World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Botswana Botswana Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound
Ag
18.7
Simple average MFN applied
Non-Ag
36.5
15.6
WTO member since
1995
Binding coverage:
2021 2020
7.7
8.8
7.6
Trade weighted average
5.7
13.4
4.6
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
Imports in billion US$
2020
6.5
0.8
5.6
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
Total
93.8
Non-Ag
92.9 0 37.3
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products 21.9
2.5
1.6
1.5
14.4
36.0
19.0
2.9
0
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
46.1
11.1
13.6
6.5
15.6
6.0
0.9
0.2
13.7
Imports
2020
22.5
16.3
10.1
10.5
29.1
11.4
0.0
0.1
21.5
12.8
5.0
22.1
20.0
19.1
13.8
0
0.0
0
MFN applied
2021
62.5
2.3
6.8
8.1
13.0
7.3
0
0.0
0.9
Imports
2020
65.2
11.8
2.9
5.0
12.7
2.4
0
0.0
11.2
Non-agricultural products Final bound
Part A.2
Tariffs and imports by product groups Final bound duties
Product groups
AVG
Duty-free
Max
Binding
in %
MFN applied duties
AVG
in %
Duty-free
Imports Max
in %
Share
Duty-free
in %
in %
Animal products
37.4
30.6
160
100
11.2
60.4
82
0.4
46.4
Dairy products
20.4
0
37
100
9.4
23.8
30
0.8
71.0
Fruit, vegetables, plants
27.7
21.0
99
100
9.0
35.3
99
1.4
7.7
Coffee, tea
65.4
20.8
170
100
7.4
45.8
25
0.4
5.7 34.4
Cereals & preparations
44.2
0.3
597
100
8.7
39.8
103
4.4
Oilseeds, fats & oils
44.9
5.7
81
98.8
7.5
21.1
20
0.9
0.5
Sugars and confectionery
75.2
0
105
100
20.2
58.8
70
1.0
5.0
Beverages & tobacco
87.9
3.9
597
100
20.0
8.4
113
2.5
0.8
Cotton
52.0
0
60
100
4.4
66.7
15
0.1
0.1
Other agricultural products
12.0
54.4
72
100
2.2
85.5
25
0.8
50.7
Fish & fish products
18.5
50.0
37
1.5
6.4
64.0
30
0.3
81.2
Minerals & metals
90.8
11.7
16.1
30
96.0
5.0
62.1
30
37.7
Petroleum
-
-
-
0
0.7
55.6
15
9.6
1.5
Chemicals
12.3
5.8
30
99.7
2.1
84.5
30
7.9
53.8
Wood, paper, etc.
11.4
16.7
45
100
6.1
62.4
45
3.0
33.6
Textiles
22.2
3.2
30
99.2
16.8
18.7
160
1.0
18.3
Clothing
45.0
0
45
100
41.1
1.9
45
0.7
6.5
Leather, footwear, etc.
20.7
0
30
96.1
13.3
35.7
43
1.5
15.2
9.3
38.5
30
100
1.5
90.6
30
6.0
89.5
17.2
6.6
30
99.6
4.5
68.2
25
5.1
56.8
Non-electrical machinery Electrical machinery Transport equipment
20.0
15.9
50
100
6.6
64.9
30
6.3
11.7
Manufactures, n.e.s.
12.5
25.9
30
95.2
3.8
78.3
30
8.1
93.4
Part B
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced Bilateral imports Major markets
in million US$
Diversification
MFN AVG of
Pref.
95% trade in no. of
traded TL
margin
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Weighted
Duty-free imports TL
Value
in %
in %
Agricultural products 1. South Africa
2020
61
6
9
10.2
4.6
4.6
100.0
2. Norway
2020
13
1
2
274.9
260.2
39.3
0.0
100.0 0.0
3. European Union
2020
4
3
5
30.9
47.5
47.5
100.0
100.0
4. Namibia
2020
2
9
14
11.7
8.8
8.8
100.0
100.0
5. Zimbabwe
2020
1
3
4
19.5
24.8
24.8
100.0
100.0
Non-agricultural products
60
1. European Union
2020
1,115
1
2
3.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
2. United Arab Emirates
2020
1,065
1
2
3.0
0.3
0.0
40.0
93.2
3. India
2020
462
1
2
6.9
10.0
0.0
7.7
0.0
4. Singapore
2020
376
1
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
5. South Africa
2020
344
20
43
10.3
4.5
4.5
100.0
100.0
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WTO ITC UNCTAD World Tariff Profiles 2022