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28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium

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28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2815.11.10	Solid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2815.11.20	Solid	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%
2815.12.10	In aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2815.12.20	In aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%
2815.20.10	Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2815.20.20	Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%
2815.30.00	Peroxides of sodium or potassium	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2815.12.20

Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes › 28.15 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium

Applied duty rates

0.15% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
3% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
13.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
13.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 1 2 3

2020 2020 $3 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 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	$3	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$0	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$0	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10 20 30

2020 2020 $25 From the world $25 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $22 From the world $22 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $7 From the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

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

2024 2024 $6 From the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

$2 2025 2025 $2 From the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$25	$25
2021	$22	$22
2022	$7	$5
2023	$0	$0
2024	$6	$5
2025	$2	$1

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