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Quick information guide

Incentives for cross border trade:

  • Tax exemptions for certified goods which originate from any EAC Partner State;
  • Establishment of One Stop Border Posts that quicken clearing and forwarding of goods

Free training opportunities on:

  • Production,
  • processing
  • packaging;
  • Marketing; and
  • Export and import requirements for Food, agricultural products, livestock and fishery.

Authorities offering the aforementioned free training:

  • TFDA;
  • TBS;
  •  Agriculture Plant Health; and
  • Livestock & Fishery Departments

Facilities at the border

  • Immigration desk ;
  • certifying agencies, warehouses;
  • Security desk ;
  • Health Desk including immunization;
  • Customs clearance and other agencies including Clearing and Forwarding Agencies, and
  • Export and import quality and standardization instruments;
     

Contacts
Tanzania Revenue Authority
Customs Excise Department
Namanga Border
P.O Box 8506
Namanga –Arusha
Tel: +255 0713 335 712
www.tra.go.tz

 

Cross Border Trade in Tanzania

The East African Community (EAC) Customs Union and Common Market Protocols provide wider opportunities for cross border trade in the region.

The agreements by the EAC Partner states have established that any product manufactured in the region can be traded within the EAC bloc without being subjected to import or export duty or preferential tariffs.

The EAC partner states have also improved infrastructure in most of borders. In most border posts trade facilitating agencies such as the customs, immigration and certification services are housed under one roof, a concept known as the One Stop Border Post (OSBP).

This has made it is easier to process the important cross border trade documents for consignment clearance within 1-3 days.

In addition, the established procedures, structures and systems at each border provide security, efficiency and effectiveness in consignment clearance.

angle-left Standardization by the Agriculture Plant Health Services (APHS)

Standardization by the Agriculture Plant Health Services (APHS)

The Agriculture Plant Health Services (APHS) department controls the export and import of all plant materials such as seeds, cuttings, seedlings, and nuts but to mention a few.

Plant materials anticipated for export or import must be:

  • Free from storage and field pests;
  • Free from any dirt or rottenness;
  • Well dried to optimum levels of moisture; and 
  • Not among the restricted list of crops such as macadamia nuts; obtained import permit for the plant materials from the country of final destination.

 

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