How do I calculate import duty in Tanzania?

To calculate import duty in Tanzania: (1) Find your product's HS code in the EAC Common External Tariff (CET) 2022. (2) Determine the CIF value (Cost + Insurance + Freight). (3) Apply the import duty rate (0%, 10%, 25%, or 35% depending on the HS code category). (4) Add VAT at 18%, Railway Development Levy (RDL) at 2% of CIF, and Customs Processing Fee (CPF) at 0.6% of FOB. The Moovit EAC Customs Suite at moovit.co.tz calculates all these automatically.

What is the EAC Common External Tariff (CET)?

The EAC Common External Tariff (CET) is the unified customs tariff applied by all East African Community member states — Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and DRC — on imports from outside the EAC. It uses the HS code classification system with standard rates of 0% (raw materials/capital goods), 10% (intermediate goods), and 25% (finished goods). The current version is EAC CET 2022, containing 5,691+ tariff lines.

What is TBS PVoC (Pre-Verification of Conformity) in Tanzania?

TBS PVoC (Pre-Verification of Conformity) is a Tanzania Bureau of Standards programme requiring certain imported goods to obtain a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from a TBS-accredited inspection body at the country of origin before shipment. It covers 3,670+ HS codes. Goods imported without a valid COC where required are subject to a 15% COC penalty on the CIF value and may be seized at the port. The Moovit Compliance Checker identifies whether your HS code requires PVoC.

What taxes and charges apply to imports into Tanzania via Dar es Salaam Port?

Imports into Tanzania via Dar es Salaam Port are subject to: Import Duty (0-35% of CIF based on HS code), VAT 18%, Railway Development Levy (RDL) 2% of CIF, Customs Processing Fee (CPF) 0.6% of FOB, Wharfage 1.6% of CIF+VAT, TPA Port Handling charges (TZS 422,145 per 40ft container), TBS Physical Verification Fee (TZS 150,000 per BL if DI), Shipping Line/DO Fees, ICD handling, stripping, verification and corridor levy charges, and Clearing Agent fees (minimum USD 200 per 40ft container under GN 83/2026).

How do I find a licensed customs clearing agent in Tanzania?

Licensed customs clearing and forwarding agents in Tanzania are registered with TASAC (Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation). The Moovit EAC Customs Suite includes a searchable directory of 1,393 TASAC-licensed C&F agents from the 2025 register, accessible at moovit.co.tz. Under GN 83/2026, minimum agency fees are USD 150 for 20ft containers and USD 200 for 40ft containers.

What is the landed cost of importing goods into Tanzania?

The total landed cost of importing into Tanzania includes: (1) CIF value (FOB + freight + insurance), (2) Import duty, VAT, RDL, CPF and excise duty, (3) Port charges: wharfage, TPA handling, TBS fees, (4) Shipping line charges: DO fee, TASAC fee, (5) ICD/dry port charges: handling, stripping, verification, corridor levy, storage, (6) Clearance charges: agency fee, transport/truck, documentation, verification. Use the Moovit Landed Cost Calculator at moovit.co.tz for an accurate breakdown in TZS and USD.

What does CAMARTEC certification mean for imports?

CAMARTEC (Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology) certification is required for certain agricultural machinery and equipment imported into Tanzania, including tractors, irrigation equipment, milking machines, food processing equipment, and generators. The CAMARTEC Act requires these goods to be tested and certified. The Moovit Compliance Checker identifies CAMARTEC-applicable HS codes.

What is the GCLA import permit for Tanzania?

The GCLA (Government Chemist Laboratory Authority) import permit is required for chemicals, fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides imported into Tanzania, covering HS Chapters 27 (petroleum), 28 (inorganic chemicals), 29 (organic chemicals), 31 (fertilizers), and 38 (pesticides/chemicals). Failure to obtain a GCLA permit results in goods being detained at the port.

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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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● 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.

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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)

Moovit EAC Customs & Compliance Suite — Tanzania Import Calculator

Moovit EAC Customs & Compliance Suite is a free web application developed by Moovit Logistics Ltd (moovit.co.tz) for importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs agents, and traders operating in Tanzania and the wider East African Community (EAC). The tool is available online at moovit.co.tz/customs-suite.

Landed Cost Calculator — Tanzania Sea and Air Imports

The Landed Cost Calculator computes the full cost of importing goods into Tanzania via Dar es Salaam Port (Sea FCL, Sea LCL) or Julius Nyerere International Airport (Air Freight). It calculates:

