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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-231
- NTB Type
- 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges
- Complaint
- Illegal fees on Rwandan nationals crossing into Tanzania more than three times a month.$100 is charged on Rwandan nationals crossing into Tanzania more than three times a month, this was identified by the Central Corridor Team during a survey from Rusumo to Dar es Salaam port.
- Progress update note
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1. During the 38th RMC, Tanzania informed the meeting that the fee is not illegal, but it is a special pass paid once in 90 days to all EAC Citizens. However, if the person exits URT within 90 days and wants to re-enter URT the person will again be charged $100.
The meeting agreed that the matter be referred to the Regional Implementation Committee on the Common Market Protocol for further discussion and resolution
2. During the 40th RMC, the United Republic of Tanzania informed the meeting that specific Business Pass are issued to persons for the purpose of undertaking temporary special assignments or professional activities as per the EAC CMP. Tanzania further clarified that for EAC Citizens a fee of USD 100 is charged for this category of persons. The 40th RMC noted that cross-border traders who cross the borders several times should not be subjected to this fee and recommend that the URT to sensitize relevant authorities on the application of business passes and Secretariat to sensitize on the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) in the EAC by 30th December 2026. - Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Tanzania: Immigration (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Rwanda
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2024-12-12
- Status
- In process
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2025-02-03 12:53
- Modified
- 2026-03-17 16:27
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