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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39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

2 tariff lines

39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
3913.10.00	Alginic acid, its salts and esters	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3913.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 3913.90.00

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Section VII · Plastics & rubber › Ch 39 Plastics and articles thereof › 39.13 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), 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

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $24 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

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

2022 2022 $235 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $14 To the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

2025 2025 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$24	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$235	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$14	$13
2025	$0	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $317 From the world $218 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $257 From the world $187 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $323 From the world $161 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $373 From the world $301 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,085 From the world $718 Within the Commonwealth

$642 $347 2025 2025 $642 From the world $347 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$317	$218
2021	$257	$187
2022	$323	$161
2023	$373	$301
2024	$1,085	$718
2025	$642	$347

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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