Pulses Export Tanzania: COPRA Permits, TMX and Warehouse Receipts, Plant Health, Cess and the India Market for Pigeon Peas, Chickpeas, Green Grams and Beans
What does a pulses export from Tanzania need in 2026? On the Mainland, a COPRA trader registration and a COPRA export permit for each consignment, a Class A export licence, a council cess receipt, a TPHPA phytosanitary certificate and a TANCIS customs entry. Pigeon peas, chickpeas and green grams are mostly bought through warehouse receipts and TMX auctions. Pulses carry no export tax. Zanzibar uses its own desks.
This guide covers pulses export Tanzania rules as they stand on 28 October 2026 for pigeon peas (mbaazi), chickpeas (dengu), green grams or mung beans (choroko), cowpeas (kunde) and common beans (maharage). It names each authority, the charges with their register IDs, the main buyers and a costed 100 tonne shipment.
What the law says
No single pulses Act exists in Tanzania. Five instruments carry a consignment from the farm to the ship on the Mainland.
- The Food Security Act, Cap. 249. The Act makes the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) the regulator of cereals and of "other produce" that the Minister gazettes. Section 4(2)(h) lets COPRA issue import and export permits. Section 19(4) bars buying, selling, warehousing or exporting that produce without a COPRA licence.
- The 2026 registration regulations. The Food Security (Registration, Permits and Licensing) Regulations, 2026 set the dealer registration and the export permit. Their fee schedule names "pulses" among the crops covered by a dealer's purchase permit.
- The Plant Health Act, 2020. Under section 30 of the Act, the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) inspects a consignment and issues the phytosanitary certificate. Section 2 limits the Act to Mainland Tanzania.
- The Warehouse Receipts Act, Cap. 339. It sets up the Warehouse Receipts Regulatory Board (WRRB). The Warehouse Receipts Regulations, GN 109 of 2016 fix its user fees per kilogram.
- The Local Government Finances Act, Cap. 290. Councils charge produce cess on buyers, capped at 3% of the farm-gate price (register F0547).
The Business Licensing Act, Cap. 101, adds the Class A export licence. Pulses are not on the Export Tax Act, Cap. 196, Schedule.
Who should read this
- Pulse exporters and processors in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza and Shinyanga who clean, sort and bag for export;
- Foreign buyers and their local companies sourcing pigeon peas for India, chickpeas for South Asia or green grams for Asian sprouting markets;
- Aggregators and co-operatives that deposit stock in licensed warehouses;
- Banks and trade financiers lending against warehouse receipts or export contracts;
A foreign-owned company should first read our guide to starting an agriculture business as a foreign investor. GN 487A of 2025 closes on-farm crop purchasing to non-citizens (register NEW-08-14).
Which authorities regulate a pulses export?
Each desk handles one part of the file.
| Step | Authority | What it issues | Charge (register ID) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company and TIN | BRELA and TRA | Certificate of incorporation, TIN | See the fees handbook |
| Export licence | BRELA on TNBP | Class A licence, exportation of agriculture goods | TZS 100,000 principal, TZS 80,000 a branch, a year (F0865, BLA121) |
| Dealer registration | COPRA | Trader registration and purchase permit | COPRA assesses; not yet in the register (F0775) |
| Produce buying | Warehouse operator and TMX | Warehouse receipt, auction contract | WRRB buyer fee TZS 0.50 a kg (NEW-07-15) |
| Produce cess | District council | Electronic cess receipt | Up to 3% of farm-gate price, buyer pays (F0547) |
| Export permit | COPRA | Permit for one consignment | No fee printed in the 2026 schedule; confirm |
| Plant health | TPHPA | Phytosanitary certificate after inspection | TZS 130,000 a certificate plus inspection (F0376) |
| Fumigation, where required | Licensed fumigator, supervised by TPHPA | Treatment record | Supervision from TZS 380,000 a consignment (F0769) |
| Customs | TRA through a clearing agent | TANCIS export entry | No export tax (F0343) |
COPRA sits under the Ministry of Agriculture, whose Minister signs its regulations. In October 2025 TANTRADE described the crop export permit as a Ministry of Agriculture permit, valid two months, according to the Daily News. The 2026 Regulations now place the export permit with COPRA, and regulation 12 allows validity of up to one year. Ask COPRA which validity it writes on your permit.
Do pulses need a COPRA export permit?
Yes, on the Mainland. Regulation 8 of the 2026 Regulations sets the route. A registered dealer applies on Form No. 7, and COPRA issues the permit on Form No. 8. Each permit covers a single consignment.
