Forest (Amendments) Regulations, 2017 (G.N. No.255 of 2017)

Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 1 ISSN 0856 – 034X Supplement No. 29 28th July, 2017 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION to the Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania No. 30 Vol. 98 dated 28h July, 2017 Printed by the Government Printer Dar es Salaam by Order of Government GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 255 published on 28/07/2017 THE FOREST ACT (CAP. 323) REGULATIONS (Made under section 106) THE FOREST (AMENDMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2017 Citation G.N. No. 153 of 2004 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Forest (Amendments) Regulations, 2017 and shall be read as one with the Forest Regulations, 2004 hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations.” Amendment of the Schedules 2. The Eighth and Fourteenth Schedules to the principal Regulations are hereby revoked and replaced for them with the following: Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 2 “EIGHTH SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 18(4)) SCALE OF FEES FOR PERMIT, LICENCE, CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN FOREST RESERVES A: ENTRANCE FEE EACH PERSON PER DAY Age group Fee per person per day EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Non Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) (1) Aged 18 years and above 2,000.00 10 10 (2) Aged 5 – 17 years 1,000.00 5 5 (3) Aged below 5 years Free Free Free B: PERMIT FOR CAMPING FOR EACH DAY Type or Tent EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Non Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON RESIDENTS (US dollars or equivalent) For each owned tent (1) Capacity: 1 person. 3,000.00 10 10 (2) Capacity: 2-5 persons 10,000.00 15 15 (3) Capacity: More than 5 persons 15,000.00 20 20 For each Government owned tent (1) Capacity: 1 person. 2,000.00 5 5 (2) Capacity: 2-5 5,000.00 10 10 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 3 persons (3) Capacity: More than 5 persons 10,000.00 15 15 C: PHOTOGRAPHY/COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FEES Operation period EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Non Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) Person/ day 5,000.00 15 15 D. PERMIT FOR EACH VEHICLE PER DAY Tare weight category Local registration (Tanzania Shillings) Foreign registration (US Dollars) (1) Up to 2,000Kg 5,000.00 20 (2) From 2,001 – 7,000Kg 15,000.00 30 (3) From 7,001Kg and above 20,000.00 40 E.GUIDE SERVICE FEES PER DAY Type of safari EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) Use of official Guide 10,000.00 10 10 Walking Safari Guide (back packer) 10,000.00 10 15 Night Walk Guide 10,000.00 10 10 F. COMMERCIAL FILMING FEES Each person/ group (including Directors, Producers, Artists, Technician) making or participating in making of film. Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 4 For a group of 1 – 10 persons. EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) First week 50,000.00 500 500 Second week 40,000.00 400 400 Third week 30,000.00 300 300 For each subsequent week 20,000.00 200 200 For a group of 11 – 20 persons EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) first week 100,000.00 1000 1,000 second week 75,000.00 750 750 third week 50,000.00 500 500 for each subsequent week 40,000.00 400 400 for a group of more than 20 persons EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) first week 200,000.00 2000 2,000 second week 150,000.00 1500 1,500 third week 100,000.00 1000 1,000 for each subsequent week 500,000.00 500 500 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 5 G: HORSE RIDING AND ORIENTEERING IN FOREST RESERVE AND PLANTATIONS Fees per person per day EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) 3,000.00 10 10 H: TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH IN THE FOREST RESERVE Fees per person per day Type of Research EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) Academics 5,000.00 10 10 Masters and above 2,500.00 10 10 I: TO OPERATE TOURIST FACILITY IN FOREST RESERVE (Lodge, tented