DODOMA, June 12 -- THE Tanzanian government has exempted value added tax on edible oil produced using locally grown seeds.

Speaking while presenting the Governments Proposals on Revenue and Expenditure Estimates for the Year 2026/2027, today in parliament in Dodoma, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar said another exemption is a 10 percent customs duty on imported crude edible oil except palm oil, and a 10 percent export levy on crude sunflower oil and its seeds.

Another exemption is a 0 percent customs duty on crude palm oil and 10 percent on intermediately processed crude palm oil (CPO) and a customs duty of 35 percent or 300 US dollars per tonne, whichever is higher, instead of only 35 percent on all types of refined edible oil.

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