Registration and the permit
Imported food is registered with the standards authority, and the importer holds the registration and the import permit. As the Turkish producer we do not register in Tanzania; we supply the documents the registration needs, the technical data sheet, our certificates and the analysis report per line so the registration points at the right plant. The registration is per product, so the offer lists the lines separately. Zanzibar has its own food authority, and a container for the islands is quoted with that in mind.
The conformity certificate
Before shipment, the inspection agency appointed for Türkiye inspects the goods and issues the certificate of conformity that the entry asks for. We arrange the inspection with the agency, the offer states what it needs per line and what it costs, and nothing is loaded that cannot clear. An importer that has cleared our lines once clears the next lines faster, because the registration and the data sheets are already on file. The inspection is the reason a factory matters: the agency visits a plant, not a trading company, and a plant it has inspected before is inspected faster the second time.
The label
An English label, with Swahili alongside if you want it: the name of the food, the ingredient list with allergens, metric net weight, storage, the production and expiry dates and the importer’s name and address. For lines in our standard packs we confirm what the export pack carries and what the importer adds; for private label we prepare the content, and the date format and the language are confirmed on the artwork before printing. The Tanzanian private label page goes through it.
Customs, documents and the route
Tanzania applies the East African common external tariff and there is no free trade agreement with Türkiye; the offer states the tariff line per product and the duty that applies on the day, and nothing about duty is printed on this site. The commercial set is the invoice, the packing list per pallet, the certificate of origin, the certificate of conformity, the analysis report and, for pistachio lines, an aflatoxin certificate, listed on the how we work page. Sea freight from Mersin to Dar es Salaam, with the transshipment and the transit stated in the offer.
The reefer and the shelf
The route and the shelf are warm in every season, so chocolate lines are quoted in a reefer year round and stated as chocolate; compound-coated lines that go to the duka shelf are stated as compound; Turkish delight, sugared almonds and jellies travel dry. The mixed-container page explains how the load is built, each line on its own pallet, and the Tanzania page lists what stays the same on every offer.
Asking for a price
Start with the product pages: pick the lines, say how many and name the port. The written offer follows within two working days and states what each line weighs by the carton and what the minimum is.
Tasting first is normal — samples are free from running production, you cover the courier. The tanzania: what stays the same on every offer page lists what stays the same on every offer, and the private label page covers putting your own name on the pack.
Does the Turkish producer register in Tanzania?
No. The importer holds the registration and the permit; we supply the data sheet, certificates and analysis report per line, named in the offer.
Who arranges the conformity certificate?
We do, with the appointed agency, before shipment; the offer states what it needs per line and what it costs.
Is the container a reefer?
For chocolate lines, yes, year round on this route. Compound lines and dry lines are quoted as the offer states.
