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The United Nations has estimated Tanzania's 2019 population at 60.45 million.

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About UBA Tanzania

UBA Tanzania operates eight(8) branches in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma , Arusha and Rufiji, offering corporate commercial and retail banking services to customers across the country.

Our Mission

To be a role model for African businesses by creating superior value for all our stakeholders, abiding by the utmost professional and ethical standards, and by building an enduring institution.

Our Vision

To be the undisputed leading and dominant financial services institution in Africa.

A Statement From The Group Managing Director/CEO

We are Africa; We represent the African dream; We are a story foretold 70 years ago, committed to continuous excellent customer experience as enshrined in our Customer-First (C1st) Philosophy.

We remain a reliable financial partner through highs and lows to all our customers and stakeholders. We are the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc…. Africa’s Global Bank.

Welcome, as we take you on an experiential journey into our world of bespoke financial services created by Africans to the world. Irrespective of the challenging COVID 19 Pandemic which impacted industries, health services, educational institutions, commerce, lifestyles, religions and world economies at large, at a speed, scale and severity that no-one could have predicted, we at UBA have worked hard and stayed together as a strong team amidst adversity, operational challenges and security threats. I assure you that UBA remains well-positioned with a rock solid foundation ready to meet your financial needs and business challenges.

We remain firmly grounded in our purpose and shared values and have consistently delivered strong, pre-tax earnings and consistent growth in all areas of our operations.
We keep pushing for increased efficiency in all our activities across the group, supported with a high level of execution drive.

Our ambition is grounded in the strength of our People – their high engagement, personal integrity, sense of responsibility and commitment to positive customer experience.

We are Africa; We represent the African dream; We are a story foretold 70 years ago, committed to continuous excellent customer experience as enshrined in our Customer-First (C1st) Philosophy.

Our Commitment

UBA is open to everyone in the market starting from the juniors, the college students, young entrepreneurs, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), the corporate clients and Government.

About Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south; and the Indian Ocean to the east. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

Leadership

The management team of the group is made up of a crop of seasoned and industry-recognized professionals, with diverse (but complementary) skills in various backgrounds, as well as depth of experience (garnered from national and international institutions).

Tariff Guide

Saving Accounts

Current Accounts

Deposit Accounts

Electronic Banking

Asset Banking

Trade Finance

Others

Saving Accounts

S/N	ITEM/TRANSACTION	RETAIL	CORPORATE
1	FREEDOM SAVINGS		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS 15,000
	Minimum operating balance	TZS 2,000
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	2,000 instant charge to a max withdrawal amount of 5,000,000. Withdraw above 5,000,000 will amount to a charge of TZS 2,000 plus 0.1% of the incremental amount (this will be up to a max charge of TZS 100,000).
2	GENERAL SAVINGS		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS 20,000
	Minimum operating balance	TZS 5,000
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	2,000 instant charge to a max withdrawal amount of 5,000,000. Withdraw above 5,000,000 will amount to a charge of TZS 2,000 plus 0.1% of the incremental amount (this will be up to a max charge of TZS 100,000).
3	EMPLOYEE SAVINGS		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS15,000 USD 15
	Minimum operating balance	TZS 2,000 USD 10
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges @ Counter	TZS 2,000 – Maximum withdrawal of TZS 5,000,000 TZS2000 + 0.1% (Increment of TZS 5,000,000)- > 5,000,000 withdraw. (This will be up to max charge amount of TZS 100,000)
4	SAVINGS ACCOUNT INDIVIDUALS		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	15,000
	Minimum operating balance	5,000
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges @ Counter	TZS 2,000 – Maximum withdrawal of TZS 5,000,000 TZS2000 + 0.1% (Increment of TZS 5,000,000)- > 5,000,000 withdraw. (This will be up to max charge amount of TZS 100,000)
5	SAVINGS ACCOUNT SALARY		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	15,000
	Minimum operating balance	5,000
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges @ Counter	TZS 2,000 – Maximum withdrawal of TZS 5,000,000 TZS2000 + 0.1% (Increment of TZS 5,000,000)- > 5,000,000 withdraw. (This will be up to max charge amount of TZS 100,000)
6	SAVINGS ACCOUNT DOMICILARY
	Required minimum opening balance	USD10
	Minimum operating balance	USD 5
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	1% to a max charge of 150$
7	U-CARE CHILDREN SAVINGS		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	USD 15
	Minimum operating balance	USD 15
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	TZS 1,000 or its equivalent
8	MALAIKA ACCOUNT		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS 20,000
	Minimum operating balance	NIL
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	NIL
9	JANJA ACCOUNT		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS 20,000
	Minimum operating balance	NIL
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	NIL
10	KIZAZI KIPYA ACCOUNT		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS20,000
	Minimum operating balance	NIL
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	NIL
11	HAZINA ACCOUNT		N/A
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS20,000
	Minimum operating balance	TZS20,000
	Monthly maintanance fee	NIL
	Withdrawal Charges	NIL

