked.
Yes
Of wildlife
0408
Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
Yes
Of wildlife
05
Products of animal origin,not elsewhere specified or included
Yes
Of wildlife
41
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Yes
Of wildlife
43
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Yes
Of wildlife
03
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Yes
in a national park or a game reserve
02
Meat and edible meat offal
Yes
Meat of wildlife
Description
Any vertebrate or invertebrate animal or bird and the eggs and young thereof, but does not include a fish, except in a national park or a game reserve, or a domestic animal or bird, or the eggs and the young thereof; meat of these animals; and " trophy" which means any horn, ivory, tooth, tusk, bone, claw, hoof, hide, skin, hair, feather, egg
or other durable portion whatsoever of any animal, whether processed or not, which is recognizable as a durable portion of such animal
3. Restriction on importation of wheat flour
(1) No person shall import wheat flour except under and in accordance with a written
permit issued under these Regulations.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1) an import permit shall not be
required for the importation of wheat flour donated to the Botswana Government or any
organization or person for purposes of drought relief or for the importation by any person of an
amount not exceeding 12,5 kg of wheat flour for his personal consumption.
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 authorized officer.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), no permit shall be required for
the importation of-
(a) green maize commonly known as mealies;
(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.
Reference of the measure
Article 3
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Description
Animal feed for poultry and livestock
Bananas
Beetroot
Butternuts
Cabbage
Carrots
Fresh milk
Green pepper
Maize
Maize products
Mangoes
Onions
Oranges
Potatoes
Pulses
Pumpkin
Sorghum
Sorghum products
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Water melon
Wheat
2. Restriction of importation of growth promoters
No person shall, for the purpose of promoting growth in any animal, import, distribute,
dispose of, purchase, sell or supply any of the substances specified in the Schedule except
under and in accordance with a written permit issued by the Minister for the time being
responsible for agriculture or by a public officer authorized by the Minister in that behalf.
Reference of the measure
Article 2
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Description
Hormones and oestrogens,
anabolic steroids,
zearonal (Resorcylic Acid Lactones),
antibiotic feed
additives and animal feed containing antibiotics,
and all other products used for the purpose of growth
promotion in animals.
3. Restriction on importation of eggs and poultry meat
No person shall import eggs or poultry meat except under and in accordance with a
written permit issued under these Regulations by the Minister for the time being responsible for
agriculture or by a person authorized by him in that behalf:
Provided that a person may, without a permit issued under these Regulations, import for
consumption by himself or his immediate family not more than 36 eggs and 5 kg of poultry meat
at any one time.
3.Restriction on the importation of bread loaves and pie pastries
(1) No person shall import bread loaves or pie pastries except under and in accordance
with a permit issued under these Regulations.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), an import permit shall not be
required for the importation, by any person, of-
(a) an amount not exceeding 6 loaves of bread per week; or
(b) an amount not exceeding 5 kg of pie pastries per week.
Applied by Botswana on the entire world for 0101: Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies., 0102: Live bovine animals., 0103: Live swine., 0104: Live sheep and goats., 0105: Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls., 0106: Other live animals., 0502: Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair., 0505: Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of fe, 0506: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products., 0507: Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products., 0511: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption., 4101: Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split., 4102: Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by note, 4103: Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by note, 4104: Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared., 4105: Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared., 4106: Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared., 4107: Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14., 4301: Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 41.01, 41.02 or 41.03., 5101: Wool, not carded or combed., 5102: Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed. and 5103: Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock.
6. Control of import and export
(1) No person shall, without the consent of the Director, import or export any animal, carcass, hide, skin, hoof, hair, wool, semen or any other produce of animal origin, litter, dung, fodder, live virus, or other pathogenic agent capable of setting up disease in animals, serum, vaccine or other biological or chemical product intended to be used for the treatment of animals.
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 6(1)
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
0101
Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies.
No
0102
Live bovine animals.
No
0103
Live swine.
No
0104
Live sheep and goats.
No
0105
Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls.
No
0106
Other live animals.
No
0502
Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair.
No
0505
Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of fe
No
0506
Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products.
No
0507
Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products.
No
0511
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption.
Yes
Other animal products
4101
Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split.
No
4102
Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by note
No
4103
Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by note
No
4104
Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
No
4105
Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
No
4106
Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
No
4107
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14.
No
4301
Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use), other than raw hides and skins of heading 41.01, 41.02 or 41.03.
No
5101
Wool, not carded or combed.
No
5102
Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed.
No
5103
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock.
No
Description
Any animal, carcass, hide, skin, hoof, hair, wool, semen or any other produce of animal origin, litter, dung, fodder, live virus, or other pathogenic agent capable of setting up disease in animals, serum, vaccine or other biological or chemical product intended to be used for the treatment of animals.
71. Stills to be licensed
(1) No person shall own or have in his possession or under his control any still except under a licence prescribed in Schedule No. 8 and subject to the regulations
17. Prohibition of market of vegetable products from Zimbabwe
The introduction into Botswana from Zimbabwe of all vegetable products, including grass, grasshay, straw, lucerne hay, mealies, mealie-stalks, cobs, kaffir-corn and stalks, is prohibited except by special permission of the Minister.
Reference of the measure
Article 17
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 4
Plants and plant products
Yes
All vegetable products, including grass, grasshay, straw, lucerne hay, mealies, mealie-stalks, cobs, kaffir-corn and stalks
Description
All vegetable products, including grass, grasshay, straw, lucerne hay, mealies, mealie-stalks, cobs, kaffir-corn and stalks
43. (l ) Any person who wishes to import or export a Schedule lA, 1 B or 1 C medicine, or a precursor chemical, shall apply to the Authority in the prescribed form accompanied by' a prescribed fee.
(2) Any person who imports or exports a Schedule lA, 1B or lC medicine, or a precursor chemical shall, for every import and export, as the case may be, whether such import or export consists of one or more substances, obtain a separate licence from the Authority for such importation or exportation.
Reference of the measure
Article 43
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 37
Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
No
PG: 23
Medicines
Yes
precursor chemicals
Description
Narcotic medicines, psychotropics and precursor chemicals
11. Importation of plants, etc.
(1) No person shall import any plant, plant product or regulated article unless he or she has a permit issued by the NPPO in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule.
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