Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B11: Prohibition for TBT reasons
Date when the measure came into force: 18 June 1970
Publication where the measure is specified: Laws of Botswana Chapter 50:1
Regulation where the measure is specified: Customs and Excise Duty Act
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: 124. Prohibitions and restrictions
(1) The importation of the following goods is hereby prohibited, namely-
(a) cigarettes with a mass of more than 2 kilograms per 1000 cigarettes; and
(b) prison-made and penitentiary-made goods
Reference of the measure: Sub-article 124(1)
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
2402.20	- Cigarettes containing tobacco	Yes	Cigarettes with a mass of more than 2 kilograms per 1000 cigarettes
2402.90.2	-- Cigarettes of tobacco substitutes:	Yes	Cigarettes with a mass of more than 2 kilograms per 1000 cigarettes

Description: Cigarettes with a mass of more than 2 kilograms per 1000 cigarettes; and prison-made and penitentiary-made goods

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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