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Current Accounts

1	INDIVIDUAL CURRENT ACCOUNT	RETAIL	BUSINESS CURRENT ACCOUNT
	Required minimum opening balance	TZS 30,000	TZS 100,000
	Minimum operating balance	TZS 10,000	TZS 100,000
	Monthly maintenance fee	TZS 10,000	TZS 12,000
	Cash withdrawal at counter	1 PER MILLE to a max charge of TZS150,000	1 PER MILLE to a max charge of TZS 250,000
	Penalty for overdrawn account	PLR + 5%	TZS A/C PLR + 10%
	Brela Seach charge	Tzs 5,000 for Sole Proprietor	Tzs 25,000 for Company
2	DIPLOMAT ACCOUNTS
	Required minimum opening balance	USD 100	N/A
	Minimum operating balance	USD 100	N/A
	Monthly maintenance fee	NIL	N/A
	Cash withdrawal at counter	0.50%	N/A
	Closing account	NIL	N/A
	Penalty for overdrawn account	NIL	N/A
	Outward fund transfers(TTs)	USD 50 FLAT ( SHA), USD 90 ( OURS)	N/A
	Inward fund transfers(TTs Incoming)	NIL	N/A
	FOREX exchange	Favourable rates will be applied	N/A
3	DOMICILIARY CURRENT ACCOUNT
	Required minimum opening balance	USD 100/ EUR 100/ GBP 100	USD 100/ EUR 100/ GBP 100
	Minimum operating balance	USD 100/ EUR 100/ GBP 100	USD 100/ EUR 100/ GBP 100
	Monthly maintenance fee	USD 12 or its equivalent	USD 15 or its equivalent
	Minimum search fees	USD 25/ EUR 25/ GBP 25	USD 25/ EUR 25/ GBP 25
	Cash withdrawal	1% per Transaction	1% per Transaction
	Cheque book – 25 LEAF	USD 10 or its equivalent	N/A
	Penalty for overdrawn account	PLR + 2%	PLR + 2%
	Transfer From TZS to DOMICILIARY/ DOMICILIARYto TZS	NIL	NIL

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Deposit Accounts

1	Call Accounts		Call Accounts
	Minimum opening balance	TZS 1,000,000	TZS 10,000,000
	Minimum operating balance	TZS 1,000,000	TZS 10,000,000
	Monthly Average balance requirement	Negotiable	Negotiable
	Interest Rates	Negotiable	Negotiable
2	Term Deposits		Term Deposits
	Minimum deposit – local currency	TZS 500,000	TZS 10,000,000
	Minimum deposit – USD	USD 1,000	USD 10,000 or equivalent
	Interest Rates	Negotiable	Negotiable

