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EAC Customs & Compliance Suite

Import duties, permit checks and penalty estimates — built on EAC CET 2022, TBS PVoC, CAMARTEC and DI regulated databases.

5,977

Total HS Codes

3,670

PVoC Regulated

Licensed ICDs

802

GCLA Items

Landed Cost Calculator

Compute CIF, import duty, VAT, Railway Development Levy, Customs Processing Fee, ICD charges and total landed cost per unit.

Import Duty VAT 18% ICD Charges Wharfage

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Compliance Checker

Check all four regulatory databases at once — PVoC, DI Inspection, CAMARTEC and GCLA — for any HS code.

PVoC / COC DI Permit CAMARTEC GCLA

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Penalty Estimator

Estimate customs penalties for under-declaration, mis-classification, no PVoC, no DI permit, or late payment under CAP 403.

Under-declaration Late Payment Mis-classification

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ICD & Dry Port Operators

Licensed ICD, ICDV, ECD and CFS dry port operators for 2025/2026 — searchable directory with licence numbers, contacts and validity.

ICD-Silos ICDV ECD CFS

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Approved Clearing Agents

Minimum agency fees per GN 83/2026 (CAP.415) — import, export and transit rates for sea, road and air shipments.

Sea Import Road Border Air Transport Transit

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EAC Excise Duty Rates

Full excise duty schedules for all 5 EAC member states — petroleum, beer, spirits, tobacco, vehicles, telecom & more.

Tanzania Kenya Uganda Rwanda Burundi

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Regulatory Bodies Covered

TBS — PVoC / Certificate of Conformity TRA — Destination Inspection CAMARTEC — Agricultural Machinery GCLA — Chemicals & Petroleum

Landed Cost Calculator

Tanzania full landed cost — Sea FCL, LCL or Air. All charges from TRA, TPA, TBS, ICD to Agency fees.

Step 1 — Find HS Code

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Client / Consignee

Port of Origin

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Step 2 — Consignment Values

Invoice Currency

Exchange Rate to TZS

1 USD =

Quantity / Units

FOB Value

USD

Freight Cost

USD

Insurance

USD

Auto-calculated at 1% of C&F if blank

Container Details

Container Size

No. of Containers

CBM (optional)

Step 3 — Duty & Tax Rates

Import Duty Rate (%) EAC CET 2022 — auto-set from HS code

VAT Rate (%)

Excise Duty Rate (%) Auto-set from HS — override if needed

RDL — Railway Dev. Levy (%) Standard 2% of CIF

CPF — Customs Processing Fee (%) 0.6% of FOB

Number of Bills of Lading (BL) Per-BL charges multiply by this

Step 4A — TPA Charges (Tanzania Ports Authority)

Wharfage Rate (% of CIF+VAT) TPA tariff — charged on CIF+VAT

Green Port Initiative — GPI (%) % of CIF — if applicable

Port Infrastructure Dev. — PID (% of Duty) 4.5% of import duty if applicable

Step 4B — TBS Charges (Per BL)

Physical Verification Fee if DI (TZS) Per BL — if DI applicable. Zero if COC penalty.

TBS Service Fee if DI (TZS) Per BL — if DI applicable

COC Penalty — no PVoC (% of CIF) 15% if CIF > USD 5,000 and no COC

CAMARTEC Charges (TZS) if applicable Agricultural machinery — if HS code applies

GCLA Charges (TZS) if applicable Chemicals/petroleum — if HS code in GCLA list

Step 4C — Shipping Line Charges

Per BL = whole consignment under one BL (×BL count). Per container = ×number of containers.

DO Fee — Delivery Order (TZS per BL)

Shipping Line / TASAC Fee (TZS per container)

Nomination Fee — optional (TZS per BL) Leave 0 if not applicable

Shipping Line total will show below — DO fee & Nomination are per BL, Shipping Line fee is per container.

