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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8544.70 Optical fibre cables

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8544.70 Optical fibre cables
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8544.70.00	Optical fibre cables	0.25%	0%	5%	22.5%	22.5%	0%

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HS 8544.70.00

Optical fibre cables

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

0 100 200

2020 2020 $161 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $40 To the world $13 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $132 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $34 To the world $18 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $24 To the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

$64 2025 2025 $64 To the world $54 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$161	$0
2021	$40	$13
2022	$132	$0
2023	$34	$18
2024	$24	$8
2025	$64	$54

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $1,577 From the world $140 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $2,344 From the world $552 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4,873 From the world $1,530 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,788 From the world $1,044 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,519 From the world $2,377 Within the Commonwealth

$3,402 $1,067 2025 2025 $3,402 From the world $1,067 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,577	$140
2021	$2,344	$552
2022	$4,873	$1,530
2023	$2,788	$1,044
2024	$4,519	$2,377
2025	$3,402	$1,067

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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