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29.05 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

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29.05 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
2905.11.00	Methanol (methyl alcohol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.12.00	Propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.13.00	Butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.14.00	Other butanols	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.16.00	Octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.17.00	Dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.19.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.22.00	Acyclic terpene alcohols	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.29.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.31.00	Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.32.00	Propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.39.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.41.00	2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (trimethylolpropane)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.42.00	Pentaerythritol	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.43.00	Mannitol	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.44.00	D-glucitol (sorbitol)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.45.00	Glycerol	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.49.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.51.00	Ethchlorvynol (INN)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2905.59.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 2905.45.00

Other polyhydric alcohols, glycerol

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 29 Organic chemicals › 29.05 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

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 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $616 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,266 To the world $168 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,371 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $571 To the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,277 To the world $12 Within the Commonwealth

$2,925 $74 2025 2025 $2,925 To the world $74 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$616	$0
2021	$1,266	$168
2022	$1,371	$0
2023	$571	$26
2024	$1,277	$12
2025	$2,925	$74

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k

2020 2020 $3,613 From the world $1,759 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $7,306 From the world $2,702 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $9,678 From the world $798 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6,863 From the world $3,366 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,686 From the world $2,299 Within the Commonwealth

$7,047 $1,922 2025 2025 $7,047 From the world $1,922 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3,613	$1,759
2021	$7,306	$2,702
2022	$9,678	$798
2023	$6,863	$3,366
2024	$4,686	$2,299
2025	$7,047	$1,922

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