Quality / Grading Certificate

What it is

A certificate confirming the commodity meets a specific grade or quality classification. For several Tanzanian commodities this is issued by the relevant commodity board under its own grading system, not a generic TBS consumer-standards certificate — e.g. Tanzania Coffee Board (AA/AB/PB/C/... grades), Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (kernel outturn and AFI kernel grades), Tanzania Cotton Board (HVI-tested lint classification), and Tanzania Sisal Board (its own 11-grade fibre classification).

When it's required

Required wherever the relevant commodity board mandates grading before export — check the specific commodity's export guide.

Who typically prepares it

Issued by the relevant commodity board's own grading/quality department, or in some cases an independent inspection body.

Official Sources

• Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) — TCB Trading Manual for Coffee Auction Market
• Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) — CBT Rules and Conditions of Sales