Tanzania: FAIRS Annual Country Report

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   TZ2023-0007
This report describes the import requirements and regulations for food and agricultural commodities required by mainland Tanzania. The report outlines Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) rules and other regulations for U.S. exports. The Government of Tanzania has updated its pesticide regulations through the Plant Health Regulations of 2023, which modernizes and combines the 1997 Plant Protection Act and the 1998 Plant Protection Regulations. The new regulations do not create any new import requirements or procedures.

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