Apply In-Person:

1. Application for exporting of Tea in Tanzania is available in Tanzania Plant Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture contact link
2. Applicant must procure the application form for this service from the Tanzania Plant Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture.
3. Applicant must provide all necessary information in the application form.
4. Applicant should carry photocopies and originals of all documents that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant should make sure to attach photocopies of all documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form and submit it to the relevant authority.
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the export will be done within 3 months.

• Tea Manufacturing License
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Certificate of Compliance
• Business License
• Temporary Industrial License
• Proposal for blending and packaging factory erection
• Green leaf buying license
• List of farmers
• Commercial Invoice
• Packing list
• Sample record from radioactivity analysis (original)
• Tea sample
• Clearing agent’s authorization
• Plant import permit
• Physical presence of the owner or representative
• Tanzania Single Administrative Document (TANSAD)
• Tea export permit
• Shipping order
• Phytosanitary certificate
• EAC Certificate of Origin

Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: Tanzania Plant Health Service – Ministry of Agriculture,
Kurasini Near Malawi Cargo Dar es salaam TZ,
9071, Tanzania
Contact link
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Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: Tanzania Revenue Authority,
Samora House, Samora Ave,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact: +255 800 75 0075
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• Any tea exporter in Tanzania is eligible.

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

• This document is valid until tea is exported.

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• Processing time for this procedure is within 3 months.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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• Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities properly.
• 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 tea from Tanzania to other foreign countries.

• Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) issues certificates of origin for exported products which are originated in Tanzania.
• The Ministry of Agriculture issues a phytosanitary certificate for confirming that the plant product is free from pests and has all phytosanitary requirements for importing to the country.

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

• Tanzania Ports Authority link
• Tanzania Revenue Authority link

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