Coffee Export Licence Tanzania: TCB Licences, Auctions and Export Documents
Who needs a coffee export licence in Tanzania? Any company that exports coffee from the Mainland needs a green coffee export licence from the Tanzania Coffee Board under section 12 of the Coffee Industry Act, Cap. 347. Buyers, curers, roasters, liquorers and warehouses need their own TCB licences. Each shipment then needs a TCB export approval, an ICO certificate of origin and a phytosanitary certificate.
A TCB export licence runs for the licence year from 1 July to 30 June. Most coffee reaches exporters through TCB auctions, now run online through the Unified Coffee Management System. Cooperatives, estates and approved partners may export premium coffee directly under a separate direct export licence.
What the law says about coffee licences
Coffee on the Mainland is governed by the Coffee Industry Act, Cap. 347 R.E. 2023, which the Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) posted on its laws page on 5 August 2026. The Act began as Act No. 23 of 2001, whose original text is held by FAOLEX. Some older guides cite other chapter numbers. The revised edition on the Board's own site reads Cap. 347.
Three sections do most of the work for traders:
- Section 12(1) and (3): the Board issues licences for coffee buying, liquoring, processing, roasting, warehousing, central pulping and exporting. Nobody may carry on any of those activities commercially without one.
- Section 5(3): the Board may grant export licences or permits and may conduct coffee auctions.
- Section 17: dealing in coffee without a licence, or contrary to the Act, carries a fine of up to TZS 20 million, up to three years in prison, or both.
The detail sits in the Coffee Industry Regulations, 2013, GN 385 of 2013, published on 11 October 2013. Regulation 26(3) lists the licence categories. Regulation 42 sets up the auction, and regulation 44 governs export permits. The TCB laws page still lists only the 2013 Regulations, so we found no later amending notice in force. That is a point to confirm before you file.
Growers have a lighter regime. Section 7(3) of the Act requires every person who grows coffee for sale to register with the Board. Regulation 4(5) makes grower registration free of charge.
Who should read this
- Green coffee exporters who buy at TCB auctions and ship from Dar es Salaam or Tanga.
- Curing and processing companies that hull, grade and bag parchment or dry cherry for auction.
- Cooperatives, AMCOS and estates that want to sell premium lots outside the auction.
- Roasters selling locally or exporting roast and ground or instant coffee.
- Foreign investors weighing a coffee trading or processing company on the Mainland.
- Warehouse operators and liquorers who store or grade coffee for the auction system.
For how coffee compares with cashew, cotton and tea, read our crop boards guide. This guide goes deeper on coffee alone.
Which TCB licence do you need?
Regulation 26(3) lists eleven licence categories. The TCB licence requirements page sets out the documents for each. The table groups them by what the business does.
| Activity | TCB licence | Main extra documents TCB lists | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying dry cherry or parchment from cooperatives or growers | Dry cherry or parchment buying licence | District (DED) permit, curing factory contract, liquoring facilities, banker's reference | Cap. 347 s.12; GN 385 reg. 26(3) |
| Hulling, curing and grading (washed or non-washed) | Coffee processing (curing) licence | Certificate of occupancy, named licensed liquorer, plant inspection report | Cap. 347 ss.12, 13; GN 385 reg. 26(3) |
| Exporting green coffee bought at auction | Green coffee export licence | Licensed liquorer, power of attorney for the company's coffee trader, office and liquoring inspection | Cap. 347 s.12; GN 385 regs. 26(3), 44 |
| Exporting premium coffee outside the auction | Direct export (premium) licence | Cooperative resolution, or a signed cooperative contract for a non-producer, or estate papers | GN 385 reg. 42(5) and Fifth Schedule |
| Roasting for the local market | Local roasting licence | Plant inspection report, tax clearance, banker's reference | GN 385 reg. 33 |
| Exporting roast and ground or instant coffee | Roast and ground export or instant coffee export licence | Purchase contract with a roaster if the company has no plant | GN 385 reg. 34 |
| Storing green coffee | Coffee warehouse licence | Certificate of occupancy, warehouse inspection | GN 385 reg. 31 and Tenth Schedule |
| Grading and cupping coffee | Liquorer's licence (consultant or sole liquorer) | Evidence of coffee quality training, laboratory inspection | GN 385 reg. 26(3) |
Every company category asks for a memorandum and articles, a certificate of incorporation, attested director photos and a valid trading licence. Most also ask for a TRA tax clearance certificate. TCB inspects the office, plant or warehouse before it issues.
