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==Procedure==
'''Apply In Person'''
#On or before the anniversary date of the expiring of the current single business/trade license, the holder of the Licence is required to renew it at the commercial affairs office at the district or town/city council’s office. [https://www.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-02/Local%20Authorities%20Contacts_0.pdf District/Town/City Council’s Office Contact Details]
#Applicants are required to collect and complete the Trade License Annual Fee Payment Form. Forms are available for free at the Enquiries Desk at any of the commercial municipality/council offices or directly download it via this link [https://cms1.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-03/Trade%20license%20annual%20fees-%20Payment%20form.pdf Trade License Annual Fee Payment Form]
#Submit the completed form, attached to the supporting documentation as listed under the “Required Documents “section of this page, to the commercial affairs office within the locality of the business operation for consideration. Any omission of the required information or documents will render the application process incomplete.
#Upon receipt of the application, the receiving officer will check for discrepancies or ineligibility in the application documents. If a discrepancy that cannot be immediately corrected exists in any of the documents, the application and all the submitted documents will be returned to the applicant and should not be re-submitted until the discrepancy has been rectified.
#If the officer is satisfied that all the requirements have been met for the application for the license, the application file is forwarded to the Business Registration and Licensing department/section for processing and consideration which is within the day.
#After successful processing of the submitted documents, when all regulatory requirements for approval of the license are satisfactorily met, the Licensing officer shall prepare the renewed license that shall be valid for one year from the date of issue, which indicates the approval scope and limitations.
#If the license has been approved, the applicant will be notified of the result via mail, phone, or SMS to collect the license from Town or District council commercial affairs offices.
#Applicants will be required to pay prescribed annual license fees, which is one (1) quarter of the initial license fee.
#While collecting the license the applicant will be required to produce their identity document and proof of payment of the license fee to be validated by the license dispatch office/section.
 
==Required Documents==
*Properly completed [https://cms1.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-03/Trade%20license%20annual%20fees-%20Payment%20form.pdf Trade License Annual Fee Payment Form]
*Valid identity document (passport for non-citizens/Identity card for citizens)
*Latest Company Annual Returns form (only where applicable).
*A certified copy of a valid National Identity card (Omang) /passports of directors and shareholders (only if there have been changes to directors and shareholding).
*Proof payment of the annual license fee.
 
 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs''' 
(Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry) 
Plot 54380 Central Business District (CBD) 
Private Bag 00252 
Gaborone 
Tel. (+267) 3911233 
Fax. (+267) 3975239 
[https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-investment-trade-and-industry Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry Office Location & Contact Details] 
[https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-local-government-and-rural-development Ministry of local government and Rural Development Office Location & Contact Details] 
[https://www.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-02/Local%20Authorities%20Contacts_0.pdf District/Town/City Council’s Office Contact Details] 
Opening hours: 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays 
 
==Eligibility==
*Holders of a Botswana business or trade license that need to be renewed.
 
 
==Fees==
*Annual license fee payment is one (1) quarter of the license fee.
*Please use this link below and scroll down to allocate the license fee charges for different businesses, [https://cms1.gov.bw/trade/trade-license-application Trade/Business License Application]
 
'''Please Note:''' That these fee charges will be subject to change from time to time.
 
==Validity==
*The validity of the Business/Trade license shall be valid for one year from the date of issue; unless suspended, revoked, or cancelled by the authority.
*The application to renew the license shall be submitted on or before the anniversary date of the expiring of the current single business/trade license.
 
 
==Documents to Use==
[https://cms1.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-03/Trade%20license%20annual%20fees-%20Payment%20form.pdf Trade License Annual Fee Payment Form] 
 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
 
 
==Processing Time==
*The time frame for processing the application is within a day.
 
 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.
 
 
==Instructions==
Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908. 

 
==Required Information==
*Name of Licensee
*Trading Name
*Location of Business
*Postal Address of business
*Type of License
*Date of payment of annual license fees
*Details of Directors and shareholders (Names/ Nationality/ %Shareholding)
*Declaration by the applicant
 
 
==Need for the Document==
*For any business to operate and without hitches or interference from the authorities, the business owner must comply with the rules set for the specific business type whether by the central government or by the local authority.
*In Botswana, there is a range of trade licenses and business permits that an entrepreneur is expected to have for them to be considered to be running a legitimate business.
*This license needs to be renewed in time in order to keep enjoying the incentives that come with holding a valid business or trade license.
 
 
==Information which might help==
Enter other information which might help. 

 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
 
==External Links==
[https://cms1.gov.bw/trade/trade-license-application Trade/Business License Application] 
[https://www.gobotswana.com/trading-licence Trade License] 
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.
 
[[Category:Botswana]]

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