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

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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2905.11 Saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)

1 tariff line

2905.11 Saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)
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%

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HS 2905.11.00

Saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)

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

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $15 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $228 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$1 2025 2025 $1 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	–
2021	$15	–
2022	$228	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$1	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $41 From the world $41 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $66 From the world $66 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $600 From the world $434 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $212 From the world $212 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $194 From the world $159 Within the Commonwealth

$167 2025 2025 $167 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	$41	$41
2021	$66	$66
2022	$600	$434
2023	$212	$212
2024	$194	$159
2025	$167	$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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