Zambia

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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)

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Packaging & Labelling Requirements

Zambia Bureau of Standards

https://www.zabs.org.zm/

HACCP/SPS Requirements

Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA)

Ministry of Agriculture

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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

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Trade Promotion Agency

Zambia Development Agency (ZDA)

https://zda.org.zm/about-v-4/

Tariffs

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2519.10 Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)

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2519.10 Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2519.10.00	Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 2519.10.00

Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite)

Section V · Mineral products › Ch 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement › 25.19 Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure

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

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $525 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,009 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $25 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $464 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$271 2025 2025 $271 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$525	–
2021	$1,009	–
2022	$25	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$464	–
2025	$271	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $1,497 From the world $1,496 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $229 From the world $99 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $844 From the world $842 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $257 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$86 2025 2025 $86 From the world $46 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,497	$1,496
2021	$229	$99
2022	$0	$0
2023	$844	$842
2024	$257	$0
2025	$86	$46

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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