camp, etc.). Category EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) establishment fee per ha or part of 1,000,000.00 5,000 5000 forest reserve management fee per year/ha or part of 500,000.00 3,500 3,500 to operate picnic site per year per ha or part of 500,000.00 500 500 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 6 J: SAILING, MOTOR BOATING AND SPORT FISHING IN MANGROVES Category EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) sailing with canoe per day or part of 10,000.00 20 20 motor boating per day or part of 50,000.00 50 50 sport fishing per day or part of 10,000.00 20 20 board walk per day or part of 10,000.00 10 10 K: SAILING, MOTOR BOATING AND SPORT FISHING IN INLAND WATER BODIES INSIDE FOREST RESERVES Category EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/ NATIONALS (Tanzanian Shillings) RESIDENTS (Non East African Citizens/Nationals) (US Dollars or equivalent) NON- RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) sailing with canoe per day or part of 10,000.00 20 20 motor boating per day or part of 50,000.00 50 50 sport fishing per day or part of 10,000.00 20 20 canopy walk 5,000.00 15 15 board walk per day or part of. 2,000.00 10 10 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 7 FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE (Made under regulation 29 (1)) CLASSIFICATION, FEE RATES FOR PERMITS, LICENCES OR CERTIFICATE FOR FELLING TREES, COLLECTING FOREST PRODUCE AND OTHER SERVICES PART I CLASSIFICATION OF TREE SPECIES A. Classification of tree species from non-plantations forests. CLASS BOTANICAL NAME TRADE VERNACULAR NAME I A dalbergia melanoxylon - e. a. blackwood, vernacular, mapingo, mugembe diospyros ebenum / mespiliformis - ebony, mgiriti, msindi, mnumbuhi, mkulvi. combretum stuhimanii - peramwitu, mguruwe, mkwaya olea all spp. loliondo, mchiyo, mshisho, brown olive, mzira, e. a. olive, mtagala, mwalambo, mkimba, - kubwa afzelia quanzensis - afzelia, mkora, mkongo, mafu, mfuru, entandophragma all spp. - mrie, mongo, muwondo, mbokoboko, mkalikili milicia excelsa - mvule, mkongola, iroko khaya anthotheca - mkangazi, mwamiovu juniperus procera - cedar, mtarakwa, mwangati IB pterocarpus all spp. - mninga, mkula, mngubi, mtumbati mtoni, mkurungu, mninga maji. millettia stulhmanii - pangapanga, mpande beilschimeidia kweo - mfimbo, mkweo, mkanta brachylaena huillensis - muhuhu, mhugwe, mkarambati mangrove all species - mikoko swartzia madagasearensis - paurosa, ksanda, msekeseke allanblackia stulhmanii - mkimbo breonadia salicina - adina, mgusia, mdogowe, mgwina cephalosphaera usambarensis - mtambara, mtambaa fagaropsis angolensis - mtua, mkunguni, mtongoti hagenia abyssinica - hagenia, mwanga, liziluzi brachystegia tamaridhoides - mseni makhamia all spp. - mtalawanda newtonia all spp. - mshashita, mdadauka, mkufi mpung, newtonia Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 8 CLASS BOTANICAL NAME TRADE VERNACULAR NAME ocotea usambarensis - camphorwood, mkulo, mseri, muheti, maasi ozoroa insignis - mwembe pori pericorpsis angolensis - mbaga, muwanga, afromosia baphia kirkii - balphia mkuruti, mkuranga. brachystegia all spp. - mtundu, myombo, mkuti julbernadia all spp. - muba, mvuva, mtondo, mtondoro, mwangati, msima, mgombo, muwa, mpanate. ii parinari curatellifolia - mubule, mule, msambula, msaula podocarpus all spp. - mse, msisimu, mtokosi syzgium cummnii - mzambarau, mvengi vitex keniensis - mfudo berchamia discolour - bird plun, mgandu, mnago, mkuni, okoo nyabumbu. minusopsis kumei - muhulu, mgoma chrysophyllum spp. - mberimberi, mfu-mulembelembe burkea africana - bukea, mkarati, magando, msangala albizia all spp. - mfurangi, mtanga, mdurasi, mvimbafuru, mukinga, omurere, mshai, mboromo, mhenge. erythropleum guineense - bangawanga, mjeringwe spirostachys africana - misanda, mwavi, mbaraka, mkarati, mkola. ambygonocarpus angolensis - msaraka, muharaka, mwaraka. acacia nigrescens - mkambala, mtambara, muhama. iii morrus lastea - e. a. mulberry, kumbu, mkuzufunta filcalhoa laurifolia - filcalhoa, iseta, muta casipourea malosana - pillar wood, ndiri, msadora lovoa brownie/ swynnertonii - nkoba, (uganda walnut), msau, mukusu, kilimanjaro mahnogany cordyla