Botswana duty free

The following goods may be imported into Botswana without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes and 20 cigars and 250g of tobacco (18 years and older).
• 2L of wine and 1L of spirits (18 years and older).
• 50ml of perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette.
• Goods up to the value of R500 (South African Rand) from within the SACU zone (Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini) and to the value of R3,000 from outside the zone.

Prohibited Imports

Prohibited imports include firearms, ammunition, narcotics and pornography.

You may bring in small amounts of fresh food, but you require an import licence for larger amounts. Note that the import regulations on meat change regularly according to disease outbreaks in different countries.