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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8609.00 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

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8609.00 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8609.00.00	Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 8609.00.00

Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

Section XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels & transport equipment › Ch 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds › 86.09 Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

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

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2020 2020 $80 To the world $46 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $220 To the world $96 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $237 To the world $30 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $472 To the world $80 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $134 To the world $32 Within the Commonwealth

$286 $87 2025 2025 $286 To the world $87 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$80	$46
2021	$220	$96
2022	$237	$30
2023	$472	$80
2024	$134	$32
2025	$286	$87

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $684 From the world $363 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $827 From the world $655 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,027 From the world $483 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $958 From the world $622 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,368 From the world $823 Within the Commonwealth

$2,550 $1,213 2025 2025 $2,550 From the world $1,213 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$684	$363
2021	$827	$655
2022	$1,027	$483
2023	$958	$622
2024	$1,368	$823
2025	$2,550	$1,213

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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