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  1. ORIGINAL PROCEDURES DATABASE (import)
  2. Batch certificate (proposed)
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Obtain TBS batch certificate (proposed)  (5) expand_more expand_less

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Pay fees
(last modified: 09/11/2021)

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Costs

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Timeframe ( see details )

Wait until next step

TZS 630000
0 mn  -  25 mn
0.5 day  -  3 days

Contact details

Entity in charge

Mobile E payment


Expected results

Mobile money text as proof of payment

Requirements

1. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
TBS debit advice (original)

Cost TZS 630,000

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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can modify to calculate your own costs:

Cost detail

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TZS 350,000
Motor vehicles inspection fee
For products which undergoes laboratory testing
TZS 100,000
Inspection fee
TZS 0 -
TZS  0.2 per Cost, Insurance and Freight or custom value
Batch certification fee
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For products which do not require sample taking
TZS 30,000
Service fee
TZS 150,000
Physical verification fee
Payment methods: cash, check
For product which undergoes laboratory testing the client will have to pay for testing fee which depends with the type of product. For Mpesa, Dial *150*00# . For Tigopesa, Dial *150*01# . Select government payment, payment number will be the control number. (The payment number for both platforms is the valid control number obtained from the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS).

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Max.  20mn
Attention at counter: Max.   5mn
Waiting time until next step: Min.   0.5 day - Max.   3 days

Legal justification

1. The Standards (Compulsory Batch Certification of Imports) Regulations, 2009
The Standards (Compulsory Batch Certification of Imports) Regulations, 2009
Sections 12c, d
2. Destination inspection procedure for general goods
Destination inspection procedure for general goods
Section C

Recourse: Tanzania Bureau of Standards (Import Inspection Office)

Entity in charge

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (Import Inspection Office)

P. O. BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, One Stop Center building, 8th floor, Sokoine street, Dar es salaam
Tel: +255 222 450 206
Fax: +255 222 450 959
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz/
Directions: Google maps

Unit in charge

Import inspection (TBS)

Mon: 00:01 - 00:00
Tue: 00:01 - 00:00
Wed: 00:01 - 00:00
Thu: 00:01 - 00:00
Fri: 00:01 - 00:00
Sat: 00:01 - 00:00
Sun: 00:01 - 00:00

Person in charge

Saidi Mkwawa

Import and inspection Manager
Tel: +255 222 450 206 / +255 655 876 406
Email: saidi.mkwawa@tbs.go.tz
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