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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28.49 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined

3 tariff lines

28.49 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2849.10.00	Of calcium	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2849.20.00	Of silicon	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2849.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2849.10.00

Of calcium

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 › 28.49 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined

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

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $182 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $205 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $209 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$147 2025 2025 $147 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$182	–
2023	$205	–
2024	$209	–
2025	$147	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $403 From the world $7 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $691 From the world $87 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,483 From the world $45 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $936 From the world $25 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $900 From the world $20 Within the Commonwealth

$1,054 $67 2025 2025 $1,054 From the world $67 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$403	$7
2021	$691	$87
2022	$1,483	$45
2023	$936	$25
2024	$900	$20
2025	$1,054	$67

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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