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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1209.99 Other, other

1 tariff line

1209.99 Other, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
1209.99.00	Other	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 1209.99.00

Other, other

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 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $216 To the world $75 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $761 To the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $2,281 To the world $226 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,729 To the world $207 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,335 To the world $370 Within the Commonwealth

$2,428 $795 2025 2025 $2,428 To the world $795 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$216	$75
2021	$761	$26
2022	$2,281	$226
2023	$1,729	$207
2024	$2,335	$370
2025	$2,428	$795

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $571 From the world $270 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $778 From the world $355 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $710 From the world $420 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,388 From the world $601 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,174 From the world $368 Within the Commonwealth

$829 $295 2025 2025 $829 From the world $295 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$571	$270
2021	$778	$355
2022	$710	$420
2023	$1,388	$601
2024	$1,174	$368
2025	$829	$295

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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