World Tariff Profiles
2023
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. World Tariff Profiles: the evolution of market access over 16 years 2. MTN Categories: product classification for WTO trade statistics and policy analysis
Botswana Botswana Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Ag
Non-Ag
WTO member since
1995
18.7
36.5
15.6
Binding coverage:
2022 2022
7.6
8.7
7.4
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
5.6
14.3
4.4
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
2021
8.4
1.0
7.4
Duty-free
0 <= 5
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Simple average final bound MFN applied Simple average Trade weighted average Imports in billion US$
Frequency distribution
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 2022
46.0
11.0
13.9
6.5
15.5
6.4
0.4
0.2
12.9
Imports
2021
21.8
18.7
11.2
7.7
28.1
5.8
6.5
0.1
22.3
12.8
5.0
22.1
20.0
19.1
13.8
0
0.0
0
MFN applied
2022
62.9
2.2
6.9
8.2
12.9
7.0
0
0.0
0.9
Imports
2021
66.5
11.8
3.4
4.7
11.0
2.7
0
0.0
11.4
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
10.9
61.1
82
0.3
47.4
Dairy products
20.4
0
37
100
8.6
23.8
31
0.7
70.7
Fruit, vegetables, plants
27.7
21.0
99
100
9.1
35.2
99
1.3
9.4
Coffee, tea
65.4
20.8
170
100
7.3
45.8
25
0.3
9.1
Cereals & preparations
44.2
0.3
597
100
8.4
43.1
102
3.5
35.1
Oilseeds, fats & oils
44.9
5.7
81
98.8
7.7
19.9
20
1.0
0.5
Sugars and confectionery
75.2
0
105
100
15.6
58.8
48
1.0
4.2
Beverages & tobacco
87.9
3.9
597
100
19.8
8.6
100
2.5
1.2
Cotton
52.0
0
60
100
4.4
66.7
15
0.0
0.3
Other agricultural products
12.0
54.4
72
100
2.2
85.5
25
0.7
53.2
Fish & fish products
18.5
50.0
37
1.5
6.4
64.2
30
0.2
69.6
Minerals & metals
11.7
16.1
30
96.0
5.1
62.1
30
42.6
90.9
Petroleum
-
-
-
0
0.6
55.6
15
9.9
2.1
Chemicals
12.3
5.8
30
99.7
2.0
85.2
30
7.8
58.5
Wood, paper, etc.
11.4
16.7
45
100
6.6
58.9
45
2.9
35.8
Textiles
22.2
3.2
30
99.2
16.8
18.8
163
0.9
10.6
Clothing
45.0
0
45
100
40.9
2.0
45
0.8
4.2
Leather, footwear, etc.
20.7
0
30
96.1
13.3
35.7
43
1.8
18.0
Non-electrical machinery
9.3
38.5
30
100
1.6
89.8
30
6.6
92.1
Electrical machinery
17.2
6.6
30
99.6
4.3
70.3
25
4.3
51.0
Transport equipment
20.0
15.9
50
100
7.0
60.7
30
5.7
14.8
Manufactures, n.e.s.
12.5
25.9
30
95.2
3.8
78.5
30
5.0
92.3
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
TL
Value
Weighted
in %
in % 100.0
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Duty-free imports
Agricultural products 1. South Africa
2021
115
6
8
11.7
3.4
3.4
100.0
2. Norway
2021
8
1
1
276.7
210.4
31.7
0.0
0.0
3. Namibia
2020
2
9
14
11.7
8.8
8.8
100.0
100.0
4. Zimbabwe
2021
2
3
5
27.2
29.2
29.2
100.0
100.0
5. European Union
2021
2
3
3
18.6
47.1
47.1
100.0
100.0 100.0
Non-agricultural products
60
1. European Union
2021
1,273
1
2
3.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
2. India
2021
528
1
2
5.9
10.0
0.0
18.2
0.0
3. South Africa
2021
455
17
33
11.1
4.5
4.5
100.0
100.0
4. Hong Kong, China
2021
361
1
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
5. Singapore
2021
279
1
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
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