africana - codyla, mroma, mgwata erkebergia ruppeliana - musizi, msisi, riwe, msimbi, ol-mikump sterculia all spp. - mhozya, mluze, mgude, mfune, mkweanyani, mkweranyani, mguwa, mkwelangedere, moza, mbalamwezi, mperamusi, mpalamusi, mwingirangi dengi, mkungulanga. xymalos monospora - mburumo, dimu, mkalikisumu, lemonwood fauzea all spp. - mifuka, msisi, lisega rapanea rhododendroides - rapanea, mlimang’ombe, mwasa, mshiwizo, kidongashawa. pteleopsis myrtifolia - mwindi, mnepa, mparu, mgofu, makwenzi bombax rhodognaphalon - msufi-mwitu, mfume fagara amanuensis - amani satin wood, mfarakumbi, mfuakumbi maesopsis eminii ( in natural - muhumula, msila Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 9 CLASS BOTANICAL NAME TRADE VERNACULAR NAME forests) iv all tree species not listed in the proceeding class i.e. others B. Classification of tree species from Forest plantations (i) All softwood plantation species except Juniperus procera (ii) All hardwood plantation species: Class Botanical Name Trade Names I (i) tectona grandis (ii) cinamomum camphora (iii) milicia excelsa teak, mtiki, msaji japanese camphor mvule II eucalyptus all species eucalyptus, mkaratusi, mlingoti III (i) cedrela odorata (ii) grevillea robusta (iii) acacia melanoxylon (iv) acrocarpus flaxinifolius (v) maesopsis eminii msederela grevilia acacia acrocarpus maesopsis IV all other hardwood plantation species not listed above PART II FEES, TREE VOLUME TABLES AND TARIFF TABLES A. Fees payable on non-plantation produce and where the produce is cut and removed by the licensee from Government owned forest reserves and general lands, as in Part I (Except Sandalwood) S/N Classes royalty per cubic metre (standing tree volume) (TZS) ITEM 1: LOGS (1) class IA 291,500.00 class IB 260,000.00 (2) class II 195,000.00 (3) class III 146,000.00 (4) class IV (other species not listed above) 97,200.00 botanical name trade names pinus all species pines cupressus all species cypress araucaria all species araucaria all other coniferous conifers species not listed above Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 10 ITEM 2: POLES OF NON PLANTATIONS FOREST SPECIE (a) 5 cm but not more than 10 cm diameter at butt each 1,650.00 (b) Over 10 cm but not more than 20 cm diameter at butt each 2,400.00 ITEM 3: WITHIES a stem or branch under 5 cm diameter at butt end (per score of 30 withies) 4,000.00 ITEM 4: FIREWOOD (a) firewood by quantity obtained from natural forests (per stacked cubic metre from dead branches and off cuts) 6,500.00 (b) firewood obtained from planted standing tree (per stacked cubic metre) 6,500.00 ITEM 5: CHARCOAL fees for a bag of charcoal (50 kg per bag) 12,500.00 ITEM 6: FIBRES Quantity license for fibres and Raffia (Umondo, Ukindu and grasses) per kg or part thereof 200.00 ITEM 7: TREE SEED AND SEEDLINGS (a) tree seed: tree seeds of all types (species) shall be sold according to the catalogue issued by the tanzania tree seed agency, morogoro. (b) christmas tree: 1,500.00 fee for christmas tree shall be shs. per running metre or part thereof. (c) seedlings: fees for seedlings (i) bare seedlings 300.00 (ii) potted seedlings 400.00 (iii) non-ornamental bare rooted 600.00 (iv) ornamental potted. 1,500.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 11 item 8: mangrove produce (a) all mangrove trees of over 20 cm diameter over-back at 1.3 meters above ground shall be considered as logs and fees shall be as in item i, class ib. 241,000.00 (b) mangrove poles. fee shall be as follows: diameter class diameter at butt Rate per Score of 20 poles Rate per Pole class I 15 - 20 cm 30,000.00 1,900.00 class II 10 - 14.9 cm. 24,000.00 1,500.00 class III 5 - 9.9. cm. 18,000.00 1,200.00 class IV below 5 cm. 12,000.00 900.00 ITEM 9: BARK FROM FOREST PLANTATION TREES (a) wattle bark for tannin (i) bark - per stacked cubic meter. 