Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A31: Labelling requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 28 March 1974
Publication where the measure is specified: Laws of Botswana Chapter 50:1
Regulation where the measure is specified: Customs and Excise Duty Regulations
Country/Region applying the measure: Botswana
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 42. Importation of cigarettes
Subject to the proviso to section 60(2) of the Act, no importer shall import any cigarettes into Botswana unless they are properly packed in an unbroken and unopened container which contains 10, 20 or 30 cigarettes and bears a stamp impression as determined by the Director.
Reference of the measure: Article 42
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
2402	Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes.	Yes	Cigarettes

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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