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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84.08 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)

4 tariff lines

84.08 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8408.10.00	Marine propulsion engines	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8408.20.10	Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of Chapter 87	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8408.20.90	Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of Chapter 87	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8408.90.00	Other engines	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 8408.10.00

Marine propulsion engines

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.08 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)

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

2020 2020 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

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

2022 2022 $23 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $198 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

$2 2025 2025 $2 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	$1	$1
2021	$0	$0
2022	$23	$0
2023	$198	$0
2024	$1	$1
2025	$2	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $71 From the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $15 From the world $3 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $408 From the world $32 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $36 From the world $35 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $290 From the world $60 Within the Commonwealth

$537 $136 2025 2025 $537 From the world $136 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$71	$26
2021	$15	$3
2022	$408	$32
2023	$36	$35
2024	$290	$60
2025	$537	$136

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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