Country guide

Botswana

Botswana uses BURS Tax Identification Numbers across tax types under Lekgetho Live. Citizen individuals use an Omang-based TIN prefixed with "I"; companies generally use the CIPA company number as the TIN; some company records may still show a CO-prefixed legacy incorporation number; and non-citizens, partnerships, trusts, estates, NGOs, parastatals, government departments and other legal persons receive system-generated TINs.

BW BWA 4 TIN types Last reviewed 2026-05-14

TIN types

4 published formats. Open a type to see examples, structure details, and official sources.

Validate Botswana TIN

Botswana Individual TIN (citizens; Omang based)

Current Individuals

Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS)

TIN used for Botswana citizen individuals, formed from the person's Omang number with an "I" prefix.

Details

Examples

I123425678

Where to find it

On BURS tax registration records and payment references; the underlying Omang number is shown on the national identity document.

Common names

Omang-based TIN Individual TIN

Structure

1 Prefix Identifies the value as an individual citizen TIN.

2-10 Omang number Nine-digit Botswana national identity number.

Official source

customerzone.sagevip.co.za rsm.global burs.org.bw malepa.bec.co.bw gov.bw

Botswana Company TIN (CIPA UIN; BW prefix, including optional branch suffix)

Current Entities

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)

Company TIN normally based on the CIPA Unique Identification Number, which BURS adopted as the company TIN under Lekgetho Live.

Details

Examples

BW11123456712 BW12345678910-01

Where to find it

On CIPA company records or certificates and BURS tax records; a 2-digit branch suffix may appear in BURS payment-reference context for companies with a branch.

Common names

CIPA UIN Company TIN Company number

Structure

1-2 Prefix Identifies the value as a BW-prefixed CIPA company number.

3-13 Company number Core CIPA company identifier.

14-15 Branch suffix Optional branch number shown in BURS examples for companies with a branch.

Official source

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Botswana Company TIN (legacy CO incorporation number, including optional branch suffix)

Transitional Entities

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)

Legacy or transitional company TIN based on an older CO-prefixed CIPA incorporation number where BURS records have not yet been revised to the BW-prefixed UIN.

Details

Examples

CO023/2019 CO2018/19057

Where to find it

In older CIPA incorporation records and BURS tax records where the taxpayer was advised to use a CO-prefixed company number.

Common names

CO incorporation number Legacy company TIN

Structure

1-2 Prefix Identifies the value as a CO-prefixed company incorporation number.

3-13 Incorporation sequence Legacy company-number sequence, with an optional branch suffix in BURS branch examples.

Official source

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Botswana System-Generated TIN

Current Individuals Entities

Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS)

BURS-issued system-generated TIN for non-citizens and non-company taxpayer categories such as partnerships, trusts, estates, NGOs, parastatals, government departments and other legal persons.

Details

Examples

P00045678910 T00000000011 E00885431209 B00076512911

Where to find it

On BURS tax registration records and BURS payment references.

Common names

System-generated TIN BURS TIN

Structure

1 Prefix Taxpayer-category prefix assigned by BURS.

2-12 Serial System-generated numeric identifier.

Official source

customerzone.sagevip.co.za rsm.global dailynews.gov.bw burs.org.bw