The application carries these attachments:
- a copy of the COPRA registration certificate;
- a valid business licence;
- the cargo invoice or the sales contract;
- an electronic receipt for the crop levy from the local government authority;
- proof of shipment under the last permit, if the dealer held one.
Under regulation 5, a non-producer registers once it trades at least 30 tonnes or TZS 50 million a year. Regulation 18 gives COPRA 14 days to decide a complete application. The Second Schedule prints registration fees but no export permit fee; those fees are not yet in Zatra's register.
Penalties. Section 22 of Cap. 249 makes buying, exporting or processing produce commercially without a COPRA licence an offence. The fine is TZS 2 million to TZS 5 million, or one to two years in prison. Section 37 adds a general fine of at least TZS 10 million for a body corporate. Our guides to COPRA registration and the food crop export permit walk through each form.
A scope point. Pulses are not "cereals" under Cap. 249; they fall under "other produce" that the Minister gazettes. We could not read the crop list in the Gazette notice of 15 March 2024 that COPRA cites. The 2026 fee schedule and COPRA's statements treat pulses as COPRA crops.
How do the warehouse receipt system and TMX affect pulse buying?
In many districts, co-operatives now deposit the main export pulses in licensed warehouses, and buyers bid on the Tanzania Mercantile Exchange (TMX).
In January 2025 COPRA announced that green grams, chickpeas (dengu), pigeon peas, soya and sesame would be sold through the warehouse receipt system and TMX digital auctions. A report of the COPRA statement of 6 January 2025 says buyers register online and lodge a payment guarantee. Farmers approve the final price before a sale closes.
The scale is now large. TMX chief executive Godfrey Malekano gave figures at a June 2026 workshop, as The Guardian reported:
- pigeon peas: 270,740 tonnes worth TZS 286.44 billion in the 2025/26 season, at TZS 570 to 1,350 a kilo;
- green grams: 32,335 tonnes worth TZS 54.98 billion in the 2026/27 season so far, at TZS 1,240 to 1,660 a kilo;
- 132,424 tonnes worth TZS 160.88 billion reported as lentils; in Tanzanian trade, dengu usually means chickpeas, so treat the label as unconfirmed.
The Ministry of Agriculture's weekly price bulletin for 20 to 24 April 2026 shows green gram auction averages of about TZS 1,480 to TZS 1,560 a kilo across councils in Mwanza, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Mara and Tabora. The national average for common beans was TZS 2,100 a kilo.
What it means for an exporter. Register with COPRA and TMX before the season opens. Budget the guarantee deposit, the season's TMX buyer charges, cess and the WRRB buyer fee of TZS 0.50 a kilo under GN 109 of 2016 (NEW-07-15). Clyde & Co set out the exchange's licensing base under the Commodity Exchanges Act, Cap. 445, in an October 2026 briefing. Our warehouse receipt system guide explains receipts, release and bank finance.
Cowpeas and common beans mostly trade in open markets. Check each season's COPRA notice for your district.
Is there an export tax on pulses?
No. The TRA guide Taxes and Duties at a Glance 2025/26 lists export tax on raw hides and skins, raw cashew nuts, wet blue leather, scrap metals, crude sunflower oil, sunflower seeds and veneered sheets. Pulses are not on the list.
The Finance Act 2026 added three items to the Export Tax Act Schedule from 1 July 2026: scrap paper (F0337), oilseed cakes and cereal brans at TZS 50 a kilo (F0338), and quartz sands and feldspar (F0339). None is a pulse. All other exports carry no export tax and are zero-rated for VAT (F0343).
Hulls or bran sold separately may fall under a taxed heading, so check the HS code of any by-product. Our page on export levies and charges tracks every Schedule item.
What do produce cess and council levies cost?
Produce cess is the largest government charge on most pulse shipments. Under Cap. 290, a district council may charge cess at source on crops grown in its area. The Schedule caps crop cess at 3% of the farm-gate price and puts it on buyers (F0547).
- No cess on sellers. The farmer does not pay.
- No cess above 3%. A council may set a lower rate by by-law.
- No plying fee for moving crops of up to one tonne between districts (NEW-05-27).
COPRA's export permit needs the electronic cess receipt, so cess is paid before the permit. A company paying the 0.25% council service levy on turnover (F0544) should read our produce cess guide, which discusses the service levy proviso in Cap. 290.
Which markets buy Tanzanian pulses?
