The Cashew nut Board of Tanzania, wishes to inform all 2020/2021 Prospective buyer’s that the new season for 2020/2021 is open since 1st September 2020.
The Board has started to issue Raw Cashew nut buying license online through Agricultural Trade Management Information System (ATMIS) under the Ministry of Agriculture. Procedures to apply for raw cashew nut buying license are shown below:-
1.0. FOR LOCALLY REGISTERED COMPANIES BUYING THROUGH TENDER BOX OR TMX ONLINE TRADING SYSTEM
(i) Register online through www.atmis.kilimo.go.tz
(ii) All applications should be attached with 2 colored passport size pictures together with
Certified Copies of:
TIN certificate
Company’s Certificate of Registration/Incorporation from responsible authority
Valid business license
VAT Registration Certificate
Valid Tax clearance Certificate
(iii) Last season’s registered companies are required to update their particulars through www.atmis.kilimo.go.tz, and apply for the raw cashew nut buying license for 2020/2021 crop season and attach certified copies of:
Valid business license
Valid Tax clearance Certificate
(iv) After registration and verification of submitted information, you will be required to pay Bid Security in the following categories (Table 1) as per your requirement of raw cashew nut quantity to be bought per each auction;
Table 1: Categories of bid securities based on Quantities bought/Auction
QUANTIY (MTS) | DEPOSIT TZS | DEPOSIT USD |
50-100 | 20,000,000 | $ 8,696 |
101- 250 | 50,000,000 | $ 21,739 |
251- 500 | 100,000,000 | $ 43,478 |
501 - 1000 | 300,000,000 | $ 130,435 |
1001- 3000 | 500,000,000 | $ 217,391 |
3001 above | 1,000,000,000 | $ 434,783 |
All bid securities should be deposited to either of the following Bank Accounts:
2.0 FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES BUYING THROUGH TMX ONLINE TRADING SYSTEM ONLY
(i) Buyers will be required to register through Tanzania Mercantile Exchange (TMX) by submitting the Buyer’s Declaration Form (available at https://tmx.co.tz/infodesk.php) attaching the following documents:
Valid Business License
Valid Registration Certificate/Certificate of Incorporations
(ii) Buyers will deposit bid security in the following categories (Table 2) into TMX Settlement Bank Accounts before being issued buying license by Cashew nut Board of Tanzania.
Table 2: Categories of bid securities as per quantity versus bid amount
SỐ LƯỢNG ĐẤU GIÁ (MTS) | TIỀN CỌC TZS | TIỀN CỌC USD |
50 - 3000 | 500,000,000 | $ 217,391 |
3001 trở lên | 1,000,000,000 | $ 434,783 |
All bid security for online buyers should be deposited to either of the following:
NOTE: The Bid Securities are refundable to buyers upon written request and after fulfillment of their obligations thereof for cashew nuts bought.
For more information please visit our website www.cashew.go.tz or you can visit the Cashew nut Board Office Head Quarter in Mtwara or Our branches: Dar es Salaam, Tunduru, Tanga, Lindi and Manyoni.
Issued by:
DIRECTOR GENERAL
CASHEW NUT BOARD OF TANZANIA
P.O.BOX 533, MTWARA
info@cashew.go.tz or dg@cashew.go.tz
SEPTEMBER, 2020
