The Swiss government has taken removed all tariffs and quotas earlier standing on the way of Tanzanian exports destined for Switzerland. The new regulations came into force from April this year, and are expected to benefit a wide range of Tanzanian businesses trading in products such as flowers, cashew nuts and fish.
The statement revealed that the facilitation of markets access for products from Tanzania is an important contribution to the promotion of trade, the raising of export revenues and consequently an aid to boosting economic growth of the country.
"In order for Tanzania to be able to make use of this offer of duty-free market access, the Economic Cooperation and Development Division of the state Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is supporting a number of local trade development programmes," said a statement from the Swiss embassy in Dar es Salaam.
The programmes include support to the cashew and coffee sectors at farmer level and assistance in boosting the processing sector for the crops, the aim being to increase the value of the exported products. Technical assistance is also being provided to the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) to enhance its capacity for testing systems in line with internationally accepted standards, as it certifies potential export products.
The statement added, "The introduction of this zero duty initiative does not affect the requirement for Tanzanian exporters to satisfy Swiss product quality standards."
The Guardian-Tanzania
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