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Optical, medical & precision instruments; clocks; musical instruments

240 tariff lines

HS code Product MFN COMESA-FTA ZMB-ERI ZMB-ETH ZMB-ZAF SADC
9001.10.00 Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
9001.20.00 Sheets and plates of polarising material 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9001.30.00 Contact lenses 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9001.40.00 Spectacle lenses of glass 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
9001.50.00 Spectacle lenses of other materials 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9001.90.00 Other 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9002.11.00 For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9002.19.00 Other 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9002.20.00 Filters 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9002.90.00 Other 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.11.10 Of plastics 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.11.90 Of plastics 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.19.10 Of other materials 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.19.90 Of other materials 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.90.10 Parts 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9003.90.90 Parts 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9004.10.00 Sunglasses 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9004.90.00 Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
9005.10.00 Binoculars 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%
9005.80.00 Other instruments 0.15% 0% 3% 13.5% 13.5% 0%

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HS 9002.90.00

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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 › 90.02 Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked

Applied duty rates

  • 0.15% MFN applied rate
  • 0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
  • 3% ZMB-ERI preferential rate
  • 13.5% ZMB-ETH preferential rate
  • 13.5% 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$0–
2021$1–
2022$0–
2023$0–
2024$0–
2025$0–
Imports | US$ thousand
  • From the world
  • Within the Commonwealth
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YearFrom the worldWithin the Commonwealth
2020$24$3
2021$30$13
2022$68$10
2023$33$14
2024$23$13
2025$90$40

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