One Stop Centre

The One-Stop Centre in Zanzibar is an investment facilitation mechanism which brings relevant government agencies to ZIPA to provide efficient and transparent services to investors under a single roof. It provides investors with a single place to pick up all documents and approvals that are statutorily needed to set up their investment projects.

The One-Stop Centre services at ZIPA is aimed at removing obstacles and overcome bureaucracy faced by investors in the establishment as well as implementation of investment projects.

The following services shall be provided at ZIPA offices under One-Stop Center from July 2018.

• General information and necessary data to facilitate investment decision
• Registration of companies
• Tax Payer Identification Number
• Project approval
• Acquisition of land
• Environmental issues
• Building permits
• Investment incentives
• Work and residence permits
• Opening of foreign and local accounts
• Business permits and licenses