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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1520.00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

1 tariff line

1520.00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
1520.00.00	Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 1520.00.00

Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

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 › 15.20 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

Applied duty rates

0% 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 20 40 60

2020 2020 $49 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $39 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $23 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 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	$49	–
2021	$39	–
2022	$23	–
2023	$5	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$0	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 50 100 150

2020 2020 $131 From the world $104 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $33 From the world $33 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $65 From the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $62 From the world $56 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $43 From the world $43 Within the Commonwealth

$13 2025 2025 $13 From the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$131	$104
2021	$33	$33
2022	$65	$26
2023	$62	$56
2024	$43	$43
2025	$13	$13

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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