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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4403.11 Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous

1 tariff line

4403.11 Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
4403.11.00	Coniferous	0.4%	0%	8%	36%	36%	0%

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HS 4403.11.00

Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous

Section IX · Wood, cork & basketware › Ch 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal › 44.03 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared

Applied duty rates

0.4% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
8% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
36% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
36% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 20 40

2020 2020 $0 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $10 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

$40 2025 2025 $40 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	$10	–
2022	$0	–
2023	$0	–
2024	$0	–
2025	$40	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $2,037 From the world $757 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $3,324 From the world $1,474 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $3,272 From the world $1,559 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,726 From the world $3,317 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,502 From the world $718 Within the Commonwealth

$3,029 $510 2025 2025 $3,029 From the world $510 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,037	$757
2021	$3,324	$1,474
2022	$3,272	$1,559
2023	$5,726	$3,317
2024	$4,502	$718
2025	$3,029	$510

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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