13 Nov 2023

Exporting/Importing to Tanzania – Additional products now require the mandatory Certificate of Conformity

Tanzania Bureau of Standards  (TBS) will be expanding the regulated products list under Tanzania Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC).

The newly introduced regulated Tariff Codes and examples of products covered are listed below:  

  • Live, Fresh, or Chilled crustaceans and mollusks
    0307.21.00, 0307.31.00, 0307.51.00, 0307.71.00, 0307.81.00, 0307.91.00, 0308.11.00, 0308.21.00
  • Fruits incl. bulbs, tubers, dry fruits
    0601.10.00, 0803.10.00, 0803.90.00, 0804.10.00, 0804.20.00, 0804.30.00, 0804.40.00, 0804.50.00, 0805.10.00, 0805.20.00, 0805.21.00, 0805.22.00, 0805.29.00, 0805.40.00, 0805.50.00, 0805.90.00, 0806.10.00, 0806.20.00, 0807.11.00, 0807.19.00, 0807.20.00, 0808.10.00, 0808.30.00, 0808.40.00, 0809.10.00, 0809.21.00, 0809.29.00, 0809.30.00, 0809.40.00, 0810.10.00, 0810.20.00, 0810.30.00, 0810.40.00, 0810.50.00, 0810.60.00, 0810.70.00, 0810.90.00
  • Other Food preparations
    2106.90.30, 2106.90.40, 2106.90.90
  • Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides & herbicides
    3808.91.21, 3808.91.29, 3808.91.91, 3808.91.99
  • Arts, crafts and stationary
    4601.29.00, 4601.99.00, 4804.19.00, 4811.59.00
  • Aluminium cans for Food and Beverages
    7612.90.20
  • Machinery and parts incl. Sewing machines
    8431.10.00, 8431.20.00, 8431.31.00, 8431.41.00, 8431.42.00, 8431.43.00, 8452.21.00, 8452.29.00, 8479.90.00
  • Lenses and prisms
    9002.90.00

Regulated products under Tanzania PVoC require the mandatory Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for Customs clearance at Tanzanian Ports and Borders.