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85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

8 tariff lines

HS code Product MFN COMESA-FTA ZMB-ERI ZMB-ETH ZMB-ZAF SADC
8544.11.00 Of copper 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.19.00 Other 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.20.00 Co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.30.00 Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.42.00 Fitted with connectors 0.05% 0% 1% 4.5% 4.5% 0%
8544.49.00 Other 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.60.00 Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%
8544.70.00 Optical fibre cables 0.25% 0% 5% 22.5% 22.5% 0%

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HS 8544.30.00

Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships

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 › 85.44 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

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
  • To the world
  • Within the Commonwealth
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YearTo the worldWithin the Commonwealth
2020$103$3
2021$9$9
2022$20$15
2023$65$53
2024$53$36
2025$47$17
Imports | US$ thousand
  • From the world
  • Within the Commonwealth
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YearFrom the worldWithin the Commonwealth
2020$1,555$739
2021$2,278$659
2022$2,621$655
2023$2,191$966
2024$2,714$1,019
2025$3,181$667

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