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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4820.10 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles

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4820.10 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
4820.10.00	Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles	0.25%	0%	5%	22.5%	22.5%	0%

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HS 4820.10.00

Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles

Section X · Pulp of wood; paper & paperboard › Ch 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard › 48.20 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard

Applied duty rates

0.25% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
5% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20 40 60

2020 2020 $2 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $28 To the world $18 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $46 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$7 2025 2025 $7 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2	$0
2021	$1	$1
2022	$28	$18
2023	$5	$0
2024	$46	$0
2025	$7	$1

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k

2020 2020 $1,267 From the world $1,134 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,241 From the world $1,127 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,647 From the world $1,027 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,095 From the world $908 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,417 From the world $1,255 Within the Commonwealth

$1,315 $1,071 2025 2025 $1,315 From the world $1,071 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,267	$1,134
2021	$1,241	$1,127
2022	$1,647	$1,027
2023	$1,095	$908
2024	$1,417	$1,255
2025	$1,315	$1,071

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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