Electronic Banking

1	E-Banking		E-Banking
	Internet banking monthly subscription	TZS 2000 Per Month.	TZS 10,000 per Month
	Internet banking ( Re issue pin)	FREE	FREE
	U – Direct (Reversal of transaction)	FREE	FREE
	E-statement (self downloaded)	FREE	FREE
	POS purchase (Local)	FREE	FREE
	POS purchase (International)	TZS 6000	TZS 6000
	POS cash withdrawal	TZS1,500	TZS1,500
	ATM reversal	FREE	N/A
	Fund transfer/ company load	TZS 1,000 per transaction	TZS 1,000 per transaction
	Card Load	TZS 1,000 per transaction	TZS 1,000 per transaction
	Manual pin change	TZS 1,500 per transaction	TZS 1,500 per transaction
	U-MOBILE(mobile banking-Bank to wallet)	TZS 3,000 (1,000 – 100,000/=), TZS 4,000 (100,001 – 200,000/=), TZS 5,000 (200,001 – 500,000/=), TZS 7,000 (500,001 – 1,000,000/=), TZS 10,000 (1,000,001 – Above)	N/A
	Card to card transfer	TZS 1,500 per transaction	TZS 1,500 per transaction
	Agency Banking Withdraw
	1000-9999	TZS500	TZS500
	10000-49999	TZS900	TZS900
	50000-99999	TZS1,200	TZS1,200
	100000-299999	TZS2,000	TZS2,000
	300000-499999	TZS3,500	TZS3,500
	500000-1000000	TZS4,500	TZS4,500
	Uconnect Withdraw	2% of the principle	2% of the principle
	Uconnect Deposit	1.5% of the principle	1.5% of the principle
	Africash	TZS 6,000 + 1.5% of the principal amount sent/USD 4.45 + 1.5% of the principle amount to be sent	N/A
2	Visa Debit Card		N/A
	Issuance fees	TZS 11,800	N/A
	Re-issuance fee	TZS 10,000	N/A
3	Visa Perapid Cards		N/A
	Issuance fees for instant card	TZS 12,000	N/A
	Issuance fees for personalized card	TZS 16,000	N/A
	Re-issuance fees	TZS 12,000	N/A
	Online Passcode reset fee	TZS 1,500	N/A
	ATM Pin reset fee	TZS 1,500	N/A
	Loading fee	TZS 1,000	N/A
	Online shopping fee – Local transactions	FREE	N/A
	Online shopping fee/Web – Int. transactions	FREE	N/A
4	ATM Withdrawals		N/A
	At UBA ATMs (On us)	TZS 1,000	N/A
	ATM Balance inquiry(Local)	TZS 200	N/A
	ATM Balance inquiry(international)	TZS 1,000	N/A
	To other banks ATM (On others/OFF US)Local	TZS 2,500	N/A
	international ATM withdraw	TZS 6,000	N/A
	Umoja switch ATM withdrawal	TZS 1,300	N/A
5	CARD MAINTAINANCE
	Card Maintainance	TZS 2000/Quarter	N/A

Asset Banking

1	CONSUMER LOANS
	Processing fee	2%	N/A
	Insurance fee	1.5%	N/A
2	LOANS
	Processing fee	negotiable	2%
	Insurance for personal loans	1.50%	1.50%
	Legal fees	0.5% minimum of TZS 300,000	0.5% minimum of TZS 300,000
3	TEMPORARY OVERDAFT (TODs)
	Processing fee	2%	2%

Trade Finance

1	Guarantees		Guarantees
	Facility Commission	2% p.a (0.5% per qtr). Min USD 250 per qrt.	2% p.a (0.5% per qtr). Min USD 250 per qtr.
	Arrangement fees	2%	2%
	Cash Covered	0.5% per qtr Min 250 per qtr	0.5% per qtr Min 250 per qtr
	Amendment	USD 100.00 flat	USD 100.00 flat
	Extension to next quarter	0.5% per qtr ( Or % of the agreed rate)	0.5% per qtr ( Or % of the agreed rate)
	Amount increase	0.5% /qtr on the diff ( Or % of the agreed rate)	0.5% /qtr on the diff ( Or % of the agreed rate)
2	Letters of Credit – Imports		Letters of Credit – Imports
	Issuance commision	0.5% per quarter. Min USD 250.	0.5% per quarter. Min USD 250.
	Handling Fees	USD 100 flat	USD 100 flat
	Swift charge	USD 50 flat	USD 50 flat
	Amendment	USD 100.00 flat	USD 100.00 flat
3	Letters of Credit – Exports		Letters of Credit – Exports
	LC Advising Commission	USD 200 flat	USD 200 flat
	Amendment advising commision	USD 100 Flat	USD 100 Flat
	Correspondences Swift charge	USD 50 flat	USD 50 flat
	Documents handling and examination fee	0.5% of invoice amount min usd 200	0.5% of invoice amount min usd 200
	Courier charge	USD 100 flat	USD 100 flat
	LC confirmation charges	1.5% per quarter (only for confirmed usance lcs)	1.5% per quarter (only for confirmed usance lcs)
4	Letters of Credit Refinancing		Letters of Credit Refinancing
	Interest on refinance	LIBOR + 8% p.a of value. Min USD 100	LIBOR + 8% p.a of value. Min USD 100
	Commission on refinance	USD 50 flat	USD 50 flat
5	Discounting on LC/Invoice/Cheque
	Interest on discounting	LIBOR + 8% p.a of value. Min USD 100	LIBOR + 8% p.a of value. Min USD 100
	Commission on discounting	USD 50 flat	USD 50 flat
6	Bills Discounting (Bills of exchange including cheques)
	Interest on discounting	PLR +3%-local; International LIBOR+8%	PLR +3%-local; International Lobor+8%
7	Documentary Collection – Export
	Handling charge	0.25% of the invoice min USD 100 flat	0.25% of the invoice min USD 100 flat
	Courier charge	USD 100	USD 100
	Corespondence commission	USD 50 Per tracer	USD 50 Per tracer
8	Documentary Collection – Import
	Handling Commission	0.25%. Min USD 100	0.25%. Min USD 100
	correspondence Swift charge	USD 50	USD 50
9	Outward Bills for Collection (clean collections & TCs)
	Handling Commision	0.25% of value min USD 75 or its equivalent	0.25% of value min USD 75 or its equivalent
	Dhl charges	usd 75 flat	usd 75 flat
	Returned foreign cheques	claimed charges + locally un re-covered charges	claimed charges + locally un re-covered charges
10	Inward Bills for Collection
	Handling Commission	USD 50 flat per collection	USD 50 flat per collection
	Swift charged	USD 40 flat per collection	USD 40 flat per collection
11	Local Currency Transactions		Local Currency Transactions
	Outward remittances (TISS)	TZS10,000 PER TRANSACTION	TZS10,000 PER TRANSACTION
	Amendment fee for Outward remittances / Swift / Telegraphic Transfers by customer or by bank	NIL	NIL
	Inward Swift Transfers (TISS)	NIL	NIL
12	Foreign Currency Transactions		Foreign Currency Transactions
	Outward remittances / Swift / Telegraphic Transfers	MIN USD 50 in between 0.25% MAX USD 200	MIN USD 50 in between 0.25% MAX USD 200
	Telegraphic Overseas Charges/ OURS	USD/EUR/GBP 35 -50 MAX FLAT (OURS)	USD/EUR/GBP 35 -50 MAX FLAT (OURS)
	Amendment fee for Outward remittances / Swift / Telegraphic Transfers by customer or by bank	USD 10 FLAT	USD 10 FLAT
	Inward Swift Transfers	USD 5 FLAT	USD 10 FLAT
	International Money Order (IMO)	USD 30 per IMO	USD 30 per IMO
	Foreign cheques for collection	0.25% of value. USD 75 min; USD 250 max;	0.25% of value. USD 75 min; USD 250 max;

