Logistics; What does it means:
The term logistics has its origins in the France military in the year of 1679 when French Army formed a position in the name of “Marechal General de logis” who was responsible for supply and transportation, for selecting camps and adjusting marches. From that perspective, it applies to the process of supplying a theater of war with troops, equipment and supplies.

We Utegi Technical Enterprises (T) Limited like other Logistics companies in the industry of logistics borrowed this term and have applied it to the discipline known as “Business Logistics.” Logistics categorize, what we do as our daily professional duties and as our employer "logis"

The Council of Logistics Management in United States of America has defined logistics as that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements.” A second, more concise definition offered by CLM is “the management of inventory, at rest or in motion.”
 

Customs Brokerage
We provide you with one point of contact for all your shipment regardless of their port of entry from time of arrival through to delivery. We can clear your shipment at any entry/exit point in Tanzania by any mode of transport. We do this primarily through our electronic interchange with all stakeholders i.e. TRA-Customs, Shipping lines, TICTS, TISCAN, THA and TAZARA. At the same time we ensure that you pay the lowest amount of duty and taxes legally possible.

Customs Consulting
We consult with you to ensure that you are taking advantage of all the options TRA-Customs offers. We ensure you are paying the lowest duties and taxes legally possible as well as taking advantage of any duty drawbacks and refunds. We can consult to ensure that you are minimizing your risk for coming post audit and administrative penalty environment. We can also consult with you on other government department import requirements. We also specialize in the unique requirements of international Donor Agencies (IDA), Non Government organization (NGO’S), Religious Bodies and Governmental Tax exempted projects.

International freight forwarding
Regardless of your preferred mode of transport, country of origin, country of destination or commodity, we can offer competitive freight rates and unique solution to your transport requirements. We can also offer ancillary transportation services such as cargo insurance, route surveying and heavy lift equipments.

Software Solutions.
Our trade consultant together with our bin house computer programmers can offer you a customized software solution to your logistic requirements

Integrated Logistics.
We can tie all our services together to offer you a service that moves your goods from your vendors to your customers doorstep in a manner customized to your unique requirements, in the most cost efficient manner and using our latest in information management technology.

Tradeshow Logistics
We ensure proper move-in and move-out of all foreign exhibition goods, we ensure that your tradeshow is registered with Board of External Trade. We offer services to ensure that the exhibitors are moving their tradeshow materials in and out of Tanzania in a cost efficient manner.

Customarised Invoices
It is very important that you understand all the data elements on our invoices to you. Not only from your costing perspective but to ensure that the information we are providing to customs on your behalf is correct it must be stressed that our invoice not only include all charges and Taxes that you pay to us but also much of data elements that we provide to customs on your behalf based on information provided.

The Formula for Port Charges Computation

Before we tell or educate you on how to compute for the Port Charges in Tanzania, let Us define what is Storage, Warfage and Handling

Storage:

Storage is act of storing, deposit and keeping something or goods for a while; The storage charges in the Port of Dar es Salaam, now days operated by Tanzania International Container Terminal Services for containerized goods is charged in the basis of number of days goods stayed in the port Seven days after the arrival of the ship, now the formula is USD 1 X CBM X DAYS goods stayed in the port. Remember, storage computation for containerized goods formula is the same as that of motor vehicles, the difference is on the size of CBM. For example CBM for a coralla saloon car is 10. Now, the storage charges for let say 13 days after the arrival of ship is only 3 days. Now is Us $ 1 x 10 x 3. The storage payable for a Corolla Saloon Car is Us $30.

 

Warfage

PIER CHARGE / WARFAGE -This charge pays for maintenance & upkeep of the port property (which is usually owned by the Taxpayers or Port Authority of the surrounding metropolitan area). Warfage is charged on the basis of Cost value of goods Imported, Insurance paid (CARGO MARINE INSURANCE -The following risks are covered: theft, pilferage, damage, total loss, war, stranding,  jettison) plus the Freight paid; In short the CIF VALUE               Now the formula is  as follows:-       1.6% of CIF VALUE  

Handling

Handling is Manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something, he action of touching with the hands (or the skilful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means. The formula to know the handling charges as:-
USD 4 X CBM