For international buyers seeking serious volumes. TCEL helps you understand the auction, plan your costs, participate locally and coordinate your RCN purchase through to export.
What you need to qualify quickly.
Two routes. One is built for volume.
TCEL helps international buyers prepare and coordinate procurement through Tanzania's regulated RCN auction system.
Best for: 50 MT+, large-volume and recurring requirements, multi-auction programmes, buyers wanting visibility into actual auction costs and able to fund the required security and procurement.
Commercial stock already purchased through the market may occasionally be available. Subject to availability, seller quotation, location, quality, quantity, documentation and market conditions. No price is shown here — it is checked per inquiry.
For larger programmes, auction facilitation is generally the preferred sourcing route.
Requirement → security → auction → payment → warehouse → export.
Quantity, outturn/quality, destination, shipment period, programme, target price/ceiling.
Workability, sourcing route, security range, cost framework.
Local preparation. Buyer provides auction security per category.
Electronic TMX auction by lot. Prices vary auction to auction.
Invoice within 24h; full payment within 5 working days; levies settled; documents released.
Release, quantity/quality verification, inspection where agreed.
Inland transport, documentation, clearing, port handling.
Shipped per agreed terms and destination.
Lot-specific quality verified before collection/shipment.
Determined by intended quantity per auction.
| Intended Quantity | Bid Security (TZS) |
|---|---|
| 50–100 MT | 20,000,000 |
| 101–250 MT | 50,000,000 |
| 251–500 MT | 100,000,000 |
| 501–1,000 MT | 300,000,000 |
| 1,001–3,000 MT | 500,000,000 |
| 3,001 MT+ | 1,000,000,000 |
TCEL facilitation: indicative USD 20–30 / MT (quantity, structure and scope dependent). Volume pricing available. This is separate from auction, regulatory, logistics and freight costs.
Model your cost with your expected auction price.
Auction price + TZS 608.94/kg fixed charges + export levy (max $160/MT or 15% FOB) + inland + clearing + freight + TCEL facilitation. Security shown separately — never in the total.
Open Full CalculatorSeason schedule begins 12 October 2026. Dates/venues subject to authority amendments.
12 Oct 2026 MAMCU · Masasi DC → 22 Jan 2027 final listed auction · 71 listed entries
View Full Auction Timetable →*Official target, not guaranteed supply.
Auction prices form in the market and change auction to auction.
50 MT standard, except applicable local processor arrangements.
No. Separate participation requirement, shown separately in our calculator.
Preferred: buyer-funded — enables our most competitive facilitation fee.
For selected transactions, subject to approval — with materially different facilitation terms. Discuss Alternative Arrangement.
Sometimes. Availability and price checked at inquiry. Check Stock Availability.
Yes — submit the programme and we structure security, bidding and logistics accordingly.
Yes, per agreed scope: inland, documentation, clearing, shipment.
You provide the requirement and, preferably, the auction security. TCEL provides competitive sourcing and local execution.
Submit the Quantity You Want to BuyIndicative Estimate Only — auction prices, FX, freight, logistics and government charges may change. Final terms confirmed per transaction.
Regulatory information based on 2026/27 documents supplied for this project; subject to amendment by Tanzanian authorities.