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85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

8 tariff lines

HS code Product MFN COMESA-FTA ZMB-ERI ZMB-ETH ZMB-ZAF SADC
8544.11.00 Of copper 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.19.00 Other 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.20.00 Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.30.00 Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.42.00 Fitted with connectors 0.05% 0% 1% 4.5% 4.5% 0%
8544.49.00 Other 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.60.00 Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.70.00 Optical fibre cables 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%

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HS 8544.49.00

Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, other

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 › 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

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
  • To the world
  • Within the Commonwealth
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YearTo the worldWithin the Commonwealth
2020$12,662$10,314
2021$30,438$27,387
2022$35,964$10,769
2023$40,493$32,086
2024$35,930$23,073
2025$173,521$158,116
Imports | US$ thousand
  • From the world
  • Within the Commonwealth
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YearFrom the worldWithin the Commonwealth
2020$9,189$1,872
2021$8,001$4,400
2022$9,121$3,626
2023$11,316$6,465
2024$11,146$4,679
2025$22,105$9,174

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