The Regulations restrict combinations. The TCB notice opening the 2024/25 season cites regulation 35(1) and (2): one company will not be granted a buying licence, a curing licence and an export licence at the same time. A business supplying a specific quality market may hold buying and curing licences, but may cure only its own coffee. Plan the group structure before you apply.
How is coffee sold in Tanzania now?
The marketing system has three channels. Which one applies depends on who you are.
Auction. Regulation 42 makes the Board the auctioneer at Moshi or another approved place. The TCB auction page says regional coffee auctions have run alongside Moshi since the 2018/19 season. Bidding now runs online through the Unified Coffee Management System at auction.coffee.go.tz. The Daily News reported in June 2023 that TCB planned this move so that bidders need not travel to Kilimanjaro.
The TCB auction results for auction TCB/M/2, held on 17 September 2026, list lots from Songwe, Iyunga in Mbeya and Moshi in one sale. Prices are quoted per 50 kg.
Cooperatives and AMCOS. Smallholders deliver cherry or parchment to their primary cooperative, which takes it to auction. Daily News reported on 21 June 2024 that the Deputy Minister for Agriculture said the government "has banned the purchase of cherry or parchment at the farm-gate level." The same report quoted the TCB Kagera manager saying direct sales from farms are banned.
Direct export. Regulation 42(5) lets the Board allow a direct export licence holder to export without auction once the Fifth Schedule conditions are met. The TCB direct export page says direct sale contracts must be registered with TCB so that farmers receive fair prices. The licence is open to cooperatives, estates and companies holding a signed contract with a cooperative.
Private buyers still exist, but their role is narrower. The 2024/25 season notice required private buyers to obtain a district buying permit before the season. New applications and renewals go online through the Ministry of Agriculture's systems, now reached at portal.kilimo.go.tz.
What did the 2026/27 season change?
We could not find a published 2026/27 season directive on the TCB announcements page. Its latest notice opens the 2024/25 season. What we can confirm for 2026/27 is this:
- Auctions are running. TCB publishes a 2026/27 auction catalogue and results, including auction TCB/M/2 of 17 September 2026.
- Price benchmarks are published. TCB's average market price page, dated 24 September 2026, shows auction prices of USD 6.2 a kg for clean arabica and USD 3.4 a kg for clean robusta.
- Defaulting buyers face exclusion. The Citizen reported on 6 June 2026 under the headline "Tanzania bars debt-default coffee buyers from next season". The article body did not load for us, so we do not rely on its detail.
- EU deforestation rules are coming. TCB's 18 September 2026 release on EUDR preparedness asks exporters to submit an Exporters Registration Form 2026.
The figures to confirm list below names the points still open. Ask TCB for the current season guideline before you bid.
Can a foreign company buy and export Tanzanian coffee?
Yes, with limits. The 2013 Regulations contain no citizenship bar on TCB licences. They set different capital floors instead. The Third Schedule application forms set a minimum paid-up capital of TZS 30 million for a foreign-owned company and TZS 5 million for a wholly locally owned company.
Business licensing adds one restriction. GN 487A of 2025 closes 15 activities to non-citizens, and "on-farm crop purchasing" is one of them (register NEW-08-14). A non-citizen licensed for a reserved activity on 28 July 2025 may continue only until that licence expires (NEW-08-15). Farm-gate buying of coffee is in any case barred for everyone by the auction and cooperative rules above.
A foreign-owned exporter that buys at auction is not doing on-farm purchasing. On our reading it may hold a green coffee export licence and a Class A export licence. "Foreign owned" for business licensing means more than 50% of shares held by non-citizens (NEW-08-13). The Class A fee for exporting agricultural goods is the same for both (BLA121). Our export permits guide covers the general export set-up.
Do coffee traders need a business licence too?
Usually yes. TCB lists a "valid trading licence" among the documents for every company licence. That is the business licence under the Business Licensing Act, Cap. 101.
Section 3 of Cap. 101 takes some activities outside the Act. These include farming and the sale of a farmer's own produce that is not materially processed (register NEW-08-16). A coffee estate selling its own parchment may fall inside that exemption. A buyer, curer, roaster or exporter does not, because it trades in or processes coffee grown by others.
| Player | Business licence position | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Grower or estate selling its own unprocessed coffee | Outside Cap. 101, no business licence fee | NEW-08-16 |
| Exporter of green coffee | Class A licence for exporting agricultural goods, TZS 100,000 principal place, TZS 80,000 each subsidiary place | BLA121 |
| Curing factory or roaster | Processing and manufacturing licence by scale, for example TZS 400,000 for a medium scale industry | BLA102 |
| Any licence | Valid 12 months from issue; renew within 21 days after expiry | NEW-08-01 |
Zatra's business licensing service handles the TNBP filing alongside the TCB file.
