Manufacturing

Zanzibar is committed to developing a modern manufacturing industry with backward and forward linkages. The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ) is encouraging light manufacturing through putting in place attractive incentives for industrial projects. -

Free Economic Zones have been purposely established to attract private investment, with the Business Environment Improvement Programme providing a strong roadmap. Zanzibar passed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act in 2015, creating a framework for attracting private capital to develop, operate and maintain essential infrastructure and services. Furthermore, RGZ has strengthened Zanzibar Bureau of Standards as a way of ensuring quality of products and services.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

Food Agro-processing Industries for Milling, Processing, Packaging and Canning

• Meat and fish: meat cuts and meat products; fish fillet and fish products; poultry and poultry products.
• Horticulture Food products: vegetables and fruits.
• Natural sweetness: sugar, honey and their derivative products.
• Salts: Rock salts and sea salts.
• Dairy Products: milk and milk products.
• Beverages: soft drinks, organic juices.
• Natural Food Additives: spices, seaweed and culinary herbs.
• Grains: e.g maize, rice and wheat and Tubers: e.g cassava and potatoes.

Textile, Apparel and Beauty Products Industries

• Textile and Garments.
• Cosmetics and fragrances.

Building and Construction material industries

• Household electrification material for wiring and lighting.
• Sanitary ware, ironmongery and plumbing accessories.
• Bricks and building blocks.
• Construction aggregates.
• Wall Protection Paints, Wallpapers and Roofing Materials.
• Wood Building Columns, Panels and Decorative Products.
• Construction stones, Decorative and Paving Stones.
• Building Construction Glass and Decoration Glass/Glassware.
• Gypsum Building Columns and Panels and Decorative products.

Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Supply Industries

• Malaria and Tropical disease drugs.
• Antibiotics drugs.
• Medical Consumable supplies: e.g bandages, gauze, plasters, and surgical gloves.
• Vaccines.
• Medical Surgical Equipment and Machinery.
• Medical Diagnostic Equipment and Machinery.

High Value Intellectual Capital industries

• Biotechnology industries.
• Industrial material and Product Innovation.

Consumer Durable Goods Production- Component Manufacturer and/or Assembling

• Domestic Appliances e.g cookers, catering equipment, refrigerators and air conditions.
• Office equipment: e.g computers, printers and e-commerce equipment.
• Household utensils: e.g cookware, crockery and chinaware.
• Consumer electronics goods (e.g laptop computers, television receiver sets, audio visual entertainment equipment, cellphone hand sets and e-notepads.
• Office and school stationeries.
• Private automotive vehicle and Motorized riders.
• Capital Good Production- Component Assembly.
• Fishing Boats and Commercial Fishing Vessels.
• Fixed and Mobile telecommunication equipment.