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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3603.40 Detonating caps

2 tariff lines

3603.40 Detonating caps
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
3603.40.10	Detonating caps	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%
3603.40.90	Detonating caps	0.25%	0%	5%	22.5%	22.5%	0%

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HS 3603.40.90

Detonating caps

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations › 36.03 Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators

Applied duty rates

0.25% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
5% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 5 10 15

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

2021 2021 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $13 To the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$7 2025 2025 $7 To the world $7 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$0	$0
2023	$13	$13
2024	$0	$0
2025	$7	$7

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2.5k 5k 7.5k

2020 2020 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4,466 From the world $4,245 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,227 From the world $4,293 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $6,870 From the world $5,856 Within the Commonwealth

$5,139 $4,079 2025 2025 $5,139 From the world $4,079 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$4,466	$4,245
2023	$5,227	$4,293
2024	$6,870	$5,856
2025	$5,139	$4,079

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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