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BURS, BOTC get into agreement

Jeanette Chanda Makgolo and Shirley Moncho exchanging documents during MoU signing between BURS and BOTC PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Jeanette Chanda Makgolo and Shirley Moncho exchanging documents during MoU signing between BURS and BOTC PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Botswana Trade Commission (BOTC), a move aimed at strengthening their cooperative efforts of facilitating legitimate trade.

Through the MoU, BOTC will be regulating the importation and exportation of goods in Botswana while on the other hand BURS is the competent authority in terms of the facilitation, control of importation and exportation of goods in Botswana including the prohibition of illicit trade.

The relationship will see BOTC recommend tariff changes through the SACU tariff board and SACU council and BURS implements the changes.

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