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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8531.10 Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus

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8531.10 Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8531.10.00	Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus	0.1%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%

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HS 8531.10.00

Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.31 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30

Applied duty rates

0.1% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
2% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
9% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
9% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 2 4

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

2021 2021 $1 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

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

2023 2023 $4 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$1 2025 2025 $1 To the world $1 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$1	$0
2022	$1	$0
2023	$4	$0
2024	$2	$0
2025	$1	$1

Imports | US$ thousand

0 5k 10k 15k

2020 2020 $10,133 From the world $4,927 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $5,308 From the world $3,453 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $787 From the world $697 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $365 From the world $268 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $471 From the world $222 Within the Commonwealth

$1,154 2025 2025 $1,154 From the world $321 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$10,133	$4,927
2021	$5,308	$3,453
2022	$787	$697
2023	$365	$268
2024	$471	$222
2025	$1,154	$321

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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