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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2836.99 Other, other

2 tariff lines

2836.99 Other, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2836.99.10	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2836.99.20	Other	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%

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HS 2836.99.20

Other, other

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 › 28.36 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate

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

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $66 To the world $66 Within the Commonwealth

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

2023 2023 $233 To the world $233 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $236 To the world $236 Within the Commonwealth

$105 2025 2025 $105 To the world $105 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$66	$66
2022	$252	$0
2023	$233	$233
2024	$236	$236
2025	$105	$105

Imports | US$ thousand

0 50 100 150

2020 2020 $22 From the world $17 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $18 From the world $15 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $25 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $43 From the world $41 Within the Commonwealth

$111 $89 2025 2025 $111 From the world $89 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$22	$17
2021	$18	$15
2022	$25	$10
2023	$3	$0
2024	$43	$41
2025	$111	$89

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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