Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) operates TANCIS (Tanzania Customs Integrated System) for electronic customs declarations. Tanzania is an EAC member applying EAC Common External Tariff. Dar es Salaam port is East Africa's second-largest and serves landlocked Zambia, Malawi, DRC, and Rwanda.
Tanzanian Customs
- TANCIS — Tanzania Customs Integrated System
- SIMCO — Tanzania Single Window System
- Key port: Dar es Salaam; Kilimanjaro International Airport (air)
Tanzania Import Duty
EAC CET: 0%, 10%, 25% (same structure as Kenya). VAT: 18% on CIF + duty. Import Declaration Fee: 2% of CIF. TRA also imposes Railway Development Levy and Excise on specific goods. EAC-EPA with EU provides zero duty on EU goods.
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TANCIS (Tanzania Customs Integrated System) operated by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA). EAC Common External Tariff applies with 0%, 10%, 25% bands.