CIF Value: Cost, Insurance and Freight — the customs valuation basis
Import Duty: EAC CET 2022 rates — 0% (raw materials), 10% (intermediate), 25% (finished), 35% (sensitive)
VAT: 18% on CIF + duty + RDL + CPF
Railway Development Levy (RDL): 2% of CIF — collected by TRA
Customs Processing Fee (CPF): 0.6% of FOB — collected by TRA
Excise Duty: Variable by HS code (vehicles, tobacco, alcohol, etc.)
Wharfage: 1.6% of CIF+VAT — Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA)
Green Port Initiative (GPI): TPA levy where applicable
Port Infrastructure Development Levy (PID): 4.5% of import duty where applicable
TPA Port Handling: TZS 422,145 per 40ft container / TZS 211,073 per 20ft container
TBS Destination Inspection (DI) Fees: TZS 150,000 Physical Verification + TZS 30,000 Service Fee per BL
COC Penalty: 15% of CIF value when no Certificate of Conformity and CIF > USD 5,000
CAMARTEC Charges: Applicable for agricultural machinery HS codes
GCLA Charges: Applicable for chemicals, petroleum, fertilizers
Shipping Line DO Fee: Delivery Order fee per Bill of Lading
TASAC/Shipping Line Fee: Per container charge
ICD Handling Charges: Per container (40ft and 20ft rates)
ICD Stripping Fee: Per container
ICD Verification Charges: Per container — Customs verification at ICD
Container Transfer: Per container
ICD Storage: Per container per day — Band 1 (day 8-21): $40/day 40ft, $20/day 20ft
Corridor Levy: ICD inland corridor charge per container
Agency Fee: Clearing agent fee — minimum USD 200/40ft, USD 150/20ft (GN 83/2026)
Transport Permit & Truck: DSM delivery per container
Drop-off Fee: Per container at delivery point
Documentation & Verification: Per BL — SEA Import

Multi-container support: calculate costs for 20ft (TEU), 40ft (FEU) and 40ft HC containers in a single calculation. Per-BL charges multiply by Bill of Lading count. Multi-currency with TZS exchange rate.

EAC HS Code Search — 5,691 Tariff Lines

Full-text search across all 5,691 tariff lines in the EAC Common External Tariff 2022. Each result shows the 10-digit HS code, product description, import duty rate, and compliance flags (PVoC, DI, CAMARTEC, GCLA). Selecting a code auto-populates the landed cost calculator with the correct duty rate and excise duty.

Compliance Checker — Four Regulatory Databases

The Compliance Checker simultaneously queries four Tanzania import compliance databases:

TBS PVoC — Pre-Verification of Conformity: Tanzania Bureau of Standards. Certificate of Conformity (COC) required from TBS-accredited inspection body at origin. Covers 3,670+ HS codes. Non-compliance: 15% COC penalty on CIF value. Reference: TBS PVoC March 2025 revision.
TRA DI — Destination Inspection: Tanzania Revenue Authority. Physical inspection at Dar es Salaam Port by TRA inspectors. Import permit required for DI-listed goods. Non-compliance: seizure and 100% duty surcharge.
CAMARTEC Certification: Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology. Required for tractors, seeders, milking machines, irrigation equipment, food processing equipment, generators. Covers 65 HS codes.
GCLA Import Permit: Government Chemist Laboratory Authority. Required for petroleum products (Chapter 27), inorganic chemicals (Chapter 28), organic chemicals (Chapter 29), fertilisers (Chapter 31), pesticides and chemicals (Chapter 38).

Customs Penalty Estimator — CAP 403

Estimates customs penalties under the Tanzania Customs & Excise Act (CAP 403) and EAC Customs Management Act for common offences including: no PVoC/COC certificate, undervaluation, misdeclaration, late payment, prior offences on record. Calculates penalty amounts in TZS with statutory references.

Approved Clearing & Forwarding Agents — TASAC 2025

Searchable directory of 1,393 TASAC-licensed Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) agents registered for the year 2025. Source: TASAC List of Licensed Customs Agents 2025. Agents are searchable by company name and email address. Minimum fees under GN 83/2026 (CAP 415): USD 150 for 20ft containers, USD 200 for 40ft containers, USD 90 for air general cargo.

ICD & Dry Port Operators — Tanzania 2025/2026

Directory of 74 licensed ICD (Inland Container Depot) and dry port operators in Tanzania, licensed by TASAC. Includes a Leaflet map showing operator locations across Dar es Salaam and upcountry regions. Clicking an operator displays their local charge schedule with 20ft and 40ft container rates for shore handling, storage, customs verification, stripping, and removal charges. Source: TASAC List of Providers — Dry Port Operators with Licence Validity Period, May 2025.

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Moovit Logistics Ltd is a Tanzania-registered logistics and enterprise software company, co-founded by Vids (CEO), building digital infrastructure for East Africa trade. The company operates under Moovit Mobility LLC and is associated with Aleka Holdings Limited. Moovit's Hudumika platform provides enterprise operating system services for the EAC market. Website: moovit.co.tz. Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Regulatory References

EAC Common External Tariff 2022 — East African Community
TBS PVoC Programme — Tanzania Bureau of Standards, March 2025 revision
Tanzania Customs & Excise Act CAP 403 — Tanzania Revenue Authority
EAC Customs Management Act — East African Community
TASAC General Notice 83/2026 (CAP 415) — Clearing Agent minimum fees
CAMARTEC Act — Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation and Rural Technology
GCLA Act — Government Chemist Laboratory Authority
TPA Tariff Book — Tanzania Ports Authority (pcu@ports.go.tz)

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