Apply In-Person:

1. To Get Label Artwork of Pre-Packaged Food, the applicant has to visit the Tanzania Medical Devices Authority Link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Applicants should attach photocopies of needed documents along with the application form while submitting it at the office.
5. The Fee for this procedure has to be provided as per the authority’s request.
6. Once the fee is paid, the receipt for the payment will be provided by concerned authorities, the receipt has to be kept safe by the applicant for future use.
7. The processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
8. Applicant will get a notification via SMS or E-mail regarding the availability of the document, right after receiving the notification, the applicant can visit the office and get their document.
9. If there is no information regarding the license that needs to be provided, the applicant can visit the office and know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• TIN Certificate
• National ID Card/Driving License/Passport
• Business License
• Food Details written or printed
• Food Manufacturing Premises ownership/Lease

Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority,
Physical Address:
P.O. Box 1253,
Dodoma or P.O. Box 77150,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Hotline: +255 22 2450512 / 2450751 / 2452108
Fax: Nō: +255 22 2450793
Email Address: info@tmda.go.tzv
Contact Link
Location Link
Official Link

• Any pre-packaged food manufacturers in Tanzania are eligible for this procedure.

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

• This label is valid for the period mentioned in it.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• Processing time for this will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the Applicants
• Names of the Products (Pre-Packaged Foods)
• Address of food manufacturing premises
• Email Address
• TIN Number
• Postal Address
• Mobile Number

• Label Artwork is necessary for selling, naming and promoting a product in Tanzania.

• Guidelines for getting label artwork of pre-packaged food is available in the following link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Tanzania Medicines & Medical Devices Authority Link

More information which might help people.