Botswana Meat Commission (BMC)
Botswana Meat Commission is a government-owned statutory corporation operating southern Africa's…
Botswana Meat Commission is a government-owned statutory corporation operating southern Africa's largest beef slaughterhouse and meat-processing complex at Lobatse, producing chilled and frozen beef cuts, canned corned beef, and offal products from Botswana's renowned disease-free Tswana cattle herd. BMC holds coveted EU and UK market access quotas, exporting premium Botswana beef to European supermarkets and the broader international market. The commission also operates a tannery producing wet-salted hides.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Lobatse, Botswana
- Founded
- 1954
- Website
- bmc.bw
- Categories
- Frozen & Chilled Food, Specialty & Gourmet Food, Meat & Poultry
- Markets
- Botswana, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa
Verified facts
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-06 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-06 OpenSanctions
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-05 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-06 Mail server of the company domain
- certificate-page-on-site (amber), checked 2026-08-30 Company's own certification page
Claimed certifications
- HACCP
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA