Apply In-Person:

1. Application for Obtaining Business Permit for Medical Goods (Retail) is available in Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority contact link
2. Applicant has to procure and enter all necessary details in the application form.
3. Applicant must carry photocopies and originals of all documents that are required for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are required for completing this procedure is mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant has to attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form while submitting.
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all above-mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the permit will be provided within 40 days.
8. Applicant will be notified regarding the availability of their permit, then, they can visit the office to collect their permit after getting the notification.
9. If there is no information regarding their permit is provided, applicant can visit the office to know status of their application.

• Premise Registration
• Proforma Invoice
• Bank Slip
• TFDA payment Receipt
• Inspection Results
• ID Proof – National ID/Passport/Driving License

Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: TMDA HQ, Nelson Mandela Rd,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact: +255222450512
Contact link
Location link

• Distributors who import medical goods and supply to retailers and government buyers.

• Fee for this procedure is TZS 575,000/-

• This permit is valid for 1 year.

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• Processing time for this procedure is 40 days.

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'.

• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities properly.
• If any other document is requested by the authorities during the time of application, then, the applicant must provide the document to them.

• Name
• PIN number
• Address
• Contact Details
• Business License
• Details of the premises of the office

• This document is necessary for importing medical goods as a Retail in Tanzania.

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

• TMDA official website link

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