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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1515.90 Other

1 tariff line

1515.90 Other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
1515.90.00	Other	25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 1515.90.00

Other

Section III · Animal, vegetable & microbial fats & oils › Ch 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes › 15.15 Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Applied duty rates

25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
0% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
0% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
0% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 200 400

2020 2020 $76 To the world $12 Within the Commonwealth

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

2022 2022 $309 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $132 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$193 2025 2025 $193 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$76	$12
2021	$0	$0
2022	$309	$0
2023	$132	$0
2024	$0	$0
2025	$193	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $114 From the world $109 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $73 From the world $73 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $473 From the world $238 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $247 From the world $97 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $112 From the world $109 Within the Commonwealth

$544 $96 2025 2025 $544 From the world $96 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$114	$109
2021	$73	$73
2022	$473	$238
2023	$247	$97
2024	$112	$109
2025	$544	$96

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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