What fees and levies apply to coffee?
Every figure below is from the Zatra government fees register at 26 September 2026. The authority's GePG control number governs on the day of payment.
| Charge | Amount | Register ID | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCB buyer, processor, exporter or warehouse licence fee | Referenced in GN 385 of 2013, no amount published | F0775 | Assessed by TCB on filing |
| Grower registration with TCB | Free of charge | GN 385 reg. 4(5) | Confirmed in the Regulations |
| Export phytosanitary certificate, commercial | TZS 130,000 | F0376 | Confirmed |
| Export inspection, cash crops | TZS 25,000 up to 1,000 kg, plus TZS 13 a kg above that up to 1,000,000 kg | F0376 | Confirmed |
| District produce cess on buyers | Capped at 3% of farm-gate price; export crops 0% to 5% at source | F0547 | Confirmed cap; the district sets the rate |
| Class A export licence, agricultural goods | TZS 100,000 principal, TZS 80,000 subsidiary | BLA121 | Confirmed |
| Warehouse receipt system charges, where coffee is stored under WRRB | Operator TZS 1.00 a kg, depositor and buyer TZS 0.50 a kg | NEW-07-15 | Confirmed |
The Coffee Industry Act, as revised in 2023, contains no section that imposes a levy on exporters. Section 26 lists the Board's funds without a levy rate. The East African reported in November 2017 that the government scrapped 17 levies and taxes on coffee. We found no published TCB export levy rate in force for 2026/27. If TCB or the auction system deducts a charge, ask for its legal basis in writing.
Government fees are paid to the authority at the official rate against its control number. Zatra's professional fee is quoted separately on our pricing page and never includes or marks up government charges. Our export levies guide compares coffee with the crops that do carry a statutory export levy.
What documents does each coffee shipment need?
An export licence is the gate. Each shipment then needs its own papers. The Tanzania Trade Portal coffee procedures, managed by TanTrade, list the steps.
| Document | Issued by | Validity or timing | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green coffee export licence | TCB | One financial year, 1 July to 30 June | Cap. 347 s.12; Trade Portal |
| Export permit or green coffee export approval | TCB, on application Form No. 16 | Decision within 14 days; approval valid 60 days for one shipment | GN 385 reg. 44(3) to (6); Trade Portal |
| ICO certificate of origin | Listed with TCB's coffee export procedures | Per shipment | Trade Portal, "as per coffee regulation" |
| Radioactivity analysis certificate | Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission | Per shipment, where the buyer requires it | Trade Portal |
| Phytosanitary certificate | Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority | Per consignment, after inspection | Register F0376 |
| Customs export declaration | TRA | Before loading | Trade Portal, coffee customs clearance |
Regulation 44(5) requires the permit to state the sale terms, either "FOR ex-warehouse" or "FOB, Tanzania ports", or other approved terms. The phytosanitary process and its fees are explained in our phytosanitary certificates guide.
Exporters shipping to the European Union should also prepare traceability records for the EU Deforestation Regulation. TCB is building a legal due diligence framework with partners, according to its September 2026 release.
When does the coffee season run?
Regulation 23 requires the Board to announce buying season start dates for each zone at least one month ahead. The TCB coffee calendar shows the windows below. The opening dates come from the 2024/25 season notice, the latest TCB has posted.
| Zone | Regions | TCB calendar window | 2024/25 opening date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, Morogoro, Tanga | July to December | 1 July 2024 |
| Ruvuma | Ruvuma, Iringa, Njombe | July to December (south) | 1 July 2024 |
| Mbeya and Songwe | Mbeya, Songwe | July to December (south) | 15 June 2024 |
| Kagera | Kagera | May to October (west) | 1 May 2024 |
| Kigoma | Kigoma, Katavi | May to October (west) | 1 May 2024 |
| Mara | Mara, Mwanza | May to October (west) | 20 April 2024 |
Arabica comes mainly from the northern and southern highlands and robusta almost entirely from Kagera. That split is reported by Qahwa World on 20 May 2026, summarising the USDA coffee annual for 2026/27. The USDA forecast is 1.6 million 60 kg bags of production and 1.4 million bags of exports. The earlier USDA FAS coffee annual TZ2024-0002 gives the 2024/25 base.
