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BURS warns vegetable smugglers of stiff penalties

A fine of P50 000 will be levied on first offenders caught smuggling vegetables valued at less than P2 500, second offenders fined P150 000 fine while repeat offenders will be prosecuted.

mm by Baboloki Meekwane
July 6, 2022
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BURS warns vegetable smugglers of stiff penalties

GABORONE 1 December 2021, Commissioner General of Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) Jeanette Makgolo briefs the media in Gaborone on 1 December2 2021 on the on going tax amnesty. Makgolo told the media that the amnesty period is coming to an end on 31 December 2021. Commissioner Phodiso Valashia and Tutu Bakwena were present during the briefing. Makgolo commenting during the briefing. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

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Smuggling of fresh produce has grown at an alarming rate since the government imposed a ban on importation of fruits and vegetables last December, the Commissioner General of Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS), Jeannette Makgolo, told journalists last week.

Speaking at an engagement with the editors of media houses at BURS on Monday, Makgolo said the taxman will come down hard on smugglers who face penalties of imprisonment of up to 10 years or up to P1 million or thrice the value of goods they are found with under the Customs Act.

A fine of P50 000 will be levied on first offenders caught smuggling vegetables valued at less than P2 500, second offenders fined P150 000 fine while repeat offenders will be prosecuted. In all smuggling instances, BURS will confiscate the vegetables and the containers in which they are found kept. Makgolo said those found smuggling vegetables valued over P2 500 a fine of P450 000 for first offenders and the produce forfeited to the state. Second offenders risk a P850 000 fine and forfeiture of the goods while repeat offenders will face criminal proceedings. “We have also heightened our anti-smuggling efforts by reinforcing scanner operations, canine units and our Flexible Anti-Smuggling Teams (FAST) at our borders,” Makgolo said.

The government imposed an import ban on fruits and vegetable imports in December last year as a measure to support horticultural farmers in Botswana and drive local production. Banned produce includes tomatoes, carrots, beetroot, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, chili peppers, butternut, watermelons, sweet peppers, green mealies and fresh herbs. The Minister of Agriculture, Fidelis Molao, recently told the annual conference of HATAB in Kasane that   the ban will be reviewed every two years to add more items to it and that it is here to stay.

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