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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2401.10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped

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2401.10 Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2401.10.00	Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped	25% or KR 15 per mille/kg whichever is the greater	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2401.10.00

Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped

Section IV · Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco › Ch 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body › 24.01 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse

Applied duty rates

25% or KR 15 per mille/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 20k 40k 60k

2020 2020 $55,579 To the world $26,323 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $41,538 To the world $28,529 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $30,252 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $35,479 To the world $30,709 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $43,807 To the world $30,063 Within the Commonwealth

$54,015 $45,012 2025 2025 $54,015 To the world $45,012 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$55,579	$26,323
2021	$41,538	$28,529
2022	$30,252	$0
2023	$35,479	$30,709
2024	$43,807	$30,063
2025	$54,015	$45,012

Imports | US$ thousand

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $214 From the world $214 Within the Commonwealth

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

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

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

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

2025 2025 $0 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	$214	$214
2021	$0	$0
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$0	$0
2025	$0	$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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