4,600.00 (ii) price of wood left after debarking shall be sold at the rates of firewood or poles as in item 2 and 4 above (b) other barks including medicinal barks. The rate shall be TZS per Kg. 1,500.00 ITEM 10: BAMBOO FROM NATURAL FOREST AND PLANTATION diameter Class diameter at butt Rate per Score of 20 poles Rate per Pole class I above 5 cm. 16,000.00 900.00 class II below 5 cm 10,000.00 600.00 ITEM 11: GUMS AND RESINS fee rates shall be per kg 750.00 ITEM 12: MEDICINAL PLANTS (a) stem & roots per kg. 750.00 (b) leaves, flowers, splits etc per kg. 500.00 ITEM 13: NON WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS SHALL BE SOLD PER KG (a) allanblankia fruits 200.00 (b) baobab fruits/pulp 50.00 (c) tamarindus indica fruits 200.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 12 (d) mushroom 200.00 (e) other wild fruits not in (a, b, c) above 100.00 ITEM 14: Non-plantation forest processed products fees not possessing harvesting license or receipt from registered dealer shall be: (a) carvings (from 11kg up to 15 kg) 2,300.00 (b) mpingo carvings (for every additional kg above 15 kg) 4,600.00 (c) other carvings (for every additional kg above 15 kg) 3,000.00 (d) door shutters per piece 50,500.00 (e) door and window frames per piece 51,800.00 (f) cup boards per piece 50,000.00 (g) chair and stool per piece 17,250.00 (h) wooden school desk per piece 17,250.00 (i) bed per piece 20,000.00 (j) wooden office/dining table per piece 25,000.00 (k) 1 set of wooden coach per set of 3 to 6 pieces 30,000.00 (l) Any additional piece 20,000.00 (m) Basket/Mats per kg 1,700.00 (n) Other wooden small items per piece 1,700.00 ITEM 15: Forest soil, sand, gravel and stones shall be charged per ton. (applicable only with special permit from Chief Executive) Talling for mineral extraction 10,500.00 Fees for forest soil, sand, gravel and stones 3,100.00 B: Fees payable on plantation forest produce when felled and removed by licensee from government owned forests Note: (a) In the event the mode of disposal is by tender or public auction the fees set below shall be the baseline price (b) In the event the mode of disposal is by public auction the auction price shall apply to all persons who have valid sale agreement with the government Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 13 ITEM 1: All soft wood plantation species except Juniperus procera Diameter class at DBH in cm <5 cm To be sold as firewood 6-10 cm To be sold as poles per piece 11-20 cm 6,900.00 21-25 cm 13,700.00 26-30 cm 34,200.00 31-35 cm 59,200.00 >35 cm 65,600.00 Logging residues 5,000.00 Sawmill residues 1,000.00 ITEM 2: Pulp wood Fees for pulpwood trees shall be charged per cubic metre and shall not be used for any other purpose thereof. When used for other purpose other than pulp production shall be charged as in part B Item I above 14,300 NOTE: With reference to the Forest Plantations’ Management Plans in operation for the current 2014/2015 – 2018/2019 Strategic Plan, trees raised and managed to cater for pulp wood raw material has not attained the requisite rotation age. TFS, with utmost intent to fathom public interest and the State’s motive to nurture industrial revolution, has been supplying pulp wood raw material from the stock primarily raised to yield saw logs (irrespective of diameter classification) as a remedial practice that necessitate designation of a complimentary Government Notice (GN). ITEM 3: Poles from softwood plantation forest species 6 cm but not more than 10 cm diameter at butt end (each) 360.00 ITEM 4: Juniperous procera Juniperus procera (all sizes) per cubic metre 89,100.00 ITEM 5: all hardwood plantation species except teak, Eucalyptus and Olea spp. (fees/m3) Diameter Classes at Breast Height in cm (Cederella, Grevillea, Acacia, Arcrocarpus and Maesopsis, Terminalia, Cassuarina and Gmmelina) < 5 cm to be sold as firewood 6 - 10 cm to be sold as poles per piece 11 - 20 cm 7,200.00 21-30 cm 14,300.00 31-35 cm 26,700.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 14 >35 cm 35,700.00 Fees/m3 for Teak < 5 cm to be sold as firewood first thinning (To be sold as poles per piece) 1,500.00 second thinning (To be sold as poles per piece) 2,000.00 "all other sizes shall be sold according to prevailing market prices per cubic meter of Teak. ITEM 6: Olea plantation species (Fees/m3) <10 cm to be sold as firewood 10 - 20 cm 25,000.00 21-30 cm 35,000.00 31-35 cm 55,000.00 >35 cm 60,000.00 ITEM 7: eucalyptus species (for E. saligna & E. grandis) diam. class at DBH in cm Fee/m3 <10 cm to be sold as firewood 11-20 cm 7,300.00 21-30 cm 18,200.00 >30 cm 31,700.00 fees/m3 for eucalyptus all other species <10 cm to be sold as firewood 11-20 cm to be sold as poles per piece 21-30 cm 6,700.00 >30 cm 16,700.00 fees for eucalyptus pulpwood shall be charged per cubic metre and shall not be used for any other purpose thereof. for trees grown for sawlogs scheme but used for pulpwood, the royalty shall be charged as in part b item 7 above. 