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Steps (19)

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

1 Contract a clearing agent

Custom declaration (3)

2 Lodge custom documents (TRA)

3 Pay custom levy

4 Obtain Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Obtain verified certificate of conformity (2)

5 Register and submit certificate of conformity for TBS verification

6 Obtain verification notification

Obtain TRA release (4)

7 Book for physical verification of consignment

8 Verification of motor vehicle (s)

9 Submit stamped documents

10 Obtain release order

Obtain delivery order (3)

11 Submit bill of lading

12 Pay shipping line charges

13 Obtain delivery order

Port clearance (6)

14 Lodge cargo clearance documents (TPA)

15 Pay port charges

16 Create driver announcement

17 Obtain gate in ticket

18 Cargo collection and security verification

19 Check point and gate out pass

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 10

Clearing Agent

Tanzania Custom Intergrated System (x 3)

2 4 9

Bank (x 2)

3 15

TBS Services Online Application System (x 2)

5 6

Tanzania Revenue Authority-Headquarters (x 3)

7 8 10

Shipping Agents (x 2)

11 13

Mobile E payment

TPA Electronic Payment Portal (TePP)

Cargo System

Tanzania Ports Authority-Dar es salaam (x 3)

17 18 19

Results 3

Verification notification

Release order

Delivery order

Required Documents

Clearing agent's authorization letter for customs (x 3)

1 2 18

Tax Identification Number certificate (x 2)

1 2

Certificate of origin (x 2)

2 8

Commercial invoice (x 3)

2 5 8

Packing list (x 3)

2 5 8

Bill of lading (x 9)

2 5 7 8 11 13 14 18 19

Payment note

Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD) (x 3)

5 7 8

Product registration certificate

Certificate of conformity

Stamped Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)

Certificate of origin with release stamp

Shipping line invoice

Stamped bank deposit slip (x 2)

13 17

Importer identitification card

Clearing and forwarding agent identification card

Release order (x 4)

14 17 18 19

Delivery order (x 4)

14 17 18 19

TPA payment note

Driver details

Driving licence

TPA receipt (x 2)

18 19

Gate in ticket (x 2)

18 19

Gate pass 'A'

Estimated cost USD 354

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
- 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
- USD 0 - 0.6 % Custom value Custom Processing Fee CPF	0
- USD 0 - 1.5 % Free On Board (FOB) Railway Development Levy RDL	0
USD 50 Documentation fee-estimate
USD 18 Shipping service fee-estimate
USD 6 Corridor levy
USD 20 Handling fee for 20ft container
USD 160 Handling fee for a 20ft container
USD 100 Handling fee for a 20ft container

Total Duration 1d 1/2 - 6d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	1d 1/2	6d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	1h. 10mn	3h. 20mn
Attention at counter:	1h. 5mn	2h. 55mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	1d 1/2	5d

Laws 10

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