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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15.16 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

3 tariff lines

15.16 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
1516.10.00	Animal fats and oils and their fractions	25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
1516.20.00	Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions	25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
1516.30.00	Microbial fats and oils and their fractions	25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 1516.20.00

Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

Section III · Animal, vegetable & microbial fats & oils › Ch 15 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes › 15.16 Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

Applied duty rates

25% or KR 4.00 per kg whichever is the greater 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 10k 20k

2020 2020 $8,879 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $3,618 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $18,527 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,341 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $3,587 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$5,411 2025 2025 $5,411 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	$8,879	$1
2021	$3,618	$0
2022	$18,527	$0
2023	$5,341	$0
2024	$3,587	$0
2025	$5,411	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k 15k

2020 2020 $4,336 From the world $4,052 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $8,879 From the world $8,670 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $12,085 From the world $10,932 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $9,503 From the world $9,383 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $11,793 From the world $11,632 Within the Commonwealth

$11,641 2025 2025 $11,641 From the world $11,619 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$4,336	$4,052
2021	$8,879	$8,670
2022	$12,085	$10,932
2023	$9,503	$9,383
2024	$11,793	$11,632
2025	$11,641	$11,619

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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