How does Zanzibar fit in?
Coffee licensing is a Mainland regime. The Coffee Industry Act contains no clause extending it to Zanzibar, and agriculture is not among the Union matters in the Constitution. TCB's offices are all on the Mainland: Moshi, Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Kagera, Mara, Kigoma, Mbeya and Ruvuma.
The Trade Portal lists separate Zanzibar procedures for an international certificate of origin and a radioactivity analysis certificate. We did not find a Zanzibar coffee licensing law, and Zanzibar is not a coffee producing zone on the TCB calendar. A trader exporting coffee through Zanzibar should get written confirmation of the applicable procedure from the Zanzibar authorities before shipping.
What happens if you trade coffee without a licence?
The Act carries criminal penalties, and the Board can act against the licence itself.
| Breach | Consequence | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Buying, processing, warehousing or exporting coffee without a licence | Fine up to TZS 20,000,000, up to 3 years in prison, or both | Cap. 347 s.17 |
| Adding foreign matter or selling unripe coffee | Fine up to TZS 500,000, up to 12 months, or both | Cap. 347 s.20 |
| Breach of licence terms | Board may cancel, vary or suspend; appeal to the Minister within 60 days | Cap. 347 ss.15, 16 |
| Any offence with no special penalty | Fine up to TZS 3,000,000, up to 3 years, or both | Cap. 347 s.38 |
| Coffee involved in an offence | Court may order forfeiture | Cap. 347 s.39 |
Section 40 can make directors and managers liable for a company's offence. If TCB seizes coffee, suspends a licence or refers a matter for prosecution, instruct an advocate before anyone responds in writing.
Worked example: an exporter buying 20 tonnes at auction
A Tanzanian-registered exporter holds a green coffee export licence and a Class A export licence. It buys 20 tonnes (20,000 kg) of clean arabica at a TCB auction in October 2026, for shipment FOB Dar es Salaam.
Purchase price. TCB's average auction price for clean arabica on 24 September 2026 was USD 6.2 a kg. We use that figure for illustration.
- 20,000 kg × USD 6.2 = USD 124,000, or USD 310 per 50 kg bag across 400 bags.
- At an illustrative TZS 2,605 to the US dollar, the rate implied by The Citizen's 11 June 2026 figures (USD 352 shown as TZS 916,961), that is TZS 323,020,000.
Government charges with a register line.
- Phytosanitary certificate, commercial: TZS 130,000 (F0376).
- Export inspection: TZS 25,000 for the first 1,000 kg, plus 19,000 kg × TZS 13 = TZS 247,000, so TZS 272,000 (F0376).
- Class A export licence, principal place, once a year: TZS 100,000 (BLA121).
- Total: TZS 502,000, about USD 193 at the same illustrative rate.
The register-priced charges come to about 0.16% of the coffee's value. The TCB licence fee, the export approval, the ICO certificate and any radioactivity test are assessed by the issuing body. Add them when the control numbers arrive. Freight, insurance, bags and warehouse handling are commercial costs outside this count.
For scale, the same 20 tonnes is about 333 bags of 60 kg, the unit used in USDA's coffee statistics. The Citizen reported arabica at USD 352 per 50 kg in 2025/26, against USD 100 in 2023/24. Prices move each auction, so treat USD 6.2 a kg as a snapshot.
What to do now
- Map your activity. Decide whether you buy, cure, roast, warehouse or export, and match each activity to a TCB licence in the table above.
- Check the combination rule. Do not plan for one company to hold buying, curing and export licences together; use separate entities or contracts where needed.
- Set up the company file. Gather the memorandum and articles, incorporation certificate, attested director photos, tax clearance and a banker's reference.
- Obtain the business licence. File the Class A export licence on TNBP and pay only on the GePG control number.
- Prepare for inspection. Have the office, liquoring room, plant or warehouse ready for TCB's inspection report.
- Apply before the licence year. File on the Ministry of Agriculture portal well before 1 July, and register on the UCMS auction system.
- Clear each shipment. Apply for the TCB export approval, the ICO certificate of origin, the phytosanitary certificate and the TRA export entry in that order.
- Escalate disputes early. If TCB refuses, suspends or cancels a licence, diarise the appeal deadline and brief an advocate.
