Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
- Symbol
- TSh — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- TSh 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes TZS yet
Tax
- 16% — b2c epayments
Payment methods in Tanzania
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 mpesa tz
- 02 mixx by yas
- 03 airtel money
- 04 card
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- sw-TZ
- Also used
- en-TZ
- Official languages
- Swahili, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +255
- Mobile format
- +255 XXX XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Tanzania: common questions
What currency does Tanzania use?
Tanzania uses the Tanzanian Shilling (TZS), symbol TSh. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as TSh 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does TZS have?
TZS has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Tanzania?
The standard VAT rate in Tanzania is 18.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Tanzania?
The methods that matter in Tanzania, in rough order of use: mpesa tz, mixx by yas, airtel money, card.
What is the dialling code for Tanzania?
Tanzania's country calling code is +255. Mobile numbers are formatted +255 XXX XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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