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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8430.49 Other boring or sinking machinery, other

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8430.49 Other boring or sinking machinery, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8430.49.00	Other	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%

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HS 8430.49.00

Other boring or sinking machinery, other

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.30 Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and snow-blowers

Applied duty rates

0.1% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
2% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
9% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
9% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $2,440 To the world $1,758 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,093 To the world $560 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $54 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $692 To the world $32 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $222 To the world $171 Within the Commonwealth

$618 2025 2025 $618 To the world $548 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,440	$1,758
2021	$1,093	$560
2022	$54	$0
2023	$692	$32
2024	$222	$171
2025	$618	$548

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $2,845 From the world $491 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,645 From the world $345 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,281 From the world $331 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,831 From the world $233 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,020 From the world $2,000 Within the Commonwealth

$7,974 $1,949 2025 2025 $7,974 From the world $1,949 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,845	$491
2021	$2,645	$345
2022	$1,281	$331
2023	$1,831	$233
2024	$4,020	$2,000
2025	$7,974	$1,949

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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