Key dates and deadlines
| Date or period | What happens | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July to 30 June | TCB licence year; export licence valid for this period | Trade Portal; GN 385 Third Schedule forms |
| At least one month before buying opens | TCB announces season start dates by zone | GN 385 reg. 23(1) |
| Within 14 days of an export permit application | TCB grants or refuses the permit | GN 385 reg. 44(6) |
| 60 days from issue | Green coffee export approval expires; one shipment only | Trade Portal |
| Within 21 days of refusal | Appeal a licence refusal to the Minister | GN 385 reg. 38(5) |
| Within 60 days of a cancellation or suspension | Appeal to the Minister | Cap. 347 s.16 |
| 12 months from issue, plus 21 days | Renew the business licence | Register NEW-08-01 |
| 30 June 2027 | Current TCB licences expire on the licence year | Trade Portal |
How Zatra helps
Zatra's import and export compliance service prepares the TCB licence file, the Class A export licence and the per-shipment document set. We also structure groups that need separate buying, curing and export entities. For storage under warehouse receipts, see our warehouse receipt system guide. Traders in grains and pulses should read our COPRA registration guide.
Government fees are paid by the client to each authority at the official rate against its control number, separately from Zatra's fee. Zatra prepares and coordinates the file; it does not decide or guarantee any authority's outcome. Seizures, prosecutions, licence appeals and formal legal opinions go to Zatra's advocate. The full fee schedule sits in our government fees handbook.
Sources and status
Accurate as at 8 October 2026.
- Coffee Industry Act, Cap. 347 R.E. 2023: Tanzania Coffee Board, posted 5 Aug 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Coffee Industry Regulations, 2013, GN 385 of 2013: Government Gazette, 11 Oct 2013, via the Tanzania Trade Portal. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Coffee Industry Act, No. 23 of 2001: FAOLEX, as enacted 2001. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Licence requirements: Tanzania Coffee Board, undated, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- About the auction: Tanzania Coffee Board, undated, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Average market price: Tanzania Coffee Board, 24 Sep 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Auction results, auction TCB/M/2: Tanzania Coffee Board, 17 Sep 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Coffee calendar: Tanzania Coffee Board, undated, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Ufunguzi wa msimu wa kahawa 2024/2025: Tanzania Coffee Board, 12 Apr 2024. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Direct export: Tanzania Coffee Board, undated, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Tanzania coffee sector strengthens preparedness for EUDR compliance: Tanzania Coffee Board, 18 Sep 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Coffee procedures, Tanzania Trade Portal: TanTrade, undated, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Ministry of Agriculture licence and permit portal: Ministry of Agriculture, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Unified Coffee Management System: Tanzania Coffee Board, live 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Tanzania: Coffee Annual, TZ2024-0002: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 2024. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Tanzania coffee production to rise 10 percent in 2026/27: Qahwa World, 20 May 2026, summarising USDA report TZ2026-0003. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Global coffee price rally unlocks new opportunities for Tanzania: The Citizen, 11 Jun 2026. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Relief as Kagera coffee farmers get attractive prices: Daily News, 21 Jun 2024. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- TCB to introduce coffee online auction: Daily News, 15 Jun 2023. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Tanzania scraps coffee levies to boost production: The East African, 22 Nov 2017. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Figures to confirm before you act
- TCB licence fees: GN 385 of 2013 refers to licence fees but the register (F0775) records no published amount; TCB assesses on filing
- 2026/27 season guideline: no 2026/27 TCB season notice was posted when we checked; confirm opening dates, buyer conditions and any restriction on defaulting buyers with TCB
- Amendments to GN 385 of 2013: TCB lists no amending notice; confirm none has been gazetted since 2013
- Combination rule numbering: TCB's 2024/25 notice cites regulation 35(1) and (2); the copy of GN 385 we read places the rule at regulation 36
- ICO certificate and radioactivity test fees: not in the register; confirm with TCB and the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission
- District produce cess: the cap is 3% (F0547); the rate and whether it is collected at AMCOS or auction level depend on the district
- Exchange rate: TZS 2,605 per US dollar is illustrative, derived from The Citizen's June 2026 figures; use the Bank of Tanzania rate on the day
- Zanzibar procedure: confirm the certificate of origin route and any Zanzibar trade licence with the Zanzibar authorities
This article is general information based on official sources available at the date of publication. It is not legal, tax or financial advice. Laws and notices change. Verify with the issuing authority or consult Zatra before acting.
