Prohibited in Botswana
Indecent or obscene material is banned from import into Botswana.
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Botswana
45 rules, checked against Botswana’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
6 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Botswana
Indecent or obscene material may not be exported from Botswana.
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Action required in Botswana
admissibility_criminal_rule: Drug-related convictions subject to fine up to 500,000 pula.
Prosecution
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Action required in Botswana
Possessing prohibited goods can lead to seizure and prosecution.
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Action required in Botswana
Bringing banned goods into Botswana can lead to prosecution.
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Action required in Botswana
Failing to declare cash over P10,000 can lead to prosecution.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
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You do not have to be bringing it.
Food and plants
7
Alcohol
2
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
3
Cash and monetary instruments
4
Purchases and valuables
4
Duty-free allowances
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A minor’s share of the allowance
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The full adult allowance
minors · age 17 and under
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco at the arrivals shop 200
age 18+
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Duty over the allowance
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20%
arriving
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Duty-free against the allowance
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Yes
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Duty-free allowance
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R500
arriving
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco at the arrivals shop 250 grams
age 18+
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Minimum age
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18 years
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Perfume allowance
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50 ml
arriving
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Antiques and other restricted goods
6
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Endangered species and wildlife products
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Sand, soil, stones
Forms and documents
6
Vaccines and health
2
Plugs and power
3
From the Southern African Customs Union
Botswana applies these alongside its own rules. A national rule that states its own figure wins.
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Cash declaration threshold
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R100,000
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco allowance 200
arriving · age 18+
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Cigars
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Tobacco allowance 20
arriving · age 18+
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Combining allowances
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Per person, never combined
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Customs authority
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Customs form
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Traveler Declaration (TD-01)
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Customs form page
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Dairy
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Standing A permit is required
arriving
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Duty over the allowance
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20%
arriving
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Duty-free allowance
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R5,000
arriving
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Gold
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Gold counts toward the R100,000 excess-currency threshold per the travelers page's own currency-declaration list ('South African bank notes as well foreign currency, securities and gold'); drop or re-source the 'same page ... restricted goods requiring permit' cross-reference, since that quote comes from a different SARS URL (the guide-to-duty-free-allowances page), not from this row's cited source_url.
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 250 grams
arriving · age 18+
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Meat and meat products
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Standing A permit is required
arriving
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Perfume allowance
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50 ml
arriving
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Self-declaration ceiling
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R20,000
arriving
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Spirits
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Alcohol allowance 1 liter
arriving · age 18+
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Splitting one item
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One item may not be split
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What counts as cash
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South African bank notes, Foreign currency, Securities, Gold
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When allowances combine
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A husband and wife (or any two people) traveling together may not add their individual duty-free allowances together to cover one item priced above the per-person limit; the guide's own example is a couple that may not jointly claim a combined R10,000 allowance against a single television worth R9,000.
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Wine
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Alcohol allowance 2 liters
arriving · age 18+
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Botswana publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Duty Free Allowance
- Biosecurity TRAVELERS GUIDE
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Botswana application are not official. The government issues these directly.