Zambia

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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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0303.55 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

1 tariff line

0303.55 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
0303.55.00	Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)	0.4%	0%	8%	36%	36%	0%

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HS 0303.55.00

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus 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 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $1,165 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $367 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $515 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,946 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $240 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2025 2025 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,165	–
2021	$367	–
2022	$515	–
2023	$2,946	–
2024	$240	–
2025	$0	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 100k 200k

2020 2020 $70,835 From the world $70,753 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $98,336 From the world $97,957 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $112,255 From the world $6,374 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $142,484 From the world $139,728 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $142,366 From the world $142,244 Within the Commonwealth

$183,917 2025 2025 $183,917 From the world $183,917 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$70,835	$70,753
2021	$98,336	$97,957
2022	$112,255	$6,374
2023	$142,484	$139,728
2024	$142,366	$142,244
2025	$183,917	$183,917

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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