India is the anchor buyer for pigeon peas. Here is what we could verify.
Size of the trade. A Daily News analysis of 22 July 2025, citing International Trade Centre data, put Tanzania's 2024 pulse exports at 590,399 tonnes worth USD 376.9 million. It ranked Tanzania first in Africa and eighth in the world. Pigeon peas made up 341,126 tonnes. The analysis was written by Zirack Andrew, Executive Director of the Tanzania Pulses Network, who also sits among Zatra's sector advisers.
The Bank of Tanzania does not publish a pulses line. Its Monthly Economic Review for September 2026 charts edible vegetables, the customs chapter that holds dried pulses, at USD 295.9 million in the year to August 2026 against USD 328.1 million a year earlier. That reading is ours from Chart 2.7.2.
India and pigeon peas. Indian and Tanzanian reports describe a duty-free window of 200,000 tonnes a year for Tanzanian pigeon peas. A senior Tanzanian agriculture official told the New Delhi Pulses Conclave in February 2025 that this arrangement ran to March 2025. He asked for an extension to 2027 covering 300,000 tonnes of pigeon peas and 150,000 tonnes each of chickpeas and green grams, as the Deccan Herald reported. We found no signed text of an India and Tanzania memorandum and no record that the extension was agreed.
India's own import policy matters more today. India's DGFT Notification 72/2025-26 of 31 March 2026 keeps tur imports "Free" up to 31 March 2027, as TaxGuru reproduces it. The High Commission of India in Maputo confirmed the same extension and said pigeon peas from Mozambique enter without import duty. It added that the 200,000 tonne quota in India's Mozambique memorandum has no relevance while imports are free.
In October 2025 COPRA's Director General Irene Mlola led talks in New Delhi on Indian purchases for its food reserve. She said Tanzania exported about 350,000 tonnes of pigeon peas to India the season before, per the Daily News. The Citizen reported unnamed sources putting world prices at USD 0.60 to 0.75 a kilo, against USD 1.60 a year earlier.
Green grams and chickpeas into India. India moved moong to "restricted" imports in 2022, as Taxmann reported. Tanzania's Deputy Prime Minister asked India to ease those curbs in February 2025. India imposed a 10% duty on desi chana (chickpeas) from 1 April 2025, the Deccan Herald reported. Confirm both measures with your Indian buyer on the shipping date.
Other buyers. The same official named Pakistan, Dubai and China as pulse markets. TMX staff named China, India and the UAE for pigeon peas in June 2026. We found no official destination split for chickpeas or green grams.
What quality, grading and fumigation rules apply?
Tanzanian grading, the buyer's contract and the importing country's plant health conditions all apply.
| Standard | Moisture max | Foreign matter max, grade 1 | Other limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAS 756:2011 pigeon peas | 13.0% | 0.5% | Total aflatoxin 10 ppb; B1 5 ppb; insect-damaged grains 2% (grade 1) |
| EAS 754:2011 chickpeas | 13.0% | 1.0% | Total defective grains 4% (grade 1) |
| COPRA guideline, beans (2024) | 14% | 0.5% | New 50 kg bags, as summarised in our food crop permit guide |
The pigeon pea figures come from EAS 756:2011, an East African Standard that Tanzania applies through TBS. A revision of the chickpea standard was in draft in 2024, so ask TBS for the edition in force.
- Grading. The Food Security (Quality Control of Cereals and Other Produce) Regulations, GN 88 of 2026, provide for grading experts at buying centres and for COPRA sampling. Regulation 17 sets fines of TZS 5 million to TZS 10 million for a body corporate.
- TBS. We found no rule requiring a TBS certificate for raw pulses leaving the country. Packed retail pulses are food products, so TBS product certification applies. TBS does not publish those fees (F0365). Our TBS certification guide covers the process.
- Plant health. TPHPA must refuse a certificate where the destination's import conditions are not met, under section 30(5) of the Plant Health Act. India's Plant Quarantine Order, 2003 requires a phytosanitary certificate carrying the declarations and conditions in its schedules. Get the buyer to send the current Indian conditions for your HS code before you book the inspection.
- Fumigation. Where a treatment is needed, a TPHPA inspector supervises it. The supervision charge starts at TZS 380,000 a consignment (F0769). Fumigator services are a private cost on top.
Our phytosanitary certificate guide explains inspection booking and certificate wording.
How does a pulses export work from Zanzibar?
