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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39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

6 tariff lines

39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
3912.11.00	Non-plasticised	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3912.12.00	Plasticised	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3912.20.00	Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3912.31.00	Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3912.39.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3912.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 3912.90.00

Other

Section VII · Plastics & rubber › Ch 39 Plastics and articles thereof › 39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

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 25 50 75

2020 2020 $1 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $48 To the world $48 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $61 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

2025 2025 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1	$0
2021	$48	$48
2022	$61	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$0	$0
2025	$0	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k

2020 2020 $898 From the world $889 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,678 From the world $939 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $295 From the world $266 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $240 From the world $82 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $227 From the world $75 Within the Commonwealth

$184 2025 2025 $184 From the world $79 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$898	$889
2021	$1,678	$939
2022	$295	$266
2023	$240	$82
2024	$227	$75
2025	$184	$79

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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