How goods and payments move through Tanzania

How imported cargo leaves Dar es Salaam port: Release Order, Delivery Order, TePP invoice, Gate-in-Ticket, storage charges and operators.

TRA requirements, fees and bond for a customs clearing agent licence in Tanzania, with renewal rules, the interview and the licence period.

How customs value is set under the EAC Customs Management Act, the 2025 changes, private rulings under the Tax Administration Act, and value disputes.

The TRA Electronic Cargo Tracking System for transit cargo, the regional RECTS of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, and transporter licences.

Which imports pay excise duty in Tanzania, how the base is worked out, motor vehicle rates, and the changes made by the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Finance Acts.

TRA and TPA export steps, the documents and permits needed, and the goods that pay export levy under the Export Tax Act and recent Finance Acts.

The steps to clear imported goods in Tanzania, from appointing a licensed agent and lodging in TANCIS to paying port charges and collecting cargo.

The TBS roadworthiness certificate, the penalty for uninspected vehicles, excise by age, port charges and TRA registration for used vehicle imports.

TRA licence rules for inland container depots and freight stations, the TASAC caps on ICD charges, TPA ICD tariffs and recent TRA warnings to ICD owners.

How Tanzania's one stop border posts work: the EAC One Stop Border Posts Act 2016, the 2017 Regulations, exit before entry, control zones and each post.

Rates, legal basis, exemptions and collection of the Railway Development Levy and the Customs Processing Fee on goods imported into Tanzania.

Cargo on Tanzania's standard gauge railway and inland dry ports: Kwala, Ihumwa and Isaka, the SGR container service from February 2026, and dry port rules.

What TANCIS does, who runs it, when it started, what it replaced, which systems it links to and what the CAG found about its integration.

The status of TeSWS by phase, the WTO deadline, agencies and agents onboarded, the donor, and how it relates to TANCIS and the Zanzibar single window.

How Tanzania charges import duty under the EAC Common External Tariff 2022: the four rate bands, the value used, other taxes on imports and how to pay.

The East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 as used by TRA: key sections, editions, and the 2019 and 2025 amendments.

How the East African Community Single Customs Territory works for goods cleared through Tanzania, when it started and which procedures TRA applies.

Customs rules, port storage terms, border posts and recent volumes for transit cargo moving from Dar es Salaam to Zambia and the DRC.

How TRA electronic fiscal devices (EFD) and virtual fiscal devices (VFD) work, who must use them, supplier rules, penalties and CAG audit findings.

How the Government e-Payment Gateway works, how to pay a bill with a control number by bank or mobile money, the legal basis and audit findings.

Steps to check an EFD or VFD receipt on the TRA verification portal, what a valid receipt holds, how tax stamp checks differ, and what to do if refused.

How AMCOS cooperatives collect crops and pay members in Tanzania, with Cooperative Societies Act 2013 rules, payment channels and audit duties.

How raw cashew moves from farmer to buyer in Tanzania: AMCOS collection, warehouse receipts, TMX auctions, Cashew Board rules, payments and season figures.

How Tanzanian cocoa is sold: warehouse receipts, AMCOS and online auctions on the Tanzania Mercantile Exchange, with Kyela, Mbeya and Morogoro prices.

How Tanzanian coffee is sold at auction: the Moshi Coffee Exchange, the six zonal auctions, the Coffee Board rules, direct export and the TMX link.

How seed cotton is sold through AMCOS, how farmers are paid, ginnery licences and the 2026/27 Cotton Board guideline, with the law and official links.

How sesame, pigeon peas, chickpeas and soybeans are sold through AMCOS, warehouses and TMX auctions, with the 2025 TMX charges and recent prices.

How TMX runs online commodity auctions in Tanzania: regulator, commodities, the warehouse receipt link, bonds, settlement banks and trade figures.

How made tea is sold in Tanzania: the Tea Board, the Dar es Salaam Online Tea Auction since November 2023, direct sales, prices and grower payment rules.

How tobacco is sold in Tanzania: grower registration, e-Kilimo buyer licences, classification, the 2025/26 average price and payment rules.

How Tanzania's warehouse receipt system works: the WRRB, the 2005 Act, licensing, receipts, official fees from the 2016 Regulations and payment rules.

Controller and Auditor General findings on EFDs, revenue collection, ICT systems and cooperative audits in Tanzania, with dates and official responses.

How tax work is split in Zanzibar between TRA and the Zanzibar Revenue Authority: laws, VAT, port charges, online systems and goods moving to the Mainland.

What the Tanzania Ports Authority does: legal basis, ports run, e-port systems, import and export steps, port charge payment and the DP World concession.

The customs role of the Tanzania Revenue Authority: TANCIS and TeSWS, import and export steps, licences and fees, and one stop border posts.

What the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation does: its law, the goods it alone clears, agent registration, capped shipping agency fees and contacts.

How the Tanzania Bureau of Standards checks imports: PVoC certificates before shipping, fees by route, destination inspection and penalties.