Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
F61: Custom inspection, processing and servicing fees 
Date when the measure came into force
25 December 1998 
Publication where the measure is specified
GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 672 published on 25/12/98 THE STANDARDS ACT, 1975 (No. 3 of 1975) 
Regulation where the measure is specified
the Standards (Compulsory Batch Certification of Imports) Regulations, 1998 
Country/Region applying the measure
Tanzania 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health 
Description of the measure
FEES AND PENALTIES
12. – (1) An importer or his agent shall have the duty to pay fees to the Bureau.
(2) The fees charged under sub-regulation (1) shall include:
(a) a non-refundable application fee payable upon filling the application forms;
(b) transport, board and lodging costs of the Bureau's inspectors during the inspection and sampling of the shipment;
(c) testing fees which include all expenses pertaining to testing of samples by the Bureau or any other accredited
laboratory as clearly recalled in the schedule of fees available from the Bureau; and
(d) batch certificate fee or fees equivalent to 0.2 percent of the Cost and Freight (“C” and “F”) value which covers guarantee costs as well as random market surveillance samples after release of the consignment to the market. 
Reference of the measure
Part V para 12 a-c 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
PG: 7 Food products No 25 December 1998  
Description
Food and food Products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 25 December 1998  
Description
All countries