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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9018.90 Other instruments and appliances

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9018.90 Other instruments and appliances
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	ZMB-ERI	ZMB-ETH	ZMB-ZAF	SADC
9018.90.00	Other instruments and appliances	0.05%	0%	1%	4.5%	4.5%	0%

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HS 9018.90.00

Other instruments and appliances

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

0.05% MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
1% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
4.5% ZMB-ZAF preferential rate
0% SADC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 500 1k 1.5k

2020 2020 $1,354 To the world $120 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $168 To the world $133 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $205 To the world $133 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $96 To the world $26 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $136 To the world $109 Within the Commonwealth

$200 2025 2025 $200 To the world $185 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$1,354	$120
2021	$168	$133
2022	$205	$133
2023	$96	$26
2024	$136	$109
2025	$200	$185

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k 30k

2020 2020 $29,861 From the world $4,708 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $22,271 From the world $13,128 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $23,396 From the world $11,196 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $17,521 From the world $8,714 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $11,282 From the world $4,143 Within the Commonwealth

$16,476 $3,862 2025 2025 $16,476 From the world $3,862 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$29,861	$4,708
2021	$22,271	$13,128
2022	$23,396	$11,196
2023	$17,521	$8,714
2024	$11,282	$4,143
2025	$16,476	$3,862

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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