Agriculture is not a Union matter. The Union list in the First Schedule to the Constitution covers customs, so TRA customs and TANCIS apply on both sides. Crop regulation, plant health and local taxes follow the island authorities.
| Question | Mainland | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Crop regulator and export permit | COPRA under Cap. 249 | Zanzibar ministry responsible for agriculture; confirm the permit |
| Phytosanitary certificate | TPHPA under the Plant Health Act, 2020 | Zanzibar plant protection service |
| Warehouse receipts and TMX | WRRB and TMX | No pulse auction system found |
| Company registry | BRELA | BPRA |
| Domestic VAT | TRA, 18% | ZRA, 15% (F0246) |
| Export tax | None on pulses (F0343) | None on pulses (Union) |
| Local levy | Produce cess up to 3% (F0547) | Confirm with the district |
The practical Zanzibar case is a Zanzibar company shipping Mainland pulses, or a cargo routed through Zanzibar port. Keep the Mainland papers: the COPRA permit, the cess receipt and the TPHPA certificate. The CTI clove export procedure shows the Zanzibar pattern: a ministry export permit, a ZFDA health certificate for food and a ministry phytosanitary certificate. We found no published Zanzibar procedure for pulses. A Zanzibar company forms at BPRA, as our guide to registering in Zanzibar explains.
Worked example: 100 tonnes of pigeon peas to India
Kanda Pulses Ltd is a hypothetical Tanzanian-owned company in Dar es Salaam. It buys 100,000 kg of pigeon peas at a TMX auction in the Southern Zone and ships them in four 20-foot containers to Mumbai as one consignment. Prices and the exchange rate are illustrative.
| Line | Basis | TZS |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase at auction | 100,000 kg at an illustrative TZS 1,000 a kg | 100,000,000 |
| Produce cess | 3% cap on the farm-gate price (F0547) | 3,000,000 |
| WRRB buyer fee | TZS 0.50 a kg (NEW-07-15) | 50,000 |
| Phytosanitary certificate | Commercial certificate (F0376) | 130,000 |
| Export inspection | TZS 25,000 for the first 1,000 kg plus TZS 8 on 99,000 kg, pulses rate (F0376) | 817,000 |
| Fumigation supervision | Minimum a consignment, if the buyer's conditions need treatment (F0769) | 380,000 |
| Class A export licence | Principal place, a year (F0865) | 100,000 |
| COPRA export permit | No fee printed in the 2026 schedule | 0; confirm |
| Export tax and VAT | None; zero-rated (F0343) | 0 |
| Government charges | Total excluding the purchase | 4,477,000 |
Government charges come to about TZS 45 a kilo, or 4.5% of the purchase price. Cess is two thirds of that total. At an illustrative FOB price of USD 0.60 a kilo and TZS 2,500 to the dollar, the sale earns TZS 150,000,000. The gap of about TZS 45.5 million must still cover TMX buyer charges, cleaning loss, bags, inland transport, port and shipping line charges, fumigator fees, finance and Indian price risk.
Each further consignment adds a certificate, inspection and supervision charge, but not a licence fee. Zatra's professional fee, if engaged, is quoted separately and is never part of these figures.
What to do now
- Fix the company and licence. Form the company at BRELA, or BPRA in Zanzibar, and take the Class A licence for exporting agriculture goods on TNBP.
- Register with COPRA. File the trader registration and purchase permit on the COPRA system before the season opens.
- Register as a TMX buyer. Lodge the buyer declaration and guarantee for the pulses you plan to bid on, and read the season's trading procedure.
- Agree the buyer's conditions. Get the importing country's plant health conditions, the grade and the fumigation requirement in writing in the contract.
- Pay cess and keep the receipt. Pay the council cess against the electronic receipt, because COPRA asks for it with the permit.
- Apply for the export permit. File Form No. 7 with the invoice or contract, the licence and proof of shipment under your last permit.
- Book TPHPA inspection. Book inspection and any supervised fumigation early enough to meet the vessel cut-off.
- Clear through TANCIS. Give the clearing agent the permit, certificate and invoice for the export entry.
- Call an advocate on any seizure. Route a detained truck, a COPRA suspension or a contract dispute to an advocate before you respond.
