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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9018.39 Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other

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9018.39 Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
9018.39.00	Other	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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HS 9018.39.00

Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like, other

Section XVIII · Optical, medical & precision instruments; clocks; musical instruments › Ch 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof › 90.18 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments

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 5 10

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

2021 2021 $6 To the world $5 Within the Commonwealth

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

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

2024 2024 $6 To the world $6 Within the Commonwealth

$8 $2 2025 2025 $8 To the world $2 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$6	$5
2022	$0	$0
2023	$0	$0
2024	$6	$6
2025	$8	$2

Imports | US$ thousand

0 2k 4k 6k

2020 2020 $2,684 From the world $658 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $4,247 From the world $1,616 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,719 From the world $438 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $5,540 From the world $4,261 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $4,973 From the world $3,365 Within the Commonwealth

$3,860 $2,175 2025 2025 $3,860 From the world $2,175 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$2,684	$658
2021	$4,247	$1,616
2022	$1,719	$438
2023	$5,540	$4,261
2024	$4,973	$3,365
2025	$3,860	$2,175

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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