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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8606.99 Other, other

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8606.99 Other, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
8606.99.00	Other	0%	0%	2%	9%	9%	0%

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HS 8606.99.00

Other, other

Section XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels & transport equipment › Ch 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds › 86.06 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled

Applied duty rates

0% 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 1k 2k 3k

2020 2020 $668 To the world $668 Within the Commonwealth

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

2022 2022 $3 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $2,913 To the world $402 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $2,560 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

$1,551 2025 2025 $1,551 To the world $1,551 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$668	$668
2021	$0	$0
2022	$3	$0
2023	$2,913	$402
2024	$2,560	$0
2025	$1,551	$1,551

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2.5k 5k 7.5k

2020 2020 $1,597 From the world $1,597 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $30 From the world $30 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $4 From the world $4 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $6,277 From the world $6,277 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $3,145 From the world $3,124 Within the Commonwealth

$224 2025 2025 $224 From the world $223 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,597	$1,597
2021	$30	$30
2022	$4	$4
2023	$6,277	$6,277
2024	$3,145	$3,124
2025	$224	$223

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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