16,100.00 item 8: poles from hardwood plantations (i) for poles less than 10 cm dbh over-bark fees shall be per running metre. 1,300.00 (ii) all eucalyptus species classified as poles, fee shall be per running metre. 900.00 item 9: firewood from plantations Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 15 (i) quantity license for hardwood plantation species per stacked cubic meter 3,600.00 (ii) quantity license for softwood plantation species per stacked cubic metre 1,900.00 C. other fees payable on services related to forest products ITEM 1: License to establish and operate other businesses in forest reserves and plantations (i) installation of telecommunication facilities, mineral water extraction facilities, per 15m x 15m per year 4,500,000.00 (ii) forest reserve management fee (i) above shall be per year. 4,200,000.00 (iii) where the telecommunication facility is shared by more than one service provider, 50% of the fees in part (ii) above shall be charged for each additional service provider per year. 0.50 (iv) pre-fabricated houses, hydropower and large scale irrigation scheme (establishment fee per ha/year.) 4,500,000.00 (v) forest reserve management fee part (iv) above shall be per year per ha. 602,000.00 (vi) piers and landings in forest reserves shall be per year per ha or part of. 800,000.00 (vii) to make solar salt pans and prawn farming in the mangrove forest reserves per ha or part of per year. 100,000.00 (viii) forest reserve management fee per year per ha or part of for part vii above 50,000.00 (ix) to install billboards in forest reserve (establishment fee) 602,000.00 (x) forest reserve management fee for part (ix) above per year per billboard. 150,000.00 (xi) air strips in forest reserve (establishment fee per ha or part of.) 4,500,000.00 (xii) forest reserve management fee for part (xi) above per year per ha or part of. 1,505,000.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 16 (xiii) prospecting/ exploration fees in a forest reserve (per year per 100ha or part of). 1,000,000.00 (xiv) installation fee for water tank in a forest reserve per ha or part of. 510,000.00 (xv) forest reserve management fee for part (xiv) above shall be per year. 256,000.00 (xvi) mining fees (forest management fees) in a forest reserve (per year per ha or part of). 1,505,000.00 (xvii) establishment fee of mineral extraction plant per ha or part thereof per year 11,800,000.00 (xviii) forest reserve management fee (xvii) above shall be per year 5,900,000.00 (xix) consulting fee (per person per day). 45,200.00 (xx) rest house fees (per head per night for non- residents – in USD). 30.00 (xxi) rest house fees (per head per night for residents – in TZS.) 25,000.00 (xxii) seed/Fruit collection fees in forest reserves (per kilogram) 3,000.00 (xxiii) fees for reserved trees on private farms should be 25% of respective forest royalty 0.25 (xxiv) all naturally grown trees other than reserved tress harvested in area (farmlands, grazing lands, etc.) converted from general lands shall pay fees as prescribed in Item 1: LOGS. (xxv) office accommodation fees (per square metre per month or its equivalent in shillings). 60,900.00 (xxvi) Fish processing in the forest reserve per ha or part of per year 435,000.00 (xxvii) to operate mobile sawmill in difficult terrain in the Forest reserve (with permission) per allocation per machine. 200,000.00 (xxviii) fees for application form (e.g. Mining, cultivation, registration etc.) 5,000.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 17 (xxix) to undertake any other Commercial business in a forest reserve (not stated in schedule 8) per year per squre metre. 