Zambia
Country Report Zambia
Table of Contents
1.
Country / Territory Brief
2.
People and Economy
2.1
People
2.2
Economy
3.
Trade Performance
3.1
General Trade Performance
3.2
Sector Trade Performance
4.
Trade Strategy and Policy
4.1
Trade and Development Strategies
4.2
Domestic and Foreign Market Access
4.3
Trade Facilitation
4.4
Business and Regulatory Environment
4.5
Infrastructure
5.
ITC and the Country/Territory
5.1
ITC Projects
5.2
Events
5.3
ITC Contacts
6.
Trade Information Sources and Contacts
6.1
Trade Information Sources
6.2
Trade Contacts
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The Republic of Zambia is
a landlocked country which gained independence in 1964 and became part of the
WTO in 1995. It
was declared as one of the
fastest economically reformed countries in the world by the World Bank in 2010
and profits from
membership in the Southern
African Development Community (SADC), alongside being the headquarters of the
regional
economic community of
Common Markets of Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA). Switzerland remains
Zambia’s major
export destination,
followed by China and South Africa. Zambia sources almost half of its imports
from South Africa and Congo
jointly, the main import
products being machinery, transportation equipment and petroleum products.
ITC has several on-going
projects in Zambia, including Trade promotion and value addition for African
cotton and Promoting
Intra-Regional Trade in East Africa which
specifically seeks to improve the competitiveness of Zambian honey.
Trade Performance
1 General Trade
Performance
1.1 Evolution of Trade Ratio to GDP – Goods
1.2 Evolution of Trade Ratio to GDP –
Services
1.3 Evolution of Total Trade
1.4 Trade Map
1.5 Export and Import by Leading
Destination – Export
1.7 Evolution of Exports and Imports by
Destination – Export
1.8 Evolution of Exports and Imports by
Destination – Import
Source: ITC,
calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.
Note:Graph shows
decomposition of the country’s export growth in value terms by diversification
pattern over the indicated
period.
1.10 Marginal Export Growth
Source: ITC,
calculations based on ITC’s Trade Competitiveness Map data.
Note:Graph shows
decomposition of the country’s export growth in value by structural driving
effects over the indicated period.
Values are in US$ thousands
1.12 Composition of Trade in Services –
Import
1.13 Evolution of FDI
2.1 Sectoral Diversification in Products –
Export
2.2 Sectoral Diversification in Products –
Import
2.3 Sectoral Diversification in
Destinations – Export
2.4 Sectoral Diversification in
Destinations – Import
2.5 Sectors by World Demand – Export
2.6 Sectors by World Demand – Import
2.7 Trade Performance Index
Trade Strategy and
Policy
1 Trade and Development Strategies
Overview: Trade Policy and
Business Environment
4 Business and Regulatory Environment
ITC and the
Country/Territory
1 ITC Projects
1.1
Current projects
Promoting Intra-regional
trade in Eastern Africa - Zambia
UN Joint Programme on
Green Jobs in Zambian Construction and Building Industry - Improved Access to
Finance for Exporting
and Export-Ready MSMEs
Coordination of African
Regional Cotton Sector Strategies Implementation
Trade promotion and
value addition for African cotton
1.2
Recent projects
Project Development:
Promoting Intra Regional trade in Eastern Africa
Project development:
Cotton to clothing: Enhancing African capacity and trade through the use of
Turkish know-how
Project development:
Women in trade development - Empowering women in the cotton sector in Zambia
Comesa regional trade
information networks
Zambia - Access to
Finance for Agribusiness SMEs
PACT 2 - COMESA Leather
Sector Regional Export Development
PACT 2 - COMESA Regional
Private Sector Apex Bodies for Public-Private Dialogue
PACT 2 - COMESA Networks
of National and Regional TSIs
PACT 2 - COMESA Sector
Strategy
PACT 2 - COMESA Market
Analysis and Sector Prioritization
PACT 2 - COMESA Improved
Technical Capacities and RBM Operations
ACCESS II for African
Business Women in International Trade
Trade leaders of Africa
- training in market analysis and research
ACP - Cotton sector
strategy implementation
ACP - Agri-food &
agri-business sector strategy implementation
ACP - Agri-food & agri-business sector
strategy development
2 Events
2.1
Upcoming events
No data
2.2
Recent events
Strengthening TSIs in
the Zambian Apiculture Sector12/11/2014-Lusaka
Trade Information
Capacity Building Training - Lusaka20/10/2014-Lusaka
Workshop on Packaging
and Traceability, Lusaka, Zambia13/10/2014-Lusaka
Zambia: Supply Chain Management ToT MLS-SCM
Lusaka18/08/2014-Lusaka
3 ITC Contacts
Trade Information
Sources and
Contacts
1 Trade Information
Sources
This section provides a
list of country specific print and online publications on trade-related topics,
including both ITC and
external sources.
