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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84.78 Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

2 tariff lines

84.78 Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8478.10.00	Machinery	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8478.90.00	Parts	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 8478.10.00

Machinery

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.78 Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

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 1k 2k

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,717 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2025 2025 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$1,717	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$0	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $853 From the world $839 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $977 From the world $605 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,152 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $644 From the world $178 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,010 From the world $1,508 Within the Commonwealth

$5,830 $4,900 2025 2025 $5,830 From the world $4,900 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$853	$839
2021	$977	$605
2022	$1,152	$0
2023	$644	$178
2024	$2,010	$1,508
2025	$5,830	$4,900

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/

Pilot countries

Each country has its own profile: tariff regime, export requirements, a market snapshot and links to official national portals.

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