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Company registration from USD 999 in professional fees · Government, bank and immigration charges billed separately

Published fees
Standard setup
USD 999
Fast Track setup
USD 1,500
Executive investor
from USD 2,500
Multi-Agency Mandates
from USD 12,500
Annual compliance
USD 900–1,200 a year

Government, bank and regulator charges are quoted separately. Invoices and engagement letters are issued in Tanzanian shillings.

Why complexity decides

Nationality does not choose the package. The project does.

A foreign-owned company with an ordinary activity, no permits and a clean shareholding is a Standard or Fast Track file. Executive exists for what the bank or a regulator will actually ask about.

  • Immigration: work or residence permits for a director or staff.
  • Nominee governance, several shareholders, enhanced bank KYC.
  • A regulated activity or a named sector licence.

None of those present? Standard or Fast Track. The diagnosis says which, in writing.

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How much does company registration and business setup in Tanzania cost?

Ten packages, published in full, with every inclusion and exclusion stated.

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Which route
Standard, Fast Track where timing binds, Executive from USD 2,500, Mandates from USD 12,500.
Fixed
The professional fee does not change once the scope letter is signed.
Separate
Government, bank and regulator charges, at cost, receipted and itemised.
Invoiced
In Tanzanian shillings; USD figures are indicative.
One-stop desk
Ten packages

Every package, one ladder.

Setup, annual work and advisory, with the fee stated against the situation each one suits.

PackageSuitsFee
Setup routes
Standard Business SetupLocal or foreign ownership, a non-regulated activity and an ordinary business licence.USD 999
Fast Track Business SetupThe Standard route on a priority desk, with the launch extras prepared earlier.USD 1,500
Executive Investor & Regulated SetupImmigration, nominee governance, enhanced bank KYC, multi-party ownership or a named sector licence.from USD 2,500
Multi-Agency Mandates DeskProjects that answer to several regulators — mining, land, microfinance, agriculture, construction, energy.from USD 12,500
Annual programmes
Compliance RenewalOne entity, one registered location, one ordinary business licence.USD 900–1,200 per year
Finance & Tax ControlUp to 100 transactions a month, one bank account, up to five employees.USD 3,600–4,800 per year
Finance OfficeUp to 300 transactions a month, three financial accounts, up to 15 employees.USD 7,500–12,000 per year
Advisory and verification
Senior Advisory SessionA written route, evidence list and fee boundary from a principal; credited against the first package within 30 days.USD 49
Market-Entry AssessmentStructure, licence route, timeline and cost for a defined Tanzanian activity, in writing.from USD 199
Onsite supplier or asset verificationPremises, ownership and payment-route checks on the ground before a deposit is paid.from USD 499

Invoices and engagement letters are issued in Tanzanian shillings; USD figures are indicative. Zatra prepares and coordinates the project. Approval rests with the authority or bank.

One coordinated process

From enquiry to handover.

The same five stages apply to every package; the scope letter states which deliverables sit in each.

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  1. 01

    Intake

    Activity, ownership, location, funding, licence exposure and urgency briefed.

  2. 02

    Diagnosis

    Structure, registrations, permits and likely third-party costs identified.

  3. 03

    Written scope

    Required-document list, professional scope, fee and timeline assumptions in writing.

  4. 04

    Execution

    Agreed registrations and support run with milestones and escalation where included.

  5. 05

    Handover with control

    Completed documents, open actions, renewal dates and optional Business Continuity enrolment before the first deadline.

Line by line

What each package covers.

The four headline items are shown for each package; open a package to read every inclusion and every exclusion.

Setup routes

Registering and licensing the company, from an ordinary activity to a multi-regulator project.

Setup route

Standard Business Setup

USD 999

Local or foreign ownership, a non-regulated activity and an ordinary business licence.

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This package covers:

  • Company-registration coordination and core incorporation documents
  • Initial tax-structure review and tax-registration pathway
  • Ordinary business-licence support for non-regulated activity
  • Corporate bank-readiness checklist and document support

14 working days after complete documents, subject to authority processing.

Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Company-registration coordination and core incorporation documents
  • Initial tax-structure review and tax-registration pathway
  • Ordinary municipal business-licence support for non-regulated activity
  • Corporate bank-readiness checklist and document support
  • Notarisation support for agreed package documents
  • Investor invitation letter supporting a business-visa-on-arrival request
  • Post-registration compliance handover checklist

Not included

  • Regulated-sector licence or permit applications
  • TBS or TMDA applications
  • Work and residence permit processing
  • Nominee director or nominee shareholder service
  • TISEZA application support
  • Environmental Impact Assessment or environmental approvals
  • Land or property work
  • Government, regulator, bank and statutory charges
Setup route

Fast Track Business Setup

USD 1,500

The Standard route on a priority desk, with the launch extras prepared earlier.

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This package adds:

  • Everything in Standard
  • Priority desk, escalation and more frequent updates
  • Bank-readiness file prepared earlier
  • .tz domain, professional email and digital stamp

Seven working days after complete documents for the core Standard route, subject to authority processing.

Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Everything in Standard
  • Priority desk, escalation and more frequent updates
  • Bank-readiness file prepared earlier
  • .tz domain, professional email and digital rubber stamp
  • BAKITA translation coordination for agreed documents
  • Applicability review and initial registration guidance for NSSF, WCF, OSHA, TBS or TMDA

Not included

  • Work and residence permit processing
  • Nominee director or shareholder service
  • Full application execution, inspection coordination, testing and certification unless expressly stated in writing
  • TISEZA application support
  • Environmental Impact Assessment or environmental approvals
  • Land or property work
  • Government, regulator, bank and statutory charges
Setup route

Executive Investor & Regulated Setup

fromUSD 2,500

Immigration, nominee governance, enhanced bank KYC, multi-party ownership or a named sector licence.

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This package adds:

  • Everything in Fast Track
  • Work and residence permit processing for agreed applicants
  • Named sector-licence and permit applications
  • TISEZA eligibility and application support where applicable

Route diagnosis begins within three working days after complete intake.

Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Everything in Fast Track
  • Work and residence permit processing for agreed applicants
  • Named sector-licence and permit applications
  • TISEZA eligibility and application support where applicable
  • Nominee director/shareholder support, subject to KYC, law and written terms
  • Full enhanced bank-KYC narrative
  • Named senior adviser and a 90-day compliance launch plan

Not included

  • Environmental Impact Assessment and environmental or social technical studies
  • NEMC or other environmental approval work beyond initial route mapping
  • Land acquisition, title, lease or property due diligence
  • Additional entities beyond the agreed company structure
  • Additional applicants beyond the agreed immigration scope
  • Litigation, appeals or regulator hearings
  • Independent laboratory tests, engineering studies or specialist certifications
  • Government and third-party charges
Setup route

Multi-Agency Mandates Desk

fromUSD 12,500

Projects that answer to several regulators — mining, land, microfinance, agriculture, construction, energy.

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This package covers:

  • Senior project and regulatory route diagnosis
  • Multi-agency approval and dependency map
  • NEMC screening and EIA pathway coordination where required
  • Named senior mandate lead and a 12-month implementation roadmap

Senior route diagnosis begins after complete intake and initial acceptance.

Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Senior project and regulatory route diagnosis
  • Multi-agency approval and dependency map
  • NEMC screening and EIA/ESIA pathway coordination where legally required (Zatra coordinates; it does not conduct the study)
  • TISEZA eligibility and investment-registration pathway
  • Sector-regulator and operating-licence roadmap
  • Named senior mandate lead and a 12-month implementation roadmap document

Not included

  • The EIA technical study itself
  • Regulator fees, land, laboratory and certification charges
  • Any guarantee of approval or outcome

Annual programmes

Keeping the company in good standing once it is registered, billed for the year.

Annual programme

Compliance Renewal

USD 900–1,200per year

One entity, one registered location, one ordinary business licence.

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This package covers:

  • BRELA annual-return coordination and filing
  • Beneficial-ownership status review
  • One business-licence renewal
  • Annual statutory obligations calendar
Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • BRELA annual-return coordination and filing
  • Beneficial-ownership status review and reminder
  • One ordinary municipal or business-licence renewal
  • Registered office and correspondence administration
  • Annual statutory obligations calendar
  • Corporate documents register and one annual review call
  • Up to two reminder and escalation cycles per obligation
  • Employer and workplace applicability review
  • NSSF, WCF and OSHA status verification where the company is registered or required to register
  • Annual corporate compliance health check
  • Standard email support

Not included

  • Active bookkeeping, payroll processing or recurring tax-return preparation unless expressly added
  • Sector permits, historical arrears, inspection remediation or change filings
Annual programme

Finance & Tax Control

USD 3,600–4,800per year

Up to 100 transactions a month, one bank account, up to five employees.

