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"Certification sheet" format

Steps (37)

Obtain registration certificate of premises for medical and in vitro diagnostic devices (5)

1 Submit application for premise registration

2 Pay registration and inspection fees

3 Obtain TFDA receipt

4 Inspection of premise

5 Obtain registration documents

Obtain medical device or in vitro diagnostic registration certificate (6)

6 Obtain TFDA profoma invoice for medical device or in vitro diagnostic registration

7 Pay registration fees

8 Obtain TFDA receipt

9 Submit technical file (dossier)

10 Obtain registration notification

11 Obtain medical device or in vitro diagnostics registration certificate

Pre-clearance documentation (3)

12 Contract a clearing agent

13 Obtain cargo clearance documents

14 Obtain TRA self assessment document

Obtain medical device or in vitro diagnostics import permit (5)

15 Obtain user credentials

16 Apply for import permit

17 Pay for medical device or in vitro diagnostics import permit

18 Obtain TFDA receipt

19 Obtain medical device or in vitro diagnostics import permit

Custom declaration (3)

20 Lodge custom documents (TRA)

21 Pay custom levy

22 Obtain Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Verification of consignment (3)

23 Book for physical verification of consignment

24 Pay container freight station (CFS ) charges

25 Physical verification of consignment

Obtain TRA release order (2)

26 Submit stamped documents

27 Obtain release order

Obtain delivery order (3)

28 Submit bill of lading

29 Pay shipping line charges

30 Obtain delivery order

Port clearance (7)

31 Lodge cargo clearance documents (TPA)

32 Pay port charges

33 Obtain TPA receipt

34 Create truck announcement

35 Obtain gate in ticket

36 Cargo collection and security verification

37 Check point and gate out pass

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Pay registration and inspection fees
(last modified: 03/03/2020)

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Timeframe ( see details )

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TZS 350000

10 mn - 20 mn

- 0.5 day

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

Requirements

1.

TMDA profoma invoice (original)

Cost TZS 350,000

TZS

TZS Add Name Here

TZS 300,000 Premise registration fee
TZS 50,000 Inspection fee.

Payment methods: cash, check, Maxmalipo and mobile money

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 Foods and Drugs Authority (TFDA). Payments can also be made through banks using the control number. For Eastern Zone CRDB BANK A/C 0150259169600