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Steps (31)

Obtain registration certificate of premises for food stuff (5)

1 Register and apply for certificate

2 Pay registration fees

3 Obtain TBS receipt

4 Inspection of premises

5 Obtain premise registration certificate

Obtain registration certificate of meat industry stakeholders (4)

6 Submit application

7 Pay fees

8 Obtain TMB receipt

9 Obtain registration certificate of meat industry stakeholders

Obtain clearance certificate for meat and meat products (4)

10 Submit application

11 Pay fees

12 Obtain TMB receipt

13 Obtain clearance certificate for meat and meat products

Obtain certificate of radioactivity analysis (3)

14 Apply for radioactivity analysis certificate

15 Pay fee

16 Obtain radioactivity analysis certificate

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

17 Contract a clearing agent

Custom declaration (3)

18 Lodge custom documents

19 Pay custom levy

20 Obtain Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Obtain TBS batch certificate (5)

21 Register and apply for certificate

22 Pay fees

23 Physical verification or sample taking for testing

24 Accept TBS inspection report

25 Obtain import clearance permit

★ Apply for conditional release Optional

★ Obtain batch certificate Optional

Physical release of consignment (6)

26 Book for physical verification of consignment

27 Physical verification of consignment

28 Submit stamped documents

29 Obtain release order

30 Obtain gate pass

31 Physical release of consignment

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 11

TBS Services Online Application System (x 5)

1 5 21 24 25

Mobile E payment (x 5)

2 7 11 15 22

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) (x 2)

3 4

Tanzania Meat Board (TMB) (x 6)

6 8 9 10 12 13

Online RAC application (x 2)

14 16

Clearing Agent

Tanzania Custom Intergrated System (x 3)

18 20 28

Bank

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (Import Inspection Office)

Tanzania Revenue Authority- Julius Nyerere Airport (x 3)

26 27 29

Handling shed (x 2)

30 31

Results 6

Premise registration permit

Registration certificate of meat industry stakeholders

Clearance certificate for meat and meat products

Radioactivity analysis certificate

Import clearance permit (tbs)

Release order

Required Documents

Tax Identification Number certificate (x 3)

1 6 17

Business licence (x 2)

1 6

Premise layout sketch

Sketch location (goggle map)

TBS debit advice

Stamped bank deposit slip

Mobile money text as proof of payment

Non manufacturer's premises initial checklist

Stakeholders registration application form

Certificate of incorporation

Coloured passport size photo

Invoice (TMB) (x 2)

7 11

CRDB stamped bank slip.

CRDB bank slip

Payment receipt (tmb) (x 2)

9 13

Application form for meat and meat products

Commercial invoice (x 5)

10 14 21 27 30

Packing list (x 4)

10 21 27 30

CRDB bank slip

Bill of lading (x 2)

14 21

Control number (TAEC)

Clearing agent's authorization letter for customs

Clearance certificate for meat and meat products (x 2)

18 27

Radioactivity analysis certificate (x 2)

18 27

Certificate of origin (x 2)

18 27

Import clearance permit (tbs)

Control number (TRA)

Provision permits for entry of imported goods

Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD) (x 4)

21 26 27 30

Export certificate (vehicle)

TBS debit advice

Airway bill (x 3)

26 27 30

Import clearance permit (tbs)

Clearance certificate for meat products with release stamp (x 2)

28 30

Import clearance permit (tbs) with release stamp (x 2)

28 30

Radioactivity analysis certificate with release stamp (x 2)

28 30

Certificate of origin with release stamp (x 2)

28 30

Release order

Handling shed invoice

Gate pass

Estimated cost TZS 967,000

TZS

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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	Estimate your cost
TZS 200,000 Food registration fee for supermarket and tourist hotels large scale
TZS 2,000 Application fee for meat products stakeholders
TZS 100,000 Registration fee for meat products stakeholders
- TZS 0 - 1 % Free On Board (FOB) Clearance certificate fee for meat	0
TZS 35,000 Radiation fee for consignment with FOB value inferior to TZS 10 milions
- USD 0 - 3 % Cost, Insurance and Freight or Custom value Clearing agent fees-estimate	0
- TZS 0 - 18 % Custom value Value Added Tax VAT	0
- TZS 0 - 1.5 % Custom value Railway Development Levy RDL	0
- TZS 0 - 0.6 % Custom value Custom Processing Fee CPF	0
TZS 350,000 Motor vehicle inspection fee
TZS 100,000 Inspection fee
- TZS 0 - TZS 0.2 per Cost, Insurance and Freight or custom value Batch certification fee	0
TZS 0 Varies subject to type of product
TZS 30,000 Service fee
TZS 150,000 Physical verification fee

Total Duration 2d 1/2 - 7d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	2d 1/2	7d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	20mn	2h. 40mn
Attention at counter:	4h. 25mn	4h. 25mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	1d 1/2	6d

Laws 14

Destination inspection procedure for general goods
Sections A, C, D, F

East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 (Revised Edition 2017)

East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 (Revised Edition 2019)
Sections 2, 33, 34, 38, 41, 125, 126, 127, 145, 146, 147, 148, 181, 188, 235