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Sector desks

Regulated routes mapped before capital moves.

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  • Nine sector desks, one senior lead

Mining, agriculture, land, microfinance, construction, energy and investment: the instrument, the institutions and the order, settled first.

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A written scope, with the fee stated, precedes any work

Nine sector desks
Mining and minerals
Mining Commission, TRA
Agriculture and trade
TFRA, TBS, TRA
Land and real estate
Ministry of Lands, CRB
Microfinance
Bank of Tanzania
Energy and construction
EWURA, CRB, NEMC
Investment status
TISEZA

Each desk states the reserved or local-participation condition first, then the institutions in the order each depends on the last.

Why registration is not a licence

Registration creates a company, not a licence.

Extraction, dealing and export sit on Mining Commission classes. Lending sits on a Bank of Tanzania tier. Building sits on a CRB class. Generating sits on an EWURA licence. Each has its own evidence and its own clock.

  • The activity code chosen at BRELA decides which licence is asked for later.
  • A deposit paid before the instrument is confirmed is capital at risk.
  • The environmental certificate gates most sector licences.

The sector desk names the instrument first, then the institutions, then the order.

Route checkWhich institutions will the project answer to?Select the sector. The indicative route appears instantly.
Stage 01

Stage detail

Quick answer

Which Tanzanian sectors does Zatra Consultants advise on?

Nine sector desks. The reserved activity and the local-participation condition come before any structure is proposed.

State the sector and the ownership. The route comes back in writing.

Send a brief
Reserved
Primary mining and mineral broker licences: Tanzanian citizens only.
Land
No granted right of occupancy for a non-citizen — a derivative right instead.
Contractors
Foreign contractors: CRB Class One registration only.
Approval
Zatra prepares and coordinates the project. Approval rests with the authority.
Sector desks

Nine sectors. One route each.

Each desk names the instrument, the institutions and the order for its sector, then hands the project to one senior lead.

Construction & real estate

CRB class before the works contract

CRB contractor class, ERB and AQRB registrations, land and NEMC approvals sequenced before signature.

Foreign contractors are eligible only for Class One registration with the Contractors Registration Board and must meet its local-participation conditions.

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How a sector desk works

Licence, institutions, order, then the filing.

Five stages from the first brief to the dated roadmap, each closed with a document the Client holds.

  1. 01

    Confidential brief

    A principal of the firm reads the brief and confirms within one business day whether the project belongs on a sector desk.

  2. 02

    Instrument and institutions

    The licence class, tier or right named; every regulator listed in dependency order.

  3. 03

    Written scope

    Deliverables, institutions, evidence, professional fee and timeline. Execution begins on signature.

  4. 04

    Sequenced filings

    Filings, regulator meetings and environmental-pathway coordination run by the named senior lead.

  5. 05

    Roadmap and handover

    A dated 12-month implementation roadmap and the compliance calendar that follows launch.

Sector questions

Sector questions, answered.

Licences, TISEZA, land rights and where to start, answered before any document is exchanged.

Does a BRELA certificate allow mining or gold export?

No. Company registration creates a legal person. Extraction, dealing and export sit on Mining Commission licence classes, each with its own evidence and clock.

Must every foreign investor register with TISEZA?

No. TISEZA registration is a chosen investment route, usually when incentives or facilitation are the point. It does not replace incorporation, TIN, licences or bank KYC.

Can a land deposit be paid before the title class is confirmed?

No. Village land, granted occupancy and derivative rights are different files. The live right is confirmed first, then the location.

Sector desk or company registration first?

If the company does not exist, start on company registration. A sector desk opens when the activity needs an extra instrument after, or instead of, an ordinary licence.

Which institutions will a regulated project answer to?

Typically five or six, in a fixed order. The route check on this page lists them for mining, land, microfinance, agriculture, construction and energy.

What does a sector desk cost?

Executive Investor & Regulated Setup covers one regulated route; the Multi-Agency Mandates Desk covers several. Both fees are published on the pricing page. A written scope precedes any fee.

Before the deposit

Confirm the licence before the deposit.

A senior desk names the licence class, tier or right the project needs, and the institutions on the route, in writing.

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