Zanzibar State Trading Corporation (ZSTC)
Government parastatal (established as a state trading body in the 1960s) holding the legal monopoly on Zanzibar clove marketing and export — independently confirmed as the sole legal buyer/exporter of cloves in Zanzibar; also brands and exports other spices.
Profile
- Commodities
- Clove, Spice
- Location
- Zanzibar unguja
- Export markets
- Europe and global buyers of Zanzibar cloves (supplier-reported; not independently source-confirmed)
- Website
- www.zstcznz.org
Processing capability
Not documented yet.
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Sources / Record Basis
This record's Source Confirmed status traces to the following public sources:
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Kabote, S. J. & Tunguhole, J. — Determinants of Clove Exports in Zanzibar: Implications for Policy
Verified: sole legal buyer/exporter of cloves in Zanzibar (government-controlled monopsony). -
Tanzania Trade Portal — Buying cloves at Zanzibar State Trading Corporation (ZSTC)
Supplementary: Tanzania Trade Portal clove-purchase procedure.
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Last reviewed 24 September 2026. Verification status: Source Confirmed — see our methodology. Spotted an error? Let us know.
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