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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1209.91 Other, vegetable seeds

1 tariff line

1209.91 Other, vegetable seeds
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
1209.91.00	Vegetable seeds	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 1209.91.00

Other, vegetable seeds

Section II · Vegetable products › Ch 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder › 12.09 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing

Applied duty rates

0.05% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
1% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 250 500 750

2020 2020 $239 To the world $44 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $127 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $687 To the world $52 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $166 To the world $165 Within the Commonwealth

$535 $251 2025 2025 $535 To the world $251 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$239	$44
2021	$1	$0
2022	$127	$0
2023	$687	$52
2024	$166	$165
2025	$535	$251

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $5,709 From the world $2,601 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $6,105 From the world $3,084 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $6,690 From the world $2,792 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6,458 From the world $2,988 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $9,456 From the world $4,459 Within the Commonwealth

$9,871 $4,507 2025 2025 $9,871 From the world $4,507 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$5,709	$2,601
2021	$6,105	$3,084
2022	$6,690	$2,792
2023	$6,458	$2,988
2024	$9,456	$4,459
2025	$9,871	$4,507

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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