List of steps

(Total number of steps: 8)

Obtain notarized documents (1)

Obtain notarized documents

Obtain registration certificates (3)

Apply for company registration Online procedure

Bio-metric finger print and photo shoot

Obtain company registration certificates

Obtain a business licence (4)

Assessment of documents and fees

Pay licencing fees

Submit bank slip

Obtain a business licence

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Summary of the procedure

Where to go? (3)

You will have to go to the following agencies. The number indicates how many interactions are required with each entity.

Public Notary

Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) (x 5)

3 4 5 7 8

CRDB Bank

What you will get (6)

The objective of the procedure is to obtain those documents.

Certificate of company registration

Tax Identification Number

VAT certificate

Registered memorandum and articles of association

Notification of employer registration - NSSF

Business license

Required documents

The documents with green band will be provided to you during the procedure.

Memorandum and Articles of association

Lease agreement

Passport (x 5)

1 2 3 4 8

Notarized memorandum and articles of association (x 2)

2 4

Notarized lease agreement (x 2)

2 4

Title deed

Business license application form

Certificate of incorporation

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

Notarized lease agreement

CRDB bank slip

Bank slip 1

How much?

Estimated cost of the procedure TZS 630,000

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
TZS 10,000 notarization fee for Memorandum and Articles of association
TZS 10,000 notarization fee for lease agreement
TZS 10,000 Notarization fee for Declaration of compliance form form14b
TZS 500,000 for business licence - average business licence cost for domestically ownerd company
TZS 45,000 for filing fees for memorandum and articles of association and company registration form
TZS 5,000 stamp duty for registration of memorandum and articles of associations
10 % - TZS 0 of the total cost as facilitation fee	0
TZS 50,000 registration fee if nominal share capital is inferior or equal to Tshs.500,000

How long ?

The estimated total time is calculated by adding the time spent: 1) waiting in queue, 2) at the counter and 3) between steps.

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	6 d	12 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	20mn	1h.
Attention at counter:	20mn	50mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	6 d	12 d

Legal justification?

The regulations which justify the procedure and its content

Advocates Act 1955
articles 15, 16, 17, 18, ss. 14

Business Licencing Act No 25 of 1972
articles 3, 4, 5, 5 11, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 178, s. 8, ss. 3

Business licencing fees

Company Act 2002
articles 14, 16, 30, 452, s.16

Fees payable to Registrar - Regulations, 2014
Article 452

Income tax act 2008, Revised edition
Article 133

Notary Public Act 1928
Article s. 3

NSSF Act no.28 of 1997
Article 11

Social Security Regulatory Authority act 2008
Article 23

Stamp duty Act 2006
articles 5, 18, 19, 20, 41

Tanzania Revenue Authority Act 2006
Article 5

Value Added Tax Act, 2014
articles 19, 20