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"Certification sheet" format

Steps (49)

Obtain food registration certificate (6)

1 Apply for certificate

2 Pay registration fee

3 Obtain TBS receipt

4 Submit samples

5 Obtain evaluation report

6 Obtain registration certificate

Obtain registration certificate of premises for food stuff (5)

7 Register and apply for certificate

8 Pay registration fees

9 Obtain TBS receipt

10 Inspection of premises

11 Obtain premise registration certificate

Obtain tea blending and packing licence (8)

12 Register and apply for licence

13 Obtain payment control number

14 Pay for tea blending and packing licence

15 Obtain TBT receipt

16 Inspection of tea blending factory

17 Obtain provisional tea blending and packing licence

18 Inspection of tea products

19 Obtain tea blending and packing licence

Obtain tea import permit (2)

20 Apply for tea import permit

21 Obtain tea import permit

Obtain certificate of radioactivity analysis (3)

22 Apply for radioactivity analysis certificate

23 Pay fee

24 Obtain radioactivity analysis certificate

Pre-clearance documentation (3)

25 Contract a clearing agent

26 Obtain cargo clearance documents

27 Obtain TRA self assessment document

Obtain TBS batch certificate (5)

28 Register and apply for certificate

29 Pay fees

30 Physical verification or sample taking for testing

31 Accept TBS inspection report

32 Obtain import clearance permit

★ Apply for conditional release Optional

★ Obtain batch certificate Optional

Custom declaration (3)

33 Lodge custom documents (TRA)

34 Pay custom levy

35 Obtain Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Verification of consignment (3)

36 Book for physical verification of consignment

37 Pay container freight station (CFS ) charges

38 Physical verification of consignment

Obtain TRA release order (2)

39 Submit documents

40 Obtain release order

Obtain delivery order (3)

41 Submit bill of lading

42 Pay shipping line charges

43 Obtain delivery order

Port clearance (6)

44 Lodge cargo clearance documents (TPA)

45 Pay port charges

46 Create truck announcement

47 Obtain gate in ticket

48 Cargo collection and security verification

49 Check point and gate out pass

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Pay custom levy
(last modified: 29/07/2020)

Costs

( see details )

Timeframe ( see details )

Free of charge

0 mn - 25 mn

Contact details

Entity in charge

Bank

Unit in charge

Bank hall

Mon:	08:00 - 16:30
Tue:	08:00 - 16:30
Wed:	08:00 - 16:30
Thu:	08:00 - 16:30
Fri:	08:00 - 16:30
Sat:	08:30 - 12:00

NMB and TIB bank Dar es salaam ports branches works 24 hours 7 days.

Person in charge

Bank Teller

Expected results

Stamped bank deposit slip

Mobile money text as proof of payment

Requirements

1.

Assessment document (TRA) (original)

Cost

TZS

TZS Add Name Here

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
Wharfage
TZS 0 - 1.6 % goods-value For domestic imported products	0
or TZS 0 - 1.25 % goods-value For in transit imported product	0
Other charges
USD 0 - 0.6 % Custom value Custom Processing Charge CPC	0
USD 0 - 1.5 % Free On Board (FOB) Railway Development Levy RDL	0
TZS 0 - 18 % Custom value Value added tax VAT	0

Payment methods: cash, check, Mobile money

On top of the above costs there is import duty which depends on the product HS code. For Mpesa, Dial *150*00# . For Tigopesa, Dial *150*01#. For Airtelmoney, Dial *150*60#. For Halopesa, Dial *150*88#. Select governemnt payment, account number will be the control number.The account number for both platforms is valid control number obtained from Tanzania Revenue Authority.