Tanzania business registration requirements

After receiving several inquiries from our website visitors and customers concerning Tanzania business registration requirements, we decided to write this article. Henceforth, offering a comprehensive overview of the prerequisites for registering a sole proprietorship, partnership, and private company in Tanzania. This serves as a concise guide, aiming to clarify the necessary procedures and criteria involved in brief.

We will also break down the article based on the registration authority as different authorities have different requirements.

Step.	Sole Proprietorship Requirements.	Partnership Requirements.	Private Company Requirements.
1. BRELA Registration Requirements.	(i) Name of the business (should not be similar to a name of an existing business).	i. Name of the business (should not be similar to a name of an existing business).	i. Name of the company (should not be similar to a name of an existing business or company).
	(ii) Business activities (should be inline with the ISIC 4).	ii. Business activities (should be inline with the ISIC 4).	ii. Company objects (should be inline with ISIC 4).
	(iii) Physical address of proposed office (plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region).	(iii) Physical address of proposed office (plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region).	(iii) Physical address of proposed office (plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region).
	(iv) Postal address of proposed office (P. O. Box).	(iv) Postal address of proposed office (P. O. Box).	(iv) Postal address of proposed office (P. O. Box).
	(v) Details of the owner (full name, date of birth, NIDA number if local person, passport number if foreigner, email address, phone number.)	(v) Details of the partners (full name, date of birth, NIDA number if local person, passport number if foreigner, email address, phone number.)	(v) Details of shareholders, directors and company secretary: => Shareholders (full name, date of birth, NIDA number if local person, passport number if foreigner, email address, phone number.) => Directors (full name, date of birth, NIDA number if local person, passport number if foreigner, email address, phone number, TIN number if local director.) => Company secretary (full name, date of birth, NIDA number if local person, passport number if foreigner, email address, phone number.)
	(vi) Physical residential address of the owner: => plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region if local person. => country, city, state, street, zip/pin code, address line 1, and 2 for foreigner.	(vi) Physical residential address of the partners: => plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region if local person. => country, city, state, street, zip/pin code, address line 1, and 2 for foreigner.	(vi) Physical residential address of the directors, company secretary and shareholders: => plot, block, street, nearby landmark, ward, district & region if local person. => country, city, state, street, zip/pin code, address line 1, and 2 for foreigner.
2a. TRA TIN Registration requirements.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of incorporation from BRELA.
	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar.	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar	(ii) Official search from BRELA
	(iii) Local government introduction letter.	(iii) Local government introduction letter.	(iii) Local government introduction letter.
	(iv) Copy of TIN certificate of the owner.	(iv) Copies of TIN certificates of the partners.	(iv) Copies of TIN certificates of the directors.
	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	(v) Lease agreement for the business premise.
		(vi) Copy of partnership deed	(vi) Copy of Memarts
2b. TRA Tax Clearance Requirements.	(i) Payment of withholding tax on premise rent paid.	(i) Payment of withholding tax on premise rent paid.	(i) Payment of withholding tax on premise rent paid.
	(ii) Payment of stamp duty on the lease agreement.	(ii) Payment of stamp duty on the lease agreement.	(ii) Payment of stamp duty on the lease agreement.
	(iii) Payment of income tax assessed.	(iii) Payment of income tax assessed.	(iii) Payment of income tax assessed.
3a. TAMISEMI Business License Requirements.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of incorporation from BRELA.
	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar.	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar.	(ii) Official search from BRELA
	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.
	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.
	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	Copy of lv) Lease agreement for the business premise.
		(vi) Copy of partnership deed.	(vi) Copy of Memarts.
3b. BRELA Business Licenses Requirements.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of registration from BRELA.	(i) Copy of certificate of incorporation from BRELA.
	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar.	(ii) Copy of extract from registrar.	(ii) Official search from BRELA
	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.	(iii) Copy of TIN certificate.
	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.	(iv) Tax clearance certificate.
	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.	(v) Copy of lease agreement for the business premise.
		(vi) Copy of partnership deed.	(vi) Copy of Memarts.

Published by Kessy Juma

Kessy Juma is the founder of Miamia Trading Company (miamiatz). He is a Techpreneur with roots in accountancy. He believes that any business is good as long as it caters to the right market using the right strategy.

Published by Kessy Juma

Kessy Juma is the founder of Miamia Trading Company (miamiatz). He is a Techpreneur with roots in accountancy. He believes that any business is good as long as it caters to the right market using the right strategy.