Name of the Organisation : Business Registrations And Licensing Agency
Type of Facility : Industrial Licensing Procedures
Location : Dar es Salaam
Country : Tanzania
Website : https://www.brela-tz.org/
Industrial Licensing Procedures :
The Industrial Licensing Section implements the National Industries Licensing and Registration Act No. 10 of 1967. The act makes provision for orderly Promotion and Development of Industries to provide for Registration and Licensing of Industries.
Related : BRELA Trade Mark Registration Dar es Salaam : www.statusin.org/4823.html
There are two methods of issuing out Industrial Licenses to firms, and it is dependent on whether the requesting firm goes through the Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) or not.
Firms with TIC Approval
These firms are generally those with huge investments greater than Shs. 500 Million. These firms start at TIC (seeking exemptions), who scrutinize their documents, and issue a Certificate of Incentive approval. A copy of this certificate is then presented to the Registrar, together with the appropriate BRELA forms filled in. The Registrar then issues and Industrial License to the firm.
Firms applying directly to the Registrar
These are firms/companies which do not send their applications through TIC. The applicants fill in the appropriate BRELA forms, and with an application letter, they attach a feasibility study and copy of the Certificate of Registration, and hand in all these documents to the Registrar. The Registrar makes sure all relevant documents are present and then forwards them to the Industrial Board, which usually sits every quarter of the year. (Sitting of the Industrial Board depends on the number of applications, which must be more than six). There are measures in force to handle urgent applications by using a sub-committee of the board.
The Industrial Board deliberates on the applications, and notes any deficiencies which must be rectified before a Certificate is issued. The Industrial Licensing Section serves as the Secretariat for the Board. For all approved applications, the applicant is notified and an Industrial License is issued.
Types of Certificates
** Enterprises whose capital Investment cost is lower than TShs. 100,000,000/= get Certificate of Registration. These are issued by the Registrar without passing through the board.
** Enterprises whose capital Investment is above TShs. 100,000,000/= qualify for Industrial License. The process for Industrial License is as stated above.
** Tanzania Investment Center deals with enterprises whose minimum capital is not less than US$ 300,000 if Foreign owned or US$ 100,000 if locally owned.
Fees
Enterprises with investment cost of over TShs. 100,000,000 pay a fee of US$ 500 or its equivalent in TShs. While projects with investment cost less than TShs. 100,000,000/= pay US$ 400 or equivalent TShs value.
Alternative One : Application Through The Industrial Licensing Board
1. The application includes the following documents :-
** A copy of Feasibility Study.
** A copy of Certificate of Incorporation.
** Dully filled application form.
2. Board paper preparation.
3. Submission of the application to the Industrial Licensing Board for Approval/rejection.
4. Grant of the Industrial Licence after payment of the necessary fees.
Alternative Two : Application Through Tanzania Investment Centre (Tic)
1. Submit the following documents :
** A copy of TIC Certificate of Incentives.
** A copy of Feasibility Study.
** A copy of Certificate of Incorporation.
** Dully filled application form.
2. Grant of an Industrial Licence after payment of the necessary fees.
Certificate Of Registration Procedures :
Application is through the Registrar of Industries
The following documents should be submitted :
** A copy of the Project Profile.
** A copy of business name certificate/ certificate of Incorporation.
** Dully filled application form.
** Grant of a certificate of Registration after payment of the necessary fees.
Application is through the Registrar of industries payment of necessary fees.