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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8543.70 Other machines and apparatus

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8543.70 Other machines and apparatus
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8543.70.00	Other machines and apparatus	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%

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HS 8543.70.00

Other machines and apparatus

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 › 85.43 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

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

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $25 To the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $23 To the world $16 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $37 To the world $30 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $34 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $412 To the world $320 Within the Commonwealth

$31 2025 2025 $31 To the world $11 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$25	$4
2021	$23	$16
2022	$37	$30
2023	$34	$1
2024	$412	$320
2025	$31	$11

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $3,807 From the world $1,026 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,657 From the world $881 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,294 From the world $1,393 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,384 From the world $1,211 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,579 From the world $1,318 Within the Commonwealth

$4,181 $1,351 2025 2025 $4,181 From the world $1,351 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3,807	$1,026
2021	$1,657	$881
2022	$3,294	$1,393
2023	$5,384	$1,211
2024	$2,579	$1,318
2025	$4,181	$1,351

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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