Key dates
| Event | Date or timing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Moong moved to restricted imports in India | February 2022 | DGFT trade notice, via Taxmann |
| COPRA announces digital auctions for pulses | 6 January 2025 | COPRA statement |
| India's 10% duty on desi chana | From 1 April 2025 | Deccan Herald |
| Quality Control Regulations, GN 88 | Published 3 April 2026 | COPRA |
| Registration, Permits and Licensing Regulations | Published 30 June 2026 | COPRA |
| Finance Act 2026 export tax additions (no pulses) | From 1 July 2026 | F0337 to F0339 |
| India's tur imports "Free" | Until 31 March 2027 | DGFT Notification 72/2025-26 |
| COPRA decision on a complete application | Within 14 days | Reg. 18 |
| Appeal against a COPRA suspension or cancellation | Within 60 days, to the Minister | Cap. 249 s.21(2) |
| Class A licence renewal | 12 months; renew within 21 days of expiry (NEW-08-01) | Cap. 101 |
| Late renewal penalty | 25% of the fee plus 2 points for each later 30 days (F0881) | Cap. 101 s.11 |
Pulse seasons differ by crop. In COPRA's 2025 schedule, green gram sales opened in January and pigeon pea sales in June. COPRA announces each season's start.
How Zatra helps
Zatra's agriculture and trade desk builds the export file for pulse traders. We form the company, take the Class A licence through our business licensing service, and prepare COPRA registration and TMX buyer papers through our sector permits service. Our import and export compliance team lines up the permit, cess receipt, TPHPA booking and customs file. Zatra's sector advisers, who include specialists in cereals and pulses markets, join an engagement when the market question needs them. Our sesame export guide covers the sister crop sold on the same auctions.
Two cost buckets stay separate. Cess, permit, licence and inspection charges are paid by the client to each authority at the official rate against its GePG control number. Zatra's professional fee is agreed in writing; see pricing and the government fees handbook.
The authorities make every decision. Zatra prepares and coordinates the file; it does not decide or guarantee any authority's outcome. Seizures, prosecutions, COPRA suspensions, contract disputes and formal legal opinions go to the advocate on our team.
Sources and status
Accurate as at 28 October 2026. Settled: COPRA's export permit and dealer registration under Cap. 249 and the 2026 Regulations, TPHPA certification under the Plant Health Act, the 3% cess cap on buyers, the WRRB per kilogram fees, no export tax on pulses, and India's free tur imports to 31 March 2027. Verify: COPRA fee amounts, permit validity in practice, TMX charges for each pulse, India's current chickpea and moong rules, and Zanzibar desk fees. Unknown: the crop list in the March 2024 Gazette notice, any signed India and Tanzania pulses memorandum, and an official destination split for each pulse.
- Food Security Act, Cap. 249 R.E. 2023: COPRA, revised edition 2023. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Food Security (Registration, Permits and Licensing) Regulations, 2026: COPRA, published 30 Jun 2026. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Plant Health Act, 2020: TanzLII, 2020. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Warehouse Receipts Regulations, GN 109 of 2016: TanzLII, 2016. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Taxes and Duties at a Glance 2025/26: Tanzania Revenue Authority, July 2025. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Weekly crop price trends, 20 to 24 April 2026: Ministry of Agriculture, April 2026. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Monthly Economic Review, September 2026: Bank of Tanzania, September 2026. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Pigeon peas under Free Category till 31 March 2027: High Commission of India, Maputo, 31 Mar 2026. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- EAS 756:2011 Pigeon peas, Specification: East African Community, 2011. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- The legal and regulatory framework of the TMX: Clyde & Co, 6 Oct 2026. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
- Daily News, 22 Jul 2025 and 6 Oct 2025; The Guardian, 15 Jun 2026; Deccan Herald, 13 Feb 2025 and 28 Mar 2025; TaxGuru, 31 Mar 2026; Taxmann, 3 Mar 2022; JikoPoint, 9 Jan 2025: linked in the text. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.
Figures to confirm before you act
- COPRA fees: trader registration and purchase permit fees in the 2026 Second Schedule are not yet in the register (F0775); confirm with COPRA
- COPRA export permit: no fee printed; confirm on the control number and ask which validity is written on the permit
- Gazette number: the regulations read GN 258P on their face; COPRA's file name says GN 158P
- TMX charges and deposit: set by each season's pulses trading procedure
- Produce cess: each council's by-law rate up to the 3% cap (F0547)
- Fumigation: supervision from TZS 380,000 (F0769); fumigator fees are private
- India: the chickpea duty and moong restriction on your shipping date
- Zanzibar: the ministry permit and plant health fees for pulses
- Register lines cited: F0865, BLA121, F0775, NEW-07-15, F0547, NEW-05-27, F0544, F0376, F0769, F0343, F0337, F0338, F0339, F0365, F0246, NEW-08-01, NEW-08-14 and F0881 at 26 September 2026; the control number governs on payment
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 foreign-owned company export pulses from Tanzania?
