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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0714.30 Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

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0714.30 Yams (Dioscorea spp.)
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
0714.30.00	Yams (Dioscorea spp.)	0.25%	0%	5%	22.5%	22.5%	0%

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HS 0714.30.00

Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers › 07.14 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith

Applied duty rates

0.25% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
5% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 5 10 15

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2 To the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $8 To the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

$13 2025 2025 $13 To the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$1	$1
2022	$0	$0
2023	$2	$2
2024	$8	$8
2025	$13	$13

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2 4 6

2020 2020 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $6 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$5 2025 2025 $5 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$2	$0
2022	$4	$0
2023	$2	$0
2024	$6	$0
2025	$5	$0

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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