Zambia

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Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Portal provides compliance requirements for export and import

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Customs Formalities

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

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Authorisation & Permits

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

Zambia Revenue Authority

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Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Zambia Bureau of Standards

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HACCP/SPS Requirements

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Ministry of Agriculture

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Tax Information

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Trade Agreements

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Trade Finance Providers

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Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

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Tariffs

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29.15 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

16 tariff lines

29.15 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2915.11.00	Formic acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.12.00	Salts of formic acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.13.00	Esters of formic acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.21.00	Acetic acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.24.00	Acetic anhydride	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.29.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.31.00	Ethyl acetate	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.32.00	Vinyl acetate	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.33.00	n-Butyl acetate	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.36.00	Dinoseb (ISO) acetate	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.39.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.40.00	Mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, their salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.50.00	Propionic acid, its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.60.00	Butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.70.00	Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2915.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2915.70.00

Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 29 Organic chemicals › 29.15 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

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 10 20 30

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

2021 2021 $29 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

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

2023 2023 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$17 2025 2025 $17 To the world $17 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$29	$0
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$0	$0
2025	$17	$17

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k 15k

2020 2020 $1,199 From the world $1,150 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,693 From the world $2,682 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,894 From the world $1,153 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $331 From the world $331 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,140 From the world $1,985 Within the Commonwealth

$10,078 $1,989 2025 2025 $10,078 From the world $1,989 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,199	$1,150
2021	$2,693	$2,682
2022	$1,894	$1,153
2023	$331	$331
2024	$4,140	$1,985
2025	$10,078	$1,989

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Zambia Trade Information Portal provides information on trade operations in Zambia including export, import and transit procedures.

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