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Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Waste, parings and scrap of Plastics, excluding hospital waste of all kind, used sewerage pipes and used chemical containers falling under their respective PCT codes (Sr. No. 26 of Appendix A refers)
- Conditions: Importable by industrial consumers subject to the fulfilment of following conditions:
(i) certification confirming appropriate manufacturing facility and determination of import quota from concerned Federal/Provincial Environmental Protection Agency;
(ii) inspection from technically qualified designated Pre-Shipment Inspection companies to be notified by the Federal government from time to time that the imported consignment does not contain any hazardous waste, as defined in the Basel Convention

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Ozone Depleting Substances
- Conditions: Import of ozone depleting substances specified at Appendix F shall be subject to the policy/quota allocations to be laid down by the Ministry of Climate Change from time to time

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Contaminated blood samples for laboratory test
- Conditions: Importable on the recommendation of Ministry of Health subject to following conditions:
the importing laboratory is duly approved by Ministry of Health prior to import of contaminated blood samples;
the laboratories have qualified staff and state of the art equipment to ensure:
a) bio safety of lab environment
b) safety of waste disposal; and
the importing laboratory complies with the procedure prescribed by Ministry of Health, for import, handling and waste disposal of contaminated blood samples

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste
- Conditions: Importable subject to certification from the exporting country that the granules being exported are free from hazardous substance as defined in Basel Convention. Customs Authorities shall ensure strict compliance of the condition

Table A3. 3 Restricted imports, 2012-15
Part 1 Health and Safety Requirements
- Commodity description: Waste and scrap of exhausted batteries of automobiles
- Conditions: Import of such scrap shall be allowed only in favour of industrial consumers only for their own use subject to the condition that importer shall furnish to Customs Authorities:
(a) a certificate from the concerned Federal or Provincial Environment Protection Agency that they have adequate manufacturing facility capable of handling hazardous wastes in accordance with the provision of Basel Convention; and
(b) permission or authorization specifying quantitative entitlement for the import of waste and scrap of electric accumulators issued by the or concerned Federal/Provincial Environment Protection Agency

The outlook for Botswana is for a sustainable and inclusive economic growth. (...)

(...) While subsequent NDPs (National Development Plans) have focused on increased diversification of the domestic economy and accelerated real GDP growth, NDP 11 will employ a broader goal of inclusive growth and sustainable development.

Government has invested earnings from diamonds in key infrastructure areas covering education, health, clean water, (…)

The BITC (Botswana Investment Trade Centre) was established in 2011 to, inter alia, attract FDI. In addition to promoting Botswana as an investment destination, the BITC functions as a "one stop shop" to facilitate investment procedures, such as the acquisition of licences and permits, and access to industrial and commercial land. [38] (...)

[38] BITC, through the one-stop shop system, assists with: (...) ensuring compliance with environmental requirements; (...)

Botswana operates a post-clearance audit system to verify import (and export) declarations. Nevertheless, imported goods, including those originating in any of the SACU countries, may be subject to inspection using a risk-based system, based on the importer's profile and profile of imports; the selectivity parameters are reviewed from time to time. (...) Customs performs inspections on behalf of, inter alia, the Departments for Animal Health and Protection, Water Affairs, Wildlife and National Parks and the Botswana Police Service.