Tanzania, Sept. 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Manufacturers have urged the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to prioritise lower Electronic Tax Stamp (ETS) charges as it selects a new service provider, with the tender application window closing today (September 15, 2026).

TRA invited qualified companies to bid for a new contract to provide ETS services, which are used to monitor and track excisable products manufactured or imported into the country.

The contract with the current provider, Sicpa Tanzania Limited, a subsidiary of Swiss company Societe Industrielle et Commerciale de Produits Alimentaires (Sicpa), expires in January 2027.

Sicpa has been the sole provider of ETS services since Tanzania introduced the system in 2019, but remains eligi...