MTI - Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) is headed by a Minister who is appointed to position by The President of Botswana from the formally elected National Assembly. The Ministry is divided into two sections: The Internal Trade Division, that deals with all trade and industry issues as they occur and apply within Botswana, and the International Trade Division that deals with Trade Negotiations and other related international trade issues.

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM International (ASTM) is an international standards developing organization that develops and publishes voluntary technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.

ITC - International Trade Centre
ITC is a technical cooperation organization whose mission is to support developing and transition economies, and particularly their business sectors, in their efforts to realize their full potential for developing exports and improving import operations with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development. ITC deals specifically with the operational aspects of trade promotion and export development.

WTO - World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

IAF - International Accreditation Forum, Inc.
IAF is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment. Its primary function is to develop a world wide program of conformity assessment which will promote the elimination of non tariff barriers to trade. IAF's objectives include facilitating trade and commerce, in accordance with World Trade Organization policies, by establishing a Multilateral Mutual Recognition Agreement (MLA) based on the equivalence of accreditation programmes operated by accreditation body members, verified through peer review among those accreditation body members.

IFAN - International Federation of Standards Users
The International Federation of Standards Users is an independent, non profit-making international association of national organizations for the application of standards, companies, professional and trade associations, and governmental agencies, concerned with the use of standards.