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Steps (12)

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

1 Contract a clearing agent

★ Obtain TRA self assessment document Optional

Clearance of avocado through Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) (11)

2 Lodge custom documents

3 Pay custom levy

4 Obtain Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

5 Book for physical verification of consignment

6 Physical verification of consignment

7 Submit stamped documents

8 Obtain release order

9 Obtain handling charges invoice

10 Pay handling charges

11 Obtain gate pass

12 Physical release of consignment

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 5

Clearing Agent

Bank

Tanzania Revenue Authority- Julius Nyerere Airport (x 2)

5 6

Handling shed (x 3)

9 11 12

National Microfinance Bank (NMB)

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Required Documents

Clearing agent's authorization letter for customs

Commercial invoice (x 4)

1 6 8 11

Packing list (x 3)

1 6 8

Tax Identification Number certificate

Certificate of origin

Control number (TRA)

Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Airway bill (x 3)

5 6 11

Fertilizer import permit

Airway bill with release stamp

Fertilizer import permit with TFRA release stamp

Permission to import medicine registered product with release stamp

Phytosanitary certificate with release stamp

Importer identitification card

Handling shed invoice (x 2)

10 11

Handling shed invoice

Release order

Gate pass

Cost

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
- USD 0 - 3 % goods-value of CIF	0
- TZS 0 - 1.6 % goods-value For domestic imported products	0
- TZS 0 - 1.25 % goods-value For transit imported product	0
- TZS 0 - 18 % Custom value Value Added Tax VAT	0
- TZS 0 - 1.5 % Custom value Railway development levy	0
- TZS 0 - 0.6 % Custom value Custom Processing Unit CPU	0

Total Duration 1h. - 7h. 10mn

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	1h.	7h. 10mn
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	15mn	1h. 30mn
Attention at counter:	45mn	1h. 40mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	0mn	4h.

Laws 3

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, 145, 146, 147, 148, 181, 188, 235 , articles 74, 187, Se 73