{"version":1,"procedure":{"slug":"transit-corridor-central","title":{"en":"Transit goods via the Central Corridor","fr":"Transit de marchandises via le corridor Central"},"summary":{"en":"The Central Corridor links the Port of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, to Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. It is coordinated by the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) and is, together with the Northern Corridor, one of the two major logistics routes serving the East African hinterland.","fr":"Le corridor Central relie le port de Dar es Salaam, en Tanzanie, au Rwanda, au Burundi et \u00e0 l'Ouganda. Il est coordonn\u00e9 par la Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) et constitue, avec le corridor Nord, l'une des deux grandes routes logistiques desservant l'hinterland est-africain."},"flow":"transit","mode":"any","goods":["toutes marchandises en transit vers un pays enclav\u00e9 via Dar es Salaam"],"hs_chapters":[],"prerequisites":[{"en":"Hold a valid transit bond or guarantee","fr":"Disposer d'une garantie ou d'un cautionnement de transit valide"}],"notes":null,"sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/centralcorridor-ttfa.org","title":"Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency, official website","publisher":"CCTTFA","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.tpa.go.tz","title":"Tanzania Ports Authority, official website","publisher":"TPA","consulted_at":"2026-10-11"}],"validated_on":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","next_review_on":"2027-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z","data_status":"indicative"},"steps":[{"position":1,"title":{"en":"Transit declaration at the Port of Dar es Salaam","fr":"D\u00e9claration de transit au port de Dar es Salaam"},"description":{"en":"The transit declaration is filed with the Tanzanian revenue authority, specifying the route and the exit border post (for example Rusumo towards Rwanda, or Mutukula towards Uganda).","fr":"La d\u00e9claration de transit est d\u00e9pos\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s de l'administration fiscale tanzanienne, pr\u00e9cisant l'itin\u00e9raire et le poste-fronti\u00e8re de sortie (par exemple Rusumo vers le Rwanda, ou Mutukula vers l'Ouganda)."},"channel":"online","online_url":"https:\/\/www.tra.go.tz","cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"tra","documents":[]},{"position":2,"title":{"en":"Road or rail transit to the border","fr":"Transit routier ou ferroviaire vers la fronti\u00e8re"},"description":{"en":"The cargo moves by road (or, for some flows, by rail) to the exit border post, under electronic tracking.","fr":"La cargaison est achemin\u00e9e par route (ou, pour certains flux, par chemin de fer) vers le poste-fronti\u00e8re de sortie, sous suivi \u00e9lectronique."},"channel":"office","online_url":"https:\/\/centralcorridor-ttfa.org","cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":null,"documents":[]},{"position":3,"title":{"en":"Border crossing","fr":"Passage frontalier"},"description":{"en":"Exit formalities from Tanzania and entry formalities into the destination country are completed at the border post (for example Rusumo for Rwanda).","fr":"Les formalit\u00e9s de sortie de Tanzanie et d'entr\u00e9e dans le pays de destination sont accomplies au poste-fronti\u00e8re (par exemple Rusumo pour le Rwanda)."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"osbp-rusumo","documents":[]},{"position":4,"title":{"en":"Transit closure at destination","fr":"Cl\u00f4ture du transit \u00e0 destination"},"description":{"en":"The transit document is discharged with the destination revenue authority (for example RRA in Rwanda) and the bond released.","fr":"Le document de transit est acquitt\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s de l'administration fiscale de destination (par exemple la RRA au Rwanda) et la garantie lib\u00e9r\u00e9e."},"channel":"office","online_url":null,"cost_amount":null,"cost_note":null,"delay_min":null,"delay_max":null,"delay_unit":"days","institution":"rra","documents":[]}],"legal_basis":[{"regulatory_text_id":2,"label":{"en":"EAC Customs Union Protocol","fr":"Protocole sur l'union douani\u00e8re de la CAE"}}]}