Shirika La Bandari Zanzibar - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Company is operating in Tanzania Mainland (all upcountry customs border and all Ports) and now has just opened a new branch in Zanzibar

Since its establishment, HARDMACK LOGISTICS LTD is managed by experienced team of highly trained staff.
HARDMACK LOGISTICS LTD is providing quality, cost effective, reliable and integrated shipping related Door to Door services including customs brokerage, logistics, shipping and international trade consultation.

Depending upon the requirements of customers, we offer all types of customs clearing and forwarding as well as all types of transport services of shipments by rail, road, air and sea.



OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES

We offer multimodal freight forwarding and transport services by air, sea, road and rail.

Our special services  

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include:
• Clearing and Forwarding (Import and Export)
• Transport (inland) services (East, Central & Southern Africa)
• Self Driven vehicles Convoy Leader
• Storage, Cargo handling, Packing and Distribution.


QUALITY OF SERVICES

Depending on the interests and requirements, timely and world-class service is offered to our valued customers. Quality of Service is the first priority of our Company.

We offer more than our customer expectations.




INFRASTRUCTURE

Our Office is allocated in Dar es Salaam City Centre along Samora Avenue, mainly for Customs clearance and forwarding and goods handling.
Both establishments are managed professionally by trained and dedicated staff.
The well experienced and professionally qualified work-force takes complete care of each organizational activity here.
The office is also well equipped with latest communication equipments, Asycuda and Asy–scann connection as per Customs instructions, mobile phones, faxes and internet system.

Teams are also set up at different levels to meet the requirement of customers conveniently at various stages.

TECHNICAL TEAM:
Customs Brokage ………………………….8
Transport Division …………………………2
Administrative staff ………………………..2
Border Offices……………………………...10

TRANSIT BOND FACILITY
Transit goods bond security worth Tshs 2bilion is provided to secure transit shipments cleared from Dar`port in transit to neighbouring countries.
The bond includes the goods in transit cover the risk during transit from point of entry up to exit border in Tanzania.

LOCATION OF BORDER OFFICES
On every corridor we have one staff to coordinate movement of our import and export shipments through each border.

• North Corridor – Rusumo, Kabanga & Mutukula borders (Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Congo DRC and Uganda shipments)

• Central Corridor – Rail and Road transport to and from Kigoma port


• Southern Corridor - Tunduma & Kasumulu borders (Zambia, Malawi, Lubumbashi DRC shipments)
• Eastern Corridor – Namanga Arusha & Horohoro Tanga borders (Kenya/Tanzania borders)

OUR CLIENTS
Frankly speaking, we deal with types of customers disregarding the volume of business for each customer. We have also many clients from neighbouring and landlocked countries like Zambia, Malawi, Congo DRC, Rwanda and Burundi.

The Important this is we value our customer by providing them a timely and the services all the time.

You are welcome…………we speak your language and we know your Traditions.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
(Tailored to suit your requirements)

1. CUSTOMS CLEARING AND FORWARDING
As customs clearing and forwarding agents we offer wide variety of services including receiving the cargo upon arrival at the port Dar port or Inland borders,

1.1 IMPORT SHIPMENTS

Local Imports – are all shipments destined to Tanzania final destination

Transit Imports – are all shipments arriving in Tanzania in transit to other countries

Our main activities in clearance of Local and Transit Import shipments:
• Receive Cargo ex vessel in Dar port or ex Inland borders by road
• Customs documenations and Port Clearance
• Delivery of the shipments to final destinations as per given instructions
• Return of Empty Container to shipping line depot

Documents required for Import shipments include:
• Original Bill of lading/Sea way bill/Telex release msg + copy of b/l
• Commercial Invoice
• Packing list
• A Letter of appointment from consignee
• Any other docs available to facilitate clearance

All above documents should be provided to us prior arrival of the vessel in Dar port as follows;
LOCAL Import shipments - 14days prior arrival of the vessel
TRANSIT Import shipments - 7days prior arrival of the vessel

Transit time - : Customs documentation in Dar port + inland transport
Rwanda and Burundi = 15days
Zambia and Malawi = 15 days
Congo DRC (south) = 18 days
Congo DRC (north) = 15 days

1.2 EXPORT SHIPMENTS

Our main activities in clearance of Export shipments:
• Receive Cargo in Liner out up to FOB basis
• Customs documenations and Port Clearance
• Shipping Line bookings, shipping order and bill of lading processing

Documents required for Export shipments include:
• Export license or permit
• Sale contract
• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Shipping instructions
• A Letter of appointment from consignee
• Any other docs available to facilitate clearance

1.3 CROSS BORDER CUSTOMS POSTS
The following are main customs border posts:
Tunduma, Kasumulu, Rusumo, Kabanga, Mutukula, Horohoro, Holili and Kigoma


2. ROAD TRANSPORT

By developing a complete understanding of your business and cooperate culture, your own customer needs, your system and information requirements; HARDMACK LOGISTICS becomes and extension of your capabilities.
A modern subcontracted fleet of trucks/vehicles is at our disposal and we can handle a wide range services.

The range of Road transportation services include:
• Containers transportation services 20ft and 40ft
• Full truck load – curtain sides
• Full truck load – Box body trucks
• Breakbulk cargo
• Self driven vehicles by convoy leader
• Delivery of vehicles by Car carrier trucks