74,200.00 ITEM 2:Application for Harvesting trees in plantations and Natural forest: (i) companies with or without contracts with the Government 205,000.00 (ii) medium harvesters (with sawmills having breakdown, edger and resaw or with efficient technology (a) 1-1000m3 180,000.00 (b) 1001-5,000m3 187,500.00 (c ) above 5,001m3 195,000.00 ITEM 3: Transit pass application fees: (i) for a 7 ton vehicle or below 7,700.00 (ii) above 7 ton vehicle 15,400.00 ITEM 4: Grading and export certificates fees I. grading / inspection fees (a) for commercial consignments (registered dealer) consignment whose value exceeds USD 300.00 will be considered as commercial consignment. (i) grading fee for commercial consignments such as timber and other forest products for export shall be for a consignment not exceeding 20 m3. 153,400.00 (ii) fees for inspection of carvings/handcrafts, tanning, gum, Jatropha oil, sandal wood products and other forest products for export shall be for a consignment not exceeding 20 tons. 153,400.00 (b) for non-commercial consignments consignment whose value is less or equal to USD 300.00 will be considered as non-commercial consignment. (i) grading fees for timber and other forest products for export as gift, personal effects and sample (per consignment). 11,100.00 (ii) fee for inspection of tannin, gum, jatropha oil, sandal wood products and other forest product for export (per consignment) except item 14 (a). 8,700.00 ii. export certificate fees Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 18 (i) export certificate fee for commercial consignment 150,500.00 (ii) export certificate fee for non commercial consignments (per consignment) except item 14 a. 11,000.00 iii. importation charges for commercial consignment (registered dealer) inspection/ handling fee for commercial consignment of 20m3 115,000.00 for non-commercial consignments inspection/ handling fee for non commercial consignments whose value is less than USD 300 (per consignment) 44,200.00 item 5: fees for registration of forest produce dealers and traders for each site per year a trees 270,000.00 b timber (for pit sawyers in productive natural forest) 256,000.00 c timber yard 256,000.00 d logs 256,000.00 e poles 256,000.00 f withies 64,000.00 g sawmill capacity of up to 5,000 m3 per year 512,000.00 h sawmill capacity of up to 5,001 -10,000 m3 per year) 1,000,000.00 i chipboard mill 1,000,000.00 j hardboard mill 1,000,000.00 k plywood mill 1,000,000.00 l pulp and paper – mill 2,000,000.00 m match box factory 1,000,000.00 n impregnation plant 512,000.00 o briquettes plant: (i) production capacity 0 - 10 ton/day 50,000.00 (ii) production capacity 11 - 25 ton/day 100,000.00 (iii) production capacity > 25 ton/day 150,000.00 p small curio shops (forestry products) 256,000.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 19 q micro curio shops (forestry products) 100,000.00 r exporters of Forest products 512,000.00 s importers of forest products 512,000.00 t charcoal 256,000.00 u firewood 256,000.00 v furniture mart (Small) 256,000.00 w furniture mart (micro) 100,000.00 x wood works factory (Small) 384,000.00 y woodworks factory (micro) 150,000.00 z carpentry per bench 50,000.00 zz other Forest Products / Produce Dealers 130,000.00 NOTE: Micro enterprise is the business with less than 5 employees and operates with a turnover of less than TZS 5,000,000.00. Small enterprise is a business with staff between 5 - 49 and operating with a turn over between TZS 5,000,000.00 - TZS 200,000,000.00 ITEM 6: Forest road service fees (Vehicles not covered under item 7) Capacity of Vehicle (a) Less than 1 ton 1,450.00 (b) 1 - 3 tons 2,200.00 (c ) 3 - 5 tons 3,000.00 5 - 10 tons 5,900.00 (e) >10 tons 7,400.00 Forest (Amendments) GN. No. 255 (contd.) 20 ITEM 7: LMDA (Logging Miscellaneous Deposit Account) charges in plantation forest. The fees are charged to cater silvicultural activities and road maintenance in Forest Plantations. (a) Silviculture fee per m3 of Teak logs 5% of the sale value (b) Road fee per m3 of Teak logs 5% of the sale value (c ) Silviculture fee per m3 of softwood logs 8,900.00 (d) Road fee per m3 of softwood logs 8,900.00 (e) Silviculture fee per m3 of Eucalyptus logs 8,900.00 (f) Road fee per m3 of Eucalyptus and other hardwood 8,900.00 ”