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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90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders

6 tariff lines

90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
9015.10.00	Rangefinders	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9015.20.00	Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9015.30.00	Levels	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9015.40.00	Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9015.80.00	Other instruments and appliances	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
9015.90.00	Parts and accessories	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 9015.20.00

Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)

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 › 90.15 Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders

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 50 100 150

2020 2020 $49 To the world $49 Within the Commonwealth

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

2022 2022 $10 To the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $78 To the world $78 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $117 To the world $117 Within the Commonwealth

$2 2025 2025 $2 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	$49	$49
2021	$0	$0
2022	$10	$2
2023	$78	$78
2024	$117	$117
2025	$2	$2

Imports | US$ thousand

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $14 From the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $180 From the world $172 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $51 From the world $19 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $82 From the world $41 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $271 From the world $71 Within the Commonwealth

$293 $142 2025 2025 $293 From the world $142 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$14	$8
2021	$180	$172
2022	$51	$19
2023	$82	$41
2024	$271	$71
2025	$293	$142

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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