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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90.04 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other

2 tariff lines

90.04 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
9004.10.00	Sunglasses	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%
9004.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 9004.90.00

Other

Section XVIII · Optical, medical & precision instruments; clocks; musical instruments › Ch 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › 90.04 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other

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 50 100

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $9 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $10 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $96 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $81 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2025 2025 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$9	$0
2022	$10	$1
2023	$96	$0
2024	$81	$0
2025	$0	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k

2020 2020 $1,250 From the world $384 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,451 From the world $466 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,663 From the world $2,078 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,603 From the world $837 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $3,084 From the world $824 Within the Commonwealth

$2,986 $775 2025 2025 $2,986 From the world $775 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,250	$384
2021	$1,451	$466
2022	$3,663	$2,078
2023	$2,603	$837
2024	$3,084	$824
2025	$2,986	$775

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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