Zambia

Official links

Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Portal provides compliance requirements for export and import

https://www.zambiatradeportal.gov.zm/

Customs Formalities

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

https://www.zra.org.zm

Authorisation & Permits

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

Zambia Revenue Authority

Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA)

https://zda.org.zm/about-v-4/ https://www.zra.org.zm/trade-facilitati… https://www.brra.org.zm/

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Zambia Bureau of Standards

https://www.zabs.org.zm/

HACCP/SPS Requirements

Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA)

Ministry of Agriculture

https://www.zcsa.org.zm/index.php/compu… https://www.agriculture.gov.zm/

Tax Information

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

https://www.zra.org.zm

Trade Agreements

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
Zambia Development Agency

https://www.mcti.gov.zm/ https://zda.org.zm/

Trade Finance Providers

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco)

Absa Zambia

Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB)

United Bank for Africa, Zambia

ECO Bank Zambia

First Capital Bank Zambia

https://www.zanaco.co.zm/business-banki… https://cib.absa.africa/zambia/trade-fi… https://www.zicb.co.zm/trade-finance/ https://www.ubazambia.com/corporate-ban… https://www.ecobank.com/zm/personal-ban… https://www.firstcapitalbank.co.zm/

Trade Promotion Agency

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

https://zda.org.zm/about-v-4/

Tariffs

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0303.23 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

1 tariff line

0303.23 Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
0303.23.00	Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)	0.4%	0%	8%	36%	36%	0%

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HS 0303.23.00

Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)

Section I · Live animals & animal products › Ch 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates › 03.03 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04

Applied duty rates

0.4% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
8% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
36% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
36% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 2.5k 5k 7.5k

2020 2020 $2,412 To the world $54 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $3,174 To the world $269 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,251 To the world $358 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,456 To the world $343 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,806 To the world $540 Within the Commonwealth

$6,132 $538 2025 2025 $6,132 To the world $538 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,412	$54
2021	$3,174	$269
2022	$3,251	$358
2023	$2,456	$343
2024	$2,806	$540
2025	$6,132	$538

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k

2020 2020 $3,181 From the world $654 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $3,403 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,907 From the world $62 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,244 From the world $93 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,691 From the world $518 Within the Commonwealth

$2,685 $542 2025 2025 $2,685 From the world $542 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3,181	$654
2021	$3,403	$1
2022	$3,907	$62
2023	$1,244	$93
2024	$1,691	$518
2025	$2,685	$542

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Information Portal provides information on trade operations in Zambia including export, import and transit procedures.

https://www.zambiatradeportal.gov.zm/

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