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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84.52 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 84.40; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles

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84.52 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 84.40; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8452.10.00	Sewing machines of the household type	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8452.21.00	Automatic units	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8452.29.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8452.30.00	Sewing machine needles	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
8452.90.00	Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 8452.90.00

Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof › 84.52 Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 84.40; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles

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 20 40 60

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

2021 2021 $2 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $16 To the world $16 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $38 To the world $38 Within the Commonwealth

$45 2025 2025 $45 To the world $45 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$2	$1
2022	$1	$0
2023	$16	$16
2024	$38	$38
2025	$45	$45

Imports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $90 From the world $46 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $194 From the world $32 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $198 From the world $10 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $276 From the world $172 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $266 From the world $73 Within the Commonwealth

$1,032 $83 2025 2025 $1,032 From the world $83 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$90	$46
2021	$194	$32
2022	$198	$10
2023	$276	$172
2024	$266	$73
2025	$1,032	$83

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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