Tanzania is an extremely potential market for foreign suppliers due to several reasons:
- Gateway to 380 Million consumer market of East Africa due to its geographic location
Situated on the east coast of Africa facing the Arabian Sea & The Indian Ocean, Tanzania becomes the gateway to merchandise arriving from the Middle East, The Indian Sub Continent & the Far East Countries.(see picture on the right).The Eastern, Central & South African Countries strongly look on Tanzania as a major incoming source of imported goods. Moreover, the internal trade policies of the P.T.A. (Preferential Trade Area), the regional trade bloc Comprising of 21 African Countries, allows them to trade comfortably amongst eash other. The other 20 African Countries get yet another good reason to import goods from Tanzania since they are available with ease and economy.            read more...