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Others

1	Statements		Statements
	Monthly	FREE	FREE
	Adhoc requests	TZS 1,000/ PAGE	TZS 1,000/ PAGE
2	Cheque Books Issuing	Cheque Books	Issuing
	– 25 Leaf	TZS 15,000; USD 10	N/A
	– 50 Leaf	TZS 30,000; USD 20	N/A
	– 100 Leaf	TZS 45,000; USD 30	TZS 45,000; USD 30
	Counter cheque request	TZS 20,000; USD 10	TZS 20,000; USD 10
	Cheque Stop payment instructions	leaf lost: TZS 20,000; Book lost: TZS 40,000;	Leaf lost: TZS 20,000; Book lost: TZS 40,000;
	Issuance of Manager’s cheque	TZS 25,000; USD 20 per item	TZS 25,000; USD 20 per item
	Managers cheque cancellation charges	FREE	FREE
3	Standing order		Standing order
	Standing order set-up	TZS 10,000; USD 10 or its equivalent	TZS 10,000; USD 10 or its equivalent
	Standing order maintanance	NIL	NIL
	Standing order/Foreign Bank (TT charge)	USD 50 FLAT ( SHA), USD 90 ( OURS)	USD 50 FLAT ( SHA), USD 90 ( OURS)
	Amend / Stop standing Order	TZS 10,000; USD 10 or its equivalent	TZS 10,000; USD 10 or its equivalent
	Unpaid standing order	TZS 40,000; USD 40 or its equivalent	TZS 40,000; USD 40 or its equivalent
4	Insufficient funds/effects not cleared		Insufficient funds/effects not cleared
	Insufficient Funds (Refer to drawer)	TZS 50,000; USD 50	TZS 50,000; USD 50
5	Other services/charges
	Retriving old documents (2-6 months)	TZS 10,000; USD 10	TZS 10,000; USD 10
	Retriving documents (6 months and above)	TZS 15,000; USD 15	TZS 5,000; USD 15
	Confirmation/Audit/ Certificate of balance	TZS 30,000; USD 20 or its equivalent	TZS 500,000; USD 25 or its equivalent
	Status enquiry / Reference Letters	TZS 25,000; USD 25 or its equivalent per customer request	TZS 25,000; USD 25 or its equivalent
	Outward cheque clearing	USD 500	USD 500
	Salary processing fee	TZS 1,500; USD1 or its equivalent	TZS 1,000; USD1 or its equivalent
	Dormant Account Reactivation	FREE	FREE
	Cash handling fee-COINS ONLY	9% of the Deposit	9% of the Deposit
6	Soiled notes	3% of principal amount	3% of principal amount
7	Coins	3% of principal amount	3% of principal amount

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