Bilateral Trade Agreements Between Malawi and Botswana

 

MALAWI               malawi flag     
 Malawi has maintained a customs union agreement with Botswana   since 1956, which works on ade facto basis. All goods wholly obtained and   manufactured in either country, with the exception of spirits, are traded on   a reciprocally duty-free basis.
 
 

BOTSWANA

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Singed on : 1956
Date of Entry into Force:  
Validity:  
Key areas of the Agreement:

The agreement covers   the following areas:

  • All goods wholly   obtained and manufactured in either country, are traded on a reciprocally   duty-free basis.
     
     
Benefits to Businesses:
  • Duty free entry of goods in member   territory
Key requirements of the Agreement: The following conditions   have to be fulfilled:
  • Wholly produced/ grown
  • Substantial transformation
Areas the Agreement does not cover:

The agreement   specifies that the following are not covered by the present agreement :

  • with the exception of   spirits
Access to the full text of the Agreement: http://www.moit.gov.mw/index.php/policies-strategies-regulations/treaties-agreements