Tanzania Cigarette Public Limited Company (TCC Plc) is the largest and most dominant tobacco manufacturing company in Tanzania. Tracing its history back to 1961, the company was nationalized during the Ujamaa era before being successfully privatized. Today, it operates as a highly profitable subsidiary of the global giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI), controlling roughly 90% of the domestic market. Operating from a massive, highly automated factory in Dar es Salaam, TCC manufactures a portfolio of highly popular cigarette brands including Embassy, Portsman, Sweet Menthol (SM), Safari, and Club. The company is not only a domestic powerhouse but also a massive exporter, shipping its manufactured products to neighboring countries including the DRC, Mozambique, and Zambia. As a publicly listed company on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), TCC is consistently recognized as one of Tanzania’s top corporate taxpayers and a pillar of the manufacturing sector. Through JTI, the company is also deeply involved in agricultural supply chains, supporting thousands of local tobacco farmers with sustainable farming practices and guaranteed crop purchasing.