Tanzania - East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

The Hub's accomplishments in Tanzania to Date:

To date the Hub has supported 53 firms and associations to increase their export competitiveness;
Fifteen (15) firms have been supported to participate in various trade shows resulting in 86 business linkages;
Hub facilitated AGOA exports as at June 30 2017 stood at $239,600;
Exports to other market destinations as a result of Hub support are $53,600;
Due to the expanding export opportunities, 28 new full time equivalent (FTE) jobs have been created, 64% of which are for women;
Supported development of Tanzania National AGOA Strategy;
Supported successful implementation of ePing electronic alert system;
Supported the adoption of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) notification submission system;
Supported use of ISOlutions which allows Tanzania to effectively participate in international standardization processes.

Related Blogs and Resources

Tanzania to increase coffee production by 200% in 10 years

Published on December 13, 2017

The Government of Tanzania has honored the lamentation of the coffee farmers that protested against the multiple taxes imposed on their commodity. The complaint was geared to other cash crops as well that hold the agriculture sector of the country that supplements hugely and greatly the economy of the country. Taxes have been at the apex hindrance of the growth and development in the sub-Saharan nation with a number of traders as well rating it as the top most barriers to a better economy status in their land. Understandably, the government collects a lump sum amount of revenue from the commodities but in the long run they demoralize the farmers and affect the prices as well. Read more. Source | The Exchange

Tanzania scraps coffee levies to boost production

Published on November 23, 2017

The Tanzanian government is scrapping taxes and levies imposed on coffee as part of measures to boost production.The move follows complaints by farmers about multiple taxes imposed on coffee and other cash crops. Minister for Agriculture Charles Tizeba said that the government will scrap 17 levies and taxes. They include coffee buying, processing and selling fee as well as the marketing fees. Read more. Source | East African

Government lifts maize exports ban following bumper harvest

Published on November 14, 2017

The ban has been sustained for a long while for reasons that included food shortages in some parts of the country and deliberate efforts to control inflation. The Minister for Agriculture, Dr Charles Tizeba, announced the decision to do away with the ban when responding to queries raised by members of parliament during debate on the recently-tabled national development plan proposal and budget for the 2018/19 financial year. Read more. Source | Ippmedia

Doors open for maize exports

Published on November 14, 2017

Maize export ban has been lifted, thanks to bumper harvests, which the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) can hardly drain. The lifting of the June 2017 ban has come as a blessing to some needy East African countries and Tanzanian peasants who have been complaining over unreliable markets for their produce. Agriculture Minister Dr Charles Tizeba, debating the 2018 fiscal budget draft and proposed National Development Plan in the National Assembly here yesterday, said the move follows an assessment on the current food stock against NFRA budget for maize purchase. Read more. Source | Daily News

Mutukula border facility to be launched today

Published on November 14, 2017

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli will today officially launch the $12 million (Shs43.8 billion) Mutukula One Stop Border post (OSBP) facility that is aimed at reducing the cost of doing business. The United Kingdom’s Development for International Development (DFID) funded the infrastructure component while the Canadian development agency and Global Affairs financed the operationalization of facility through Trademark East Africa. The OSBP is a “one stop” form of border crossing point jointly managed by neighboring countries and where activities are streamlined to maximise efficiency. Read more. Source | Daily Monitor

Bid to uplift EA textile sector

Published on October 17, 2017

East Africa is seeking to galvanise synergies of textiles industry players by linking the local cotton, textile and apparels industry to the untapped markets in the region. The East African Business Council (EABC) Chief Executive Officer, Ms Lilian Awinja, explained here that the East African Business and Entrepreneurship Conference and Exhibition would provide a platform for creating synergies and links between the local cotton and textile industries with local suppliers and fashion designers in a bid to propose an action plan outlining policies and modalities for promoting the sector’s performance, productivity and quality. Read more. Source | Daily News

New e-pay system to boost trade efficiency

Published on October 04, 2017

Tanzanian traders are expected to benefit as import and export will become easier thanks to the launch of an electronic Certificate of Origin payment system which is expected to enhance trade efficiency. The system under the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) project through financial support of TradeMark East Africa was launched in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. It is to expedite application and issuance of delivery of Certificates of Origin (CO) by reducing physical movements and time taken to process the document and thus cutting on days of processing the vital certificates. Read more. Source | Daily News

Rusumo border post to start 24-hour operations on Oct 2

Published on September 27, 2017

Traders and clearing agents have welcomed the initiative by Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and other government agencies to implement 24-hour operations at Rusumo on the Rwanda-Tanzania border. The facility will also work as one stop border post (OSBP), according to RRA officials. The local business community says the move will greatly boost cross-border trade and reduce transit time. Raphael Tugirumuremyi, the RRA Commissioner of customs, said the border will effective October 2 start 24-hour operations, adding that the move was agreed on by Heads of States of Rwanda and Tanzania during official opening of the facility last year. Read more. Source | New Times