Step 4D — ICD Charges (Per Container — rates auto-adjust for 20ft/40ft)

Handling Charges — 40ft (USD) GALCO 2024: $90. 20ft = $45

Stripping Fee — 40ft (USD) Per container — 20ft = half rate

Verification — 40ft (USD) LUNA 2025: $90 TEU / $140 FEU

Container Transfer — 40ft (USD) LUNA 2025: $100

Storage — Days Applicable (days) 40ft = $40/day · 20ft = $20/day (Band 1)

Corridor Levy — ICD (USD per container) LUNA 2025: $6 TEU / $12 FEU

Step 5 — Clearance Charges

Per-container charges multiply by container count. Per-BL charges use the BL count from Step 3.

Agency Fee (USD per container) GN83/2026: min $200/40ft · $150/20ft

Transport Permit & Truck — DSM (USD per container)

Drop-off Fee (USD per container)

Verification — SEA Import (USD per BL)

Documentation (USD per BL)

Miscellaneous (USD)

Compliance Checker

Checks all 4 regulatory databases simultaneously — PVoC, DI Inspection, CAMARTEC and GCLA — for any HS code

Search Product or HS Code

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Permit Quick Reference

PVoC — Pre-Verification of Conformity

Certificate of Conformity from TBS-accredited body at origin. Covers 3,670 HS codes. Required before shipment.

DI — Destination Inspection

Import permit plus physical inspection at port by TRA inspectors. Non-compliance: seizure and 100% duty surcharge.

CAMARTEC Certification

Agricultural machinery testing and certification. Covers 65 HS codes including tractors, seeders, milking machines, generators.

GCLA Import Permit

Covers petroleum (Ch.27), inorganic chemicals (Ch.28), organic chemicals (Ch.29), fertilisers (Ch.31), pesticides (Ch.38).

Customs Penalty Estimator

Estimate penalties under Tanzania Customs & Excise Act CAP 403 and EAC Customs Management Act

Offence Details

Type of Non-Compliance

HS Code — Search to auto-determine duty rate

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Customs Value (CIF)

TZS

Actual CIF value for duty calculation

Declared Value (if under-declaration)

TZS

Leave blank if same as CIF

Days Overdue (late payment)

Prior Offence on Record?

ICD & Dry Port Operators — 2025/2026

Licensed operators by TASAC. Source: List of Providers of Dry Port Operators with Licence Validity Period (May 2025).

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Select an operator on the map
to view their tariff guide

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● Operators shown in orange have tariff data — click their name to view charges in the panel above

📋 Source: TASAC List of Providers — Dry Port Operators with Licence Validity Period, May 2025. Verify current licence status with TASAC before engagement.

Approved Clearing & Forwarding Agents

Licensed Clearing & Forwarding agents registered by TASAC — List of Licensed Customs Agents 2025. 1,393 registered agents.

GN 83/2026 (CAP. 415): Minimum agency fees apply — $150/20ft · $200/40ft sea · $90 air general cargo. Agents may charge above but never below these minimums. Contact agents directly for current quotations.

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Search by name or email

📋 Source: TASAC Licensed Clearing & Forwarding Agents Register, 2025/2026. Verify current licence status with TASAC before engagement. For minimum fee schedule, refer to GN No. 83 published 20/3/2026.

EAC Excise Duty Rates

Excise duty schedules for all 5 EAC member states. Source: eac.int/customs/tariff-regimes

Excise duties are levied by each EAC member state independently and are applied on top of EAC Common External Tariff (CET) import duty, Railway Development Levy (RDL) and VAT. Tanzania rates are automatically factored into the Import Tax Calculator when an excise rate is entered.

🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇧🇮 Burundi

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📋 Legal sources:
Tanzania — Customs & Excise Act CAP 332 · Kenya — Excise Duty Act 2015 · Uganda — Uganda Excise Duty Act · Rwanda — Rwanda Finance Law · Burundi — Budget Law Fiscal Year 2015 (Article 23)