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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3912.31 Cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts

1 tariff line

3912.31 Cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
3912.31.00	Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 3912.31.00

Cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts

Section VII · Plastics & rubber › Ch 39 Plastics and articles thereof › 39.12 Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

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 50 100

2020 2020 $3 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$88 2025 2025 $88 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$3	–
2021	$0	–
2022	$0	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$88	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $8,146 From the world $7,844 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $7,687 From the world $7,130 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $11,015 From the world $6,468 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $16,453 From the world $3,568 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $14,383 From the world $1,869 Within the Commonwealth

$20,992 $2,277 2025 2025 $20,992 From the world $2,277 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$8,146	$7,844
2021	$7,687	$7,130
2022	$11,015	$6,468
2023	$16,453	$3,568
2024	$14,383	$1,869
2025	$20,992	$2,277

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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