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.
34 providers listed.
Tanzania
Africa Stable Logistics Co Ltd
Freight forwarding sea/road/air across East/Central Africa, warehousing & distribution, cargo insurance/packing
Alistair James Company Limited (Alistair Group)
Road/air/sea freight, clearing & forwarding, warehousing, material handling; 'Agriculture' explicitly among six served industries
CEVA Logistics Tanzania Limited / CEVA Interfreight Tanzania Limited
Two separately licensed CEVA entities per TASAC; own-site 403
Kuehne + Nagel Limited
Licensed CFA per TASAC register; own-site 404'd
Thosma Logistics Limited
Bonded/customs-supervised warehousing alongside clearing & freight
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Tanzania
Multimodal logistics operator providing sea freight (shipping agency services, regular lines, charter), air freight, customs clearance and inland transport from…
Bank of Tanzania — Export Credit Guarantee Scheme
A credit guarantee fund established in July 2002 and administered by the Bank of Tanzania on the Government's behalf. It…
Business Registrations and Licensing Agency
Executive agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade responsible for company/business registration, business name registration, and industrial property (trademark/patent)…
Chief Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (CGCLA), Zanzibar
Sampling, chemical inspection, FTIR/microscopy material-composition analysis
DHL Global Forwarding — Tanzania
DHL's Tanzania Global Forwarding operation offers air freight, ocean freight (FCL/LCL), road freight, and customs services — import and export…
DSM Corridor Group (DCG)
Kurasini transit bonded warehouse (4,500m2); bulk terminal holding to 10,000MT bagged commodities; Kisarawe multi-purpose terminal (4,050m2)
Freight Forwarders Tanzania (FFT)
Licensed CFA since 1985; air/marine/road freight, clearing & forwarding, warehousing, Container Freight Station
Hanspaul Industries Ltd
Corrugated cartons (3/5-ply), paper bags, SFK rolls, duplex boxes, offset printing; market leader Northern TZ; serves ag clients
iPrint
Sticker labels, BOPP wraparound labels, shrink sleeves; serves food/beverage clients; ~4,000m2, 80+ staff
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…
Marin & Maskin (T) Limited (MMTZ)
Sole/authorized distributor for Videojet continuous inkjet printers (1580+/1580C) and laser/thermal inkjet marking; installation, maintenance, 24/7 support, training, genuine spares
National Insurance Corporation of Tanzania
NIC's Marine Cargo Insurance covers loss or damage to cargo in transit by sea, air, road or rail, explicitly scoped…
Nimax Tanzania
Domino continuous inkjet (Ax350i), thermal inkjet/laser markers, thermal transfer overprinters; labeling, inspection/control, OEM integration, maintenance
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
National standards body — formulates and enforces Tanzania Standards (TZS), certifies product/quality compliance, and enforces EAC-harmonized standards. TBS's primary conformity…
Tanzania Freight Forwarders Association
Industry association since 1979, representing over 1,000 member clearing and forwarding firms. Every exporter is legally required to work through…
Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority
Tanzania's National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Established by Act No. 4 of 2020,…
Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation
Established under the TASAC Act No. 14 of 2017, TASAC regulates shipping-agency operations and maritime transport services in Tanzania —…
Twiga Paper Products Ltd
2/3/5-ply corrugated boxes, honeycomb partitioning; ISO 9001:2015; in-house QC (GSM,BCT,PRT,ECT,RCT,BF); min order 1,000 pcs
Zanzibar Business and Property Registration Agency
Zanzibar's own business registrar, established under Act No. 13 of 2012, replacing the former Registrar General's Office — separate from…
Zanzibar Maritime Authority
Zanzibar's maritime safety and regulatory authority. Export/import documentation for cargo moving through Zanzibar's ports must carry a ZMA stamp, per…
Zanzibar Ports Corporation
Parastatal port operator for Zanzibar, established under Act No. 1 of 1997 — separate from Mainland Tanzania's Tanzania Ports Authority.…
Freight In Time
Regional East African logistics group with a Tanzania regional office in Dar es Salaam, offering air, sea and road freight,…
East Africa
Cropnuts
OTA/pesticide (500+ analytes)/heavy-metal testing
Kenpack Limited
Heat-treated wooden export pallets (ISPM-15, IPPC-KE-013) and plastic pallets; supplies 'across East Africa' (TZ not named explicitly)
International Specialists
Certified Laboratories / Commodity Laboratories
Co-developed current ASTA spice method; runs Analytical Food Labs for Spices; water activity not mentioned in vanilla context
CVR Labs
Chilli, turmeric, pepper, coriander, cumin, cardamom, masala blends
Eurofins
acrylamide
Bureau Veritas
Listed here for completeness and to correct outdated guidance: Bureau Veritas's TBS PVoC contract ended 1 March 2025. If a…
Ompack Strap
PET packing strap bands, high tensile strength; markets/exports explicitly to Tanzania; ISO 9001:2015; no TZ office
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