Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for exporting of cashew nuts is available in Tanzania Ports Authority contact link
2. Applicant has to procure the prescribed application form for this service from the Tanzania Revenue Authority.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry photocopies and originals of all documents that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Cashew nut buying license is available in the Cashew Nut Board of Tanzania contact link
5. Submit an application for getting a radioactivity analysis certificate from the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission : contact link
6. Obtain a pre-clearance documentation by the help of a clearing agent and book shipping space with shipping line and obtain TRA self-assessment document online through the TANCIS system.
7. Register and apply for the phytosanitary certificate online through the Agriculture Trade Management Information System (ATMIS).
8. Applicant has to attach photocopies of required documents along with the application form and submit it to the relevant authority.
9. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
10. If all above-mentioned procedures are followed properly, the applicant can get their export document within 8 to 20 days.

• Raw cashew nuts application form.
• Certificate of Incorporation.
• Radioactivity analysis certificate
• Business Registration Certificate for registered business name
• Certificate of Compliance for foreign companies
• Business License
• Trading License
• Tax Identification Number
• Tax Clearance Certificate
• Cashew nuts unit processing license
• Bank deposit slip
• Coloured passport size photographs
• Sales Catalogue
• Produce Dispatch Note
• Commercial Invoice
• Booking confirmation
• Contact details
• Self-Assessment document (TRA)
• Phytosanitary certificate for plant and plant products
• Food crop export permit for edible products
• Cashew nuts export permit
• EAC Certificate of Origin

Location: Mtwara
Address: Cashew nut Board of Tanzania,
Mtwara, Tanzania
Contact: +255232333303
Contact link
Location link

Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: Tanzania Ports Authority,
Head Quarters, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Contact: +255222116250
Contact link
Location link

• All Cashew nut exporters are eligible.

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.

• This document is valid until cashew nuts are exported.

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• Processing time for this procedure is 8 to 20 days.

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• Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) is the competent authority that regulates all radioactive elements and equipment that produce radioactive waves in Tanzania.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the Exporter
• Address of the Exporter
• TIN/PIN number of the Exporter
• Agent’s Name
• Agent’s Address
• Agent’s TIN processing/clearing office
• Registration Number
• Date
• Country of Destination of Goods
• Tax Invoice Value
• Financial and Banking Data
• Date
• Nationality
• Office of entry
• Location of goods
• Packages and Distribution of Goods
• Calculation of Duties

• This document is necessary for exporting cashew nuts from Tanzania to other foreign countries.

• All goods whose exportation are regulated under the East African Customs Management Act or of any law for the time being in force in Tanzania require a permit from relevant authorities.

• This document can be used for tracking whether the goods were exported to their place of destination.

• Cashew nut Board of Tanzania link
• Tanzania Ports Authority link

• The following link provides information about Cashew nut board of Tanzania Link