Gov’t firms up Infant Industry Protection scheme :: Mmegi Online

Government has identified shade nets, surgical masks, and thermal paper rolls as industries with sufficient potential for growth and industrial development to qualify for support under the country’s Infant Industry Protection dispensation.

The development was announced recently during a stakeholder engagement on the implementation of the Infant Industry Protection measure in support of industrial development in the country.

Speaking during the engagement, the Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima, said effective February 2026, government introduced additional customs duties on the three products. A 10% additional duty was imposed on shade nets, increasing the applied rate to 30%, whilst thermal paper rolls attracted a 20% additional duty, bringing the applied rate from zero to 20%. Surgical masks were also subjected to an additional 10% duty, increasing the applied rate to 30%.

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Gov’t firms up Infant Industry Protection scheme

Government has identified shade nets, surgical masks, and thermal paper rolls as industries with sufficient potential for growth and industrial development to qualify for support under the country’s Infant Industry Protection dispensation.

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