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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2519.90 Other

1 tariff line

2519.90 Other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2519.90.00	Other	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 2519.90.00

Other

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 10k 20k

2020 2020 $667 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4,941 To the world $676 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $5,610 To the world $103 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3,499 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $5,996 To the world $254 Within the Commonwealth

$19,408 $27 2025 2025 $19,408 To the world $27 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$667	$0
2021	$4,941	$676
2022	$5,610	$103
2023	$3,499	$0
2024	$5,996	$254
2025	$19,408	$27

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $13,242 From the world $12,433 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $5,402 From the world $2,982 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $11,338 From the world $4,828 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $29,554 From the world $17,647 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $21,846 From the world $9,225 Within the Commonwealth

$19,377 $6,838 2025 2025 $19,377 From the world $6,838 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$13,242	$12,433
2021	$5,402	$2,982
2022	$11,338	$4,828
2023	$29,554	$17,647
2024	$21,846	$9,225
2025	$19,377	$6,838

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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