Frequently asked questions
Can a coffee exporter buy straight from farmers?
Not under the current system. Smallholders deliver to their cooperative, which sells at a TCB auction, and the Deputy Minister for Agriculture said in 2024 that farm-gate buying of cherry or parchment is banned. The lawful alternative outside the auction is a registered direct export contract with a cooperative.
Is a TCB licence transferable when a company is sold?
Processing factory registration certificates are not transferable under section 13 of the Act, and licences are issued to a named holder on stated terms. After a share sale or asset transfer, notify TCB and ask whether a fresh application is needed before trading continues.
Does a roaster selling only in Tanzania need a TCB licence?
Yes. Section 12 lists roasting among the activities that need a Board licence, and regulation 33 creates the local roasting licence. TCB checks that the roaster has the equipment needed before it issues. Exporting roasted coffee needs the separate roast and ground export licence.
How long does TCB take to decide a licence application?
The Regulations give two periods. Regulation 27(3) says fourteen days, while regulation 38(2) allows twenty-one days and requires reasons for a refusal. Allow for the inspection visit too, and file well before the licence year begins on 1 July.
Can coffee be stored under a warehouse receipt?
Green coffee may be stored only in a TCB-licensed coffee warehouse under regulation 31. Where the warehouse also operates under the Warehouse Receipts Regulatory Board, its per-kilogram charges under register line NEW-07-15 apply on top of commercial storage fees.
Do exporters need an EAC certificate of origin as well as the ICO certificate?
Only for shipments to East African Community partner states claiming preferential treatment. That certificate is issued through TCCIA (register F0341, marked confirm). Shipments to Europe, Japan and the United States rely on the ICO certificate of origin and the buyer's own import rules.
What is a liquorer and why does TCB require one?
A liquorer grades coffee by cupping and physical inspection. TCB requires processing and export licence applicants to name a licensed liquorer, because grade and quality drive auction prices and export approval. Liquorers hold their own TCB licence, as a consultant firm or as a sole liquorer.
Can a cooperative export its own coffee without the auction?
Yes, if TCB grants it a direct export licence for premium coffee. The cooperative files its registration certificate, constitution, a board resolution approving direct export and a banker's reference. Each sale contract must then be registered with TCB before shipment.
Sources & regulators
Verify before filing: Rates, forms and thresholds move by Finance Act, Government Notice and portal revision. Confirm the live schedule on the mandate-holder portal before you budget or submit. Law-firm alerts and Big Four notes are discovery only.
- Coffee Industry Act, Cap. 347 R.E. 2023: Tanzania Coffee Board, revised edition 2023, posted 5 Aug 2026; sections 5, 7, 12 to 17, 26, 36 to 40 read 8 Oct 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- Coffee Industry Regulations, 2013, GN 385 of 2013: Ministry of Agriculture, Government Gazette 11 Oct 2013, via the Tanzania Trade Portal; regulations 4, 23, 26 to 44; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: Licence requirements: Tanzania Coffee Board web page, undated, read 8 Oct 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: Average market price: Tanzania Coffee Board, prices dated 24 Sep 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: Auction results, auction TCB/M/2: Tanzania Coffee Board, auction of 17 Sep 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: Opening of the 2024/2025 coffee season: Tanzania Coffee Board notice, 12 Apr 2024; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: About the auction: Tanzania Coffee Board web page, undated, read 8 Oct 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: Coffee calendar: Tanzania Coffee Board web page, undated, read 8 Oct 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- TCB: EUDR preparedness release: Tanzania Coffee Board, published 18 Sep 2026; primary source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- Tanzania Trade Portal: coffee procedures: TanTrade, undated, read 8 Oct 2026; licence validity and export approval period. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- USDA FAS: Tanzania Coffee Annual TZ2024-0002: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN report, 2024. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- Qahwa World: Tanzania coffee production to rise 10 percent in 2026/27: coffee trade press, published 20 May 2026, summarising USDA GAIN TZ2026-0003. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- The Citizen: Global coffee price rally unlocks new opportunities for Tanzania: press report, published 11 Jun 2026. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- Daily News: Relief as Kagera coffee farmers get attractive prices: press report, published 21 Jun 2024. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- Daily News: TCB to introduce coffee online auction: press report, published 15 Jun 2023. Accessed 2026-10-08.
- The East African: Tanzania scraps coffee levies to boost production: press report, published 22 Nov 2017. Accessed 2026-10-08.
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