Yes, through a Tanzanian company with a Class A licence and COPRA registration. It cannot buy on the farm, which GN 487A of 2025 reserves to citizens. It buys at TMX auctions, from co-operatives or from licensed aggregators. COPRA charges a higher registration fee to non-citizen traders.
Do I need a new COPRA permit for every container?
A permit covers one consignment, and the regulations do not define how many containers that is. Ask COPRA how it reads your invoice before you split a shipment. Each new application must show that the previous permit was used.
Can I buy pigeon peas outside the TMX auction?
That depends on the district and the season. Where COPRA and the region have put a pulse on the warehouse receipt route, buying outside it may breach the season directive and stall your permit. Check the season notice for the district before you send a truck.
Does the cess apply if I buy from another trader in Dar es Salaam?
Cess is charged once, at source, in the council where the crop was grown. If the seller already paid it, ask for the electronic cess receipt. COPRA needs that receipt with your export permit, so a purchase without one is a gap in the file.
Is a certificate of origin needed for pulses sent to India?
Indian trade press reports that tur enters India without basic customs duty, so origin should not change the duty on pigeon peas. Some buyers and banks still ask for a certificate of origin. Agree the documents list in the sales contract before shipment.
Can a lender take warehouse receipts for pulses as security?
Yes. WRRB-licensed warehouses issue receipts that banks accept as collateral, and GN 109 of 2016 sets a financial institution charge of 0.25% on the interest rate. Check the grade and weight on the receipt against an independent inspection before you lend.
What happens if TPHPA refuses a phytosanitary certificate?
The Plant Health Act requires TPHPA to refuse where the destination's import conditions are not met. The fix is usually re-cleaning, treatment or a different buyer. Exporting without the required certificate risks a fine of TZS 10 million to TZS 500 million for a company.
Will Zatra represent us if COPRA suspends our licence?
Zatra prepares the file and the appeal papers. The appeal to the Minister must be lodged within 60 days. Representation, statements and any court matter go to Zatra's advocate, who handles disputes, seizures and formal legal opinions.
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.
- The Food Security Act, Cap. 249 R.E. 2023: Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority, revised edition 2023; ss.4(2)(h), 19(4), 21(2), 22 and 37; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- The Food Security (Registration, Permits and Licensing) Regulations, 2026: COPRA, GN 258P published 30 Jun 2026 (file posted 22 Sep 2026); regs 5, 8, 12, 18 and Second Schedule; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Plant Health Act, 2020: TanzLII, Act No. 4 of 2020; ss.2, 30 and 59; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Warehouse Receipts Regulations, 2016: TanzLII, GN 109 of 2016, 25 Mar 2016; reg 3 and Fourth Schedule; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Taxes and Duties at a Glance 2025/26: Tanzania Revenue Authority, July 2025; export tax list and VAT zero rating of exports; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Weekly crop price trends, 20 to 24 April 2026: Ministry of Agriculture, Crop Marketing Unit, April 2026; bean prices and green gram auction prices; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Monthly Economic Review, September 2026: Bank of Tanzania, September 2026; Chart 2.7.2 select exports, year ending August 2026; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Government of India to import pigeon peas under Free Category till 31 March 2027: High Commission of India, Maputo, 31 Mar 2026; primary. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- DGFT extended free import policy for tur till 31.03.2027: TaxGuru, reproducing DGFT Notification 72/2025-26 of 31 Mar 2026; independent. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Tanzania seeks removal of trade curbs on green gram, extension of pulse import pact with India: Deccan Herald (PTI), 13 Feb 2025; independent. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- COPRA seeks stable Indian market for Tanzania's pigeon peas: Daily News, 6 Oct 2025; independent. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Minerals spot sales, agro-produce futures register 5.87trn/- earnings: The Guardian (IPP Media), 15 Jun 2026; TMX pulse volumes; independent. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Tanzania is Africa's top pulses exporter: Daily News, Zirack Andrew, 22 Jul 2025; ITC data; independent. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- EAS 756:2011 Pigeon peas, Specification: East African Community standard, 2011, Public.Resource.Org copy. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- The legal and regulatory framework of the Tanzania Mercantile Exchange: Clyde & Co, 6 Oct 2026; independent law firm. Accessed 2026-10-28.
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