Discusses the distribution network within the country from how products enter to final destination, including reliability and condition of distribution mechanisms, major distribution centers, ports, etc.
Last Published: 1/28/2019

In Tanzania, nearly all goods are distributed through wholesalers and retailers.  Wholesalers import goods in bulk from the manufacturers or other wholesalers abroad, transport the goods to bonded warehouses, and later distribute them to retailers in the local market.  Retailers purchase the goods, pay the required duties, and sell in small shops, usually specializing in one type of product.  Some wholesalers, usually operators of supermarket chains and shopping malls, run both wholesale and retail operations.
 
Imports come through ports of entry and are cleared and taken to bonded warehouses, unless customs duties are paid at the time of entry.  Major sea ports include Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Mtwara and Zanzibar; major airports include Dar es Salaam International Airport, Kilimanjaro Airport, and Zanzibar Airport.
 
 

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