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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8418.29 Refrigerators, household type, other

1 tariff line

8418.29 Refrigerators, household type, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8418.29.00	Other	0.25%	0%	5%	22.5%	22.5%	0%

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HS 8418.29.00

Refrigerators, household type, other

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.18 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15

Applied duty rates

0.25% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
5% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
22.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 10 20

2020 2020 $9 To the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $8 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $10 To the world $9 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $16 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$3 2025 2025 $3 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	$9	$5
2021	$8	$0
2022	$4	$0
2023	$10	$9
2024	$16	$0
2025	$3	$0

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k

2020 2020 $1,777 From the world $1,408 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $1,403 From the world $1,152 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,794 From the world $1,297 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $3,234 From the world $2,671 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,310 From the world $1,773 Within the Commonwealth

$2,947 $2,184 2025 2025 $2,947 From the world $2,184 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,777	$1,408
2021	$1,403	$1,152
2022	$1,794	$1,297
2023	$3,234	$2,671
2024	$2,310	$1,773
2025	$2,947	$2,184

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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