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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85.05 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation; electro-magnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electro-magnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads

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85.05 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation; electro-magnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electro-magnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8505.11.00	Of metal	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8505.19.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8505.20.00	Electro-magnetic couplings, clutches and brakes	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%
8505.90.00	Other, including parts	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 8505.90.00

Other, including parts

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.05 Electro-magnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation; electro-magnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electro-magnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads

Applied duty rates

0.05% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
1% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20 40

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

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

2022 2022 $35 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $10 To the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $3 To the world $3 Within the Commonwealth

$3 2025 2025 $3 To the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2	$2
2021	$1	$1
2022	$35	$1
2023	$10	$5
2024	$3	$3
2025	$3	$2

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $175 From the world $147 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $296 From the world $234 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $700 From the world $390 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $296 From the world $222 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,231 From the world $1,065 Within the Commonwealth

$1,314 $1,097 2025 2025 $1,314 From the world $1,097 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$175	$147
2021	$296	$234
2022	$700	$390
2023	$296	$222
2024	$1,231	$1,065
2025	$1,314	$1,097

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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