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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Botswana, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
BITC, BURS and Statistics Botswana: the guide’s first stops, of the 18 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
National trade and investment agency
BITC
Botswana Investment and Trade Centre
Promotes exports, attracts investment, and runs the one-stop service center for accredited investors.
Visit BITC (opens in a new tab)Source: BITC, about page and mandate (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
BURS
Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Collects tax and customs duty, registers traders, and issues certificates of origin for exports.
Visit BURS (opens in a new tab)Source: BURS, international trade agreements overview (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Statistics Botswana
Publishes official trade, price and national accounts statistics.
Visit Statistics Botswana (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistics Botswana, introduction and mandate (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National trade and investment agency
BITC
Botswana Investment and Trade Centre
Promotes exports, attracts investment, and runs the one-stop service center for accredited investors.
Visit BITC (opens in a new tab)Source: BITC, about page and mandate (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Statistics Botswana
Publishes official trade, price and national accounts statistics.
Visit Statistics Botswana (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistics Botswana, introduction and mandate (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Continental trade agreement secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Administers the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Regional economic community
SADC
Southern African Development Community
Regional body
Runs the SADC Free Trade Area and the SADC Investment Portal.
Visit SADC (opens in a new tab)Source: SADC Investment Portal, access to markets (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Global trade organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Hosts the Botswana member page and the Trade4MSMEs information portal.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Botswana member information (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Company and business registry
CIPA
Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Registers companies and business names and records intellectual property.
Visit CIPA (opens in a new tab)Source: CIPA, starting a business in Botswana (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Special economic zones authority
SEZA
Special Economic Zones Authority
Develops, manages and regulates the special economic zones.
Visit SEZA (opens in a new tab)Source: Botswana Daily News, SEZA update to MPs, 22 December 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 22, 2024
- Get advice
Small business support agency
LEA
Local Enterprise Authority
Supports small, medium and micro enterprises with advice, incubation and export readiness.
Visit LEA (opens in a new tab)Source: LEA, about the Local Enterprise Authority (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Find finance
National development bank
NDB
National Development Bank
Lends for agriculture, business and housing, including purchase order finance and term loans.
Visit NDB (opens in a new tab)Source: NDB, home page and loan products (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Citizen enterprise financing agency
CEDA
Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency
Lends to citizen-owned enterprises, including projects that commercial banks may not fund.
Visit CEDA (opens in a new tab)Source: CEDA, background and mandate (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
BURS
Botswana Unified Revenue Service
Collects tax and customs duty, registers traders, and issues certificates of origin for exports.
Visit BURS (opens in a new tab)Source: BURS, international trade agreements overview (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs union secretariat
SACU Secretariat
Southern African Customs Union Secretariat
Regional body
Publishes the SACU agreements and the trade agreements the union has signed.
Visit SACU Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: SACU Secretariat, trade agreements register (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Central bank
Bank of Botswana
Sets the Pula exchange rate framework, publishes inflation statements and supervises banks.
Visit Bank of Botswana (opens in a new tab)Source: Bank of Botswana, current exchange rate framework (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
BOBS
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Acts as Botswana's enquiry point for questions on standards and technical regulations under the WTO's technical barriers to trade rules.
Visit BOBS (opens in a new tab)Source: ePing, TBT enquiry point record for Botswana (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Non-bank financial regulator
NBFIRA
Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority
Regulates pensions, securities, insurance and lending businesses.
Visit NBFIRA (opens in a new tab)Source: NBFIRA, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Animal health authority
Veterinary Services
Department of Veterinary Services
Issues veterinary export permits for livestock, animal products and veterinary drugs.
Visit Veterinary Services (opens in a new tab)Source: Botswana Trade Portal, veterinary export permit procedure (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Agricultural export permit office
Agricultural Business Department
Department of Agricultural Business and Promotion
Issues export permits for controlled farm products such as maize, sorghum, groundnuts and pulses.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Private sector association
Business Botswana
Represents private and parastatal companies and offers business development services and training.
Visit Business Botswana (opens in a new tab)Source: Business Botswana, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Botswana is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.