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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8414.80 Other

1 tariff line

8414.80 Other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8414.80.00	Other	0.15%	0%	3%	13.5%	13.5%	0%

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HS 8414.80.00

Other

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.14 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; gas-tight biological safety cabinets, whether or not fitted with filters

Applied duty rates

0.15% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
3% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
13.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
13.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k

2020 2020 $131 To the world $68 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $426 To the world $235 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $144 To the world $92 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $690 To the world $326 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $579 To the world $241 Within the Commonwealth

$924 $560 2025 2025 $924 To the world $560 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$131	$68
2021	$426	$235
2022	$144	$92
2023	$690	$326
2024	$579	$241
2025	$924	$560

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $4,867 From the world $1,765 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $7,146 From the world $3,388 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $7,265 From the world $1,826 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6,645 From the world $2,335 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $28,191 From the world $2,031 Within the Commonwealth

$29,578 $3,124 2025 2025 $29,578 From the world $3,124 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$4,867	$1,765
2021	$7,146	$3,388
2022	$7,265	$1,826
2023	$6,645	$2,335
2024	$28,191	$2,031
2025	$29,578	$3,124

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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