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29.18 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

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29.18 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function 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
2918.11.00	Lactic acid, its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.12.00	Tartaric acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.13.00	Salts and esters of tartaric acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.14.00	Citric acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.15.00	Salts and esters of citric acid	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.16.00	Gluconic acid, its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.17.00	2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.18.00	Chlorobenzilate (ISO)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.19.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.21.00	Salicylic acid and its salts	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.22.00	O-Acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.23.00	Other esters of salicylic acid and their salts	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.29.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.30.00	Carboxylic acids with aldehyde or ketone function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.91.00	2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2918.99.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2918.11.00

Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, lactic acid, its salts and esters

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 29 Organic chemicals › 29.18 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function 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 2 4

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

2021 2021 $0 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

$4 2025 2025 $4 To the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$0	$0
2025	$4	$4

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $347 From the world $182 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $316 From the world $175 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $393 From the world $152 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $477 From the world $301 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $356 From the world $197 Within the Commonwealth

$410 $149 2025 2025 $410 From the world $149 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$347	$182
2021	$316	$175
2022	$393	$152
2023	$477	$301
2024	$356	$197
2025	$410	$149

Export and Import Requirements

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