However, the larger exporters of both prawns and Nile Perch fish have their own associations. There are several shipping lines operating through the Tanzania ports. Some of these are reputable multinational companies with reefer containers and with enough knowledge and facilities to handle perishable products. The cargo space to South Africa should not be a problem. Packaging Packaging plays an important part in the product lifecycle.
Packaging increases profitability of the product.
A nicely packed, convenient and nicely presented product will certainly fetch a higher price at the market place. In Tanzania just as is the case with other Industries, packaging Industries were under state control but after liberalization we have had a number of packaging industries starting up their operations. Today we have reliable suppliers of quality packaging materials for various products fishery products being one of them. However depending one price competitiveness exporters have an open options to import their packaging material from suppliers abroad. As will be observed in the attached appendix covering export performance, Tanzania has a vast potential in the fisheries subsector which needs to be further developed.