Tanzania, May 13 -- Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Ports Authority has cut the Port Infrastructure Development Levy (PID) from nine percent to 4.5 percent of customs duty following concerns from traders and logistics stakeholders over rising import costs, even as the authority pushes ahead with a Sh16.1 trillion port expansion programme.

TPA director of marketing and communications, Dr George Fasha, said the revised levy followed months of consultations with importers, clearing and forwarding agents, transporters and other players in the maritime logistics chain.

The discussions, conducted between October and December 2025, centred on concerns that the initial levy structure would significantly increase the cost of imports when combined wi...