Freight, clearing, inspection & compliance — in one place
A practical directory of the organizations Tanzanian exporters actually need to work with: freight forwarders and customs clearing agents, PVoC inspection bodies, testing laboratories, certification and standards authorities, port and shipping logistics, export documentation and customs compliance, trade finance, and the industry associations that represent them. Every entry links to the provider's own official website — see our verification methodology for what "Listed", "Source-Confirmed" and "Verified" mean.
7 providers listed in Inspection.
Tanzania
Jackbill (Trading Co.)
Independent marine/cargo surveying, reps in 14+ African states; vessel/bunker surveys; draft surveys, damage assessment, container inspection, insurance surveys; '397 total…
KAJOTE General Superintendence Co. Limited (KGS)
Quality/quantity control agri/petrochemical/mineral (grains named); ISO 17025-accredited lab; cargo superintendence; bunkering/vessel surveys
Observater Tanzania
PSI to ISO 2859-1; Container Loading Supervision at Ubungo ICD; warehouse/security audits; supplier verification; explicitly names 'specialized inspections for agricultural…
Zanzibar Food and Drugs Agency
Semi-autonomous Zanzibar regulatory body (Zanzibar Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act 3/2017) with Food Chemistry and Microbiology laboratory divisions. Named issuer…
International Specialists
Bureau Veritas
Listed here for completeness and to correct outdated guidance: Bureau Veritas's TBS PVoC contract ended 1 March 2025. If a…
Intertek
One of Tanzania's authorized Pre-Shipment Verification of Conformity (PVoC) inspectors, and — as of the March 2025 inspection-zone reassignment —…
SGS
Operates testing labs in Dar es Salaam involved in export inspection for specific crops including cashew and grain, alongside its…
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