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This package adds:

  • Everything in Compliance Renewal
  • Monthly reconciliation and P&L, balance sheet and cash summary
  • Routine VAT, PAYE, SDL and withholding-tax filings
  • TRA annual income-tax return coordination
Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Everything in Compliance Renewal
  • Named accounting contact
  • Monthly categorisation, bank and payment-account reconciliation
  • Monthly profit-and-loss, balance sheet and cash-position summary
  • Preparation and filing of applicable routine VAT, PAYE, SDL and withholding-tax obligations
  • TRA annual income-tax return coordination
  • Year-end financial statements from complete records
  • Payroll compliance for up to the agreed employee limit
  • Estimated-tax assessment review and instalment monitoring
  • Quarterly service-review call
  • Annual bank/KYC records pack
  • Secure monthly PDF reporting pack or access through an approved partner accounting platform

Not included

  • Historic bookkeeping clean-up
  • Inventory or complex cost accounting unless quoted
  • Independent audit or assurance
  • Tax investigations, objections and appeals
  • Sector-permit management and immigration renewals
Annual programme

Finance Office

USD 7,500–12,000per year

Up to 300 transactions a month, three financial accounts, up to 15 employees.

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This package adds:

  • Everything in Finance & Tax Control
  • Dedicated bookkeeper or designated finance lead
  • Formal monthly close, management accounts and AR/AP ageing
  • Board-ready quarterly reporting pack
Everything included, and what is not

Included

  • Everything in Finance & Tax Control
  • Dedicated bookkeeper or designated finance lead
  • Formal monthly close, management accounts, AR/AP ageing
  • Thirteen-week cash-flow forecast
  • Board-ready quarterly reporting pack
  • Investor or lender information pack from maintained records
  • Quarterly meeting with a named senior adviser
  • Budget-versus-actual reporting where an approved budget is supplied
  • Payroll oversight within the agreed employee limit
  • Quarterly tax-risk review
  • Annual bank KYC refresh pack
  • Priority response and escalation

Not included

  • Multiple companies, branches or consolidation (quoted separately)
  • Inventory, import/export matching, commodity, mining or project cost accounting (quoted separately)
  • Activity above the agreed transaction, payroll, account or currency limit

Advisory and verification

Written answers and ground checks, bought on their own.

Senior Advisory Session

USD 49

A written route, evidence list and fee boundary from a principal; credited against the first package within 30 days.

Market-Entry Assessment

from USD 199

Structure, licence route, timeline and cost for a defined Tanzanian activity, in writing.

Onsite supplier or asset verification

from USD 499

Premises, ownership and payment-route checks on the ground before a deposit is paid.

Neither route covers work permits, nominee services, TISEZA, EIA or land work; those sit in Executive (from USD 2,500) or the Multi-Agency Mandates Desk (from USD 12,500). Fast Track does not apply to Mining Commission dealer, processing or reserved-service clocks.

Invoices and engagement letters are issued in Tanzanian shillings; USD figures are indicative. Zatra prepares and coordinates the project. Approval rests with the authority or bank.

Fees and exclusions

Fee questions, answered.

Packages, exclusions, guarantees and timelines, answered before any agreement is sent.

Which package fits a foreign-owned company?

Foreign ownership alone does not require the Executive package. A straightforward foreign-owned company with an ordinary activity may use Standard or Fast Track.

What is included in the professional fee, and what is charged separately?

Published package prices are Zatra professional fees. Government, bank, immigration, regulator and other third-party charges are quoted separately. Approvals are not guaranteed.

Does Zatra guarantee approval, a licence, a permit or a bank account?

No. Final approval belongs to the relevant authority or bank and remains subject to eligibility, complete documentation and authority discretion.

When do the stated working-day timelines start?

After Zatra has received a complete document set for the agreed route. Authority queues, incomplete KYC and sector-permit evidence sit outside that clock.

What happens after the company is registered?

Annual returns, licence renewals, tax obligations and operating records preserve the company’s standing. The handover lists completed documents, open actions and renewal dates.

Can the fee be paid in Tanzanian shillings?

Yes. Engagement letters and invoices are issued in Tanzanian shillings at the prevailing rate; USD figures are indicative starting professional fees.

In writing

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The proposal confirms scope, fee, timeline assumptions and responsibilities before any payment.

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