ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM OF

COMPANIES IN TANZANIA.
BRELA as an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade
responsible for business administration and regulation of the laws; namely
Companies Registration, Business Names Registration, Trade and Service
Marks Registration, granting of Patents and issuing of Industrial License. It
was established under the Government Executive Agencies Act No. 30 of
1997 and formally launched on 3rd December 1999.

The Agency has recently decided to curb the stringent procedures of

manually going to its physical location for services. This was done by
developing an online registration system for the following purposes:-

1. The system will enable customers/clients to access all BRELA

services such as Company Registration, Business name registration,
trade and service marks etc wherever they are without visiting
BRELA premises, at any time of the day.

2. To simplify accessibility of company information to customers or

clients who intend to trade with or have the products or services of
the Company. A Customer or client in need of instantly
information as to the validity, nature and type of the company can
be supplied in a time; this is done by requesting the Agency
through an official search.
 3. To directors or company secretaries can file annual
return/accounts and company changes or any post registrations
requirements through online registration system.

THEREFORE, for Registration of a company through online registration

system, one has to pass following steps.

1. The one responsible for handling the registration process must

have National Identification Number. Further, the shareholders
and Directors must have National Identification Number and Tax
Identification Numbers for Directors must be available too. Note
if Directors are foreigners their Passport Number shall be used.

2. Visit Online Registration System through BRELA website

(www.Brela.go.tz), whereby in its display one has to click Limited
company registration section to which as a new user has to open
an ORS account.

3. After opening an ORS account one has to click for E-services for
registered users to which one has to log in after he/she has
entered the user name and password.

4. Click start then select new e-services.

5. Select “Company’’

6. In the service type, select “Registration of New Company”, then

Click proceed.

7. In the display of company type, select the appropriate company

type you intend to register E.g Private Company Limited by
shares then click proceed.

8. The online registration form will be displayed to which one has to

fill the specified field with red asterisk /star sign (*).

9. Make sure you save every entry by clicking the word save to
avoid date loss.

10. In applicant section, fill the representative statement whether is

(Secretary/ Director/ agent).

11. If the applicant can update date in ORS Click “can update in ORS”
button.

12. On the information about company section fill the accounting

date and the company Name, if you managed to reserve the
company name enter “Reservation Number”.
13. Make sure the required fields are filled in the Section “Principal
Place of business/ registered office/ registered office in
Tanzania”.

14. In the Business activity Section, Click Add to select business

activities or objectives in accordance with ISIC classification.

15. On the Directors Section, click “add” to add directors of the

company. At least two (2) directors.

16. On the “company secretary” section, fill all the particulars of the
Company Secretary.

17. On the “Authorized share capital” section of the company, select

either ordinary or others.

18. On class of shares section, click “add” and you have to specify the
“number of shares’ and ‘value”.

19. On the shareholders section, click “add” to fill the particulars of

the shareholders.
20. On “number of shares taken” particularize the number of shares
for each shareholder by selecting the shareholder in the “select
for shareholder from the list” then select class from “the select
class of shares from the list” then click add “shareholder to the
table below” button.

21. On the persons who can update data on ORS section, specify the
person(s) who can update data in the system. If
Directors/shareholders can update the data, click can update the
data in ORS in each Director or shareholder information block
and click proceed.

22. The applicant has to wait for consolidation form to be

generated.

23. Download the consolidated form, print, sign and date the form
then scan it.

24. Download the Integrity form, sign and stamp it.

25. Scan the MEMARTS (Memorandum Association and Articles Of

Association) and upload as attachments then click “proceed”.
26. On the payment page, select payments Mode then click start
payment. Few Minutes the control number/ invoice will be
generated and make payment. Click on the view or download
button to view the payment information or instructions.

27.Once a payment has been made, the application is automatically

submitted to BRELA for processing.

28. Once the Application has been submitted to BRELA and the
payments made thereof, the application shifts automatically from
my list to applications in the Left Menu Links of the Online
Registration System

29. IN the application one will see all applications made or

submitted to BRELA through ORS.

30. When the applicant sees in finished column

the word “YES” for the application means you have properly and
successfully completed the application and you can access the
result of the application that is downloading the certificate of
incorporation by clicking view button.

31. when in the finished column there appears the word No and
under Task Name column :-
 - Says Process and enter Recommendation that means your
applications waiting to be assessed by BRELA processing
officials.
- Says Make final decision means the application is on the final
stages of approval by BRELA.

These steps are somehow complicated therefore one has to contact the
person who is conversant with online company registration system for
assistance particularly when is in front of the registration challenges.

Prepared by

Mkenda paul
Giraffe Attorneys
Contacts; +255684025325