Import Requirement for Botswana

Import requirement regarding shipping vehicles to Botswana:

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

- Passport
- Residence Permit and Work Permit
- Letter from employer confirming appointment and duration of contract
Inventory
- Form CE101 (in duplicate, to be presented to the Department of Customs and Excise)
P1.160 Form (in triplicate)

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS:

CUSTOMER MUST BE IN BOTSWANA AT TIME OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
Returning residents must prove to Customs that they have been out of the country for two years or more
Used household goods and personal effects must arrive within six months of Customer's arrival

MOTOR VEHICLES:

Depending on the status of the owner, an auto may be imported duty-free providing it has been owned and used for one year prior to shipment and arrives within six months of Customer's arrival
Documents required:
- Import Permit, issued by the Ministry of Commerce, is required
- Application form IC.2 (available from destination agent) to be completed and forwarded with registration documents to the Ministry of Commerce
- Registration papers and proof that the auto has been owned and used for one year
- Purchase invoice and/or proof of purchase value
- CE101 completed in duplicate, submitted with Import Permit, Residence Permit, Passport, to Department of Customs and Excise
- Police clearance certificate