1.1 ITC
publications
Rencontre
acheteurs/vendeurs sur les produits alimentaires et agricoles, l'eau et
l'assainissement, l'hébergement,
les articles de protection
personnelle et de ménage
Marchés
mondiaux des fruits et légumes biologiques: Opportunités pour les pays en
développement dans la
production
et l'exportation de produits horticoles biologiques
Etude conjointe
FAO-CCI-CTA sur l'agriculture biologique visant à soutenir les pays en
développement dans leurs efforts pour
diversifier les
exportations par le biais de méthodes de production écologiques. Constitue
une...
JITAP
Open Doors Week : Zambia
Compendium of opening
statements and presenations made by resource persons and professionals of
Multilateral Trading
System, at the 'Open Door
Week' organized by the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme,
Lusaka,...
Zambia
- Supply Survey on Textiles and Clothing
Trade
Secrets : The Export Answer Book for Small and Medium Sized Exporters. - Zambia
Joint ITC-EBZ publication
- handbook customized to suit the needs of exporting enterprises in Zambia,
answering most
commonly asked questions
related to export process - covers market research, cultural issues,...
Indicative
COMESA Customs Tariff Rates and National Rates for Zimbabwe
Document lists Zimbabwe
national tariffs and COMESA tariffs side by side for all commodities on the
basis of the Harmonized
Commodity Description and
Coding System.
Zambia:
Supply Survey on Food, Water and Sanitation, Shelter and Household Items
Survey on the supply of
food, water and sanitation, shelter and household items in Zambia - provides
company and product
coverage; reviews the
supply situation of the country by product;...
World
Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables: Opportunities for Developing
Countries in the Production and
Export of Organic Horticultural Products
Market
Opportunities in South Africa as a Result of the SADC Trade Protocol -
Subregional Trade Expansion in
Southern
Africa
Document was prepared for
providing statistical up-date of trading complementarities between the South
African Customs
Union (SACU), and members
of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and to capture
potential...
Building
Markets : Regional Integration, Responding to Necessity. - Kenya
Paper presented at ITC
World Export Development Forum : 'Bringing Down the Barriers - Charting a
Dynamic Export
Development Agenda',
Montreux, Switzerland, 8-11 October, 2007 - provides an overview of...
Zambia
: Export Promotion Strategy
Paper contributed by
Zambia National Team, presented at ITC Regional Executive Forum : 'Re-thinking
Export Strategy' ,
Nairobi, Kenya, 26-28
November 2001- describes functions and objectives of the Export Board...
How to
Approach Banks: A Guide for Zambian Entrepreneurs
Joint publication of the
Export Board of Zambia (EBZ) and International Trade Centre UNCTAD-WTO - aimed
at Zambian
entrepreneurs explaining
ways and means of obtaining trade credit from banks. Addresses...
Buyers/Sellers
Meeting on Food, Water and Sanitation, Shelter and Household Items
Report referring to the
fifth Buyers/Sellers Meeting (Midrand, South Africa, 14-14 October 2004)
bringing together companies
dealing with food, water
and sanitation, shelter and household items from Madagascar, Mozambique,
Namibia,...
Tourism
Clustering : The Zambian Experience
Paper presented at ITC
Executive Forum's 2005 Consultative Cycle on Innovations in Export Strategy :
'Building the Tourism
Mega-Cluster: What Works
and What Doesn't' , Kingston and Portland, Jamaica, 6-9...
Zambia:
Supply Survey on Emergency Items, Agricultural Products, Construction Equipment
and Transport Services
for the
Aid Procurement Market
Supply survey on emergency
items and transport services in Zambia - analyses the supply situation of of a
few products
(cement, blankets,
kitchenware aluminium, fertilzers, water storage tanks); examines the...
Zambia
: Competitive Advantages and Business Alliances : Where Should the Focus Be?
Paper presented at ITC
Regional Executive Forum : 'Managing Competitive Advantage', Muldersdrift,
South Africa, 25-27
November, 2002 - examines
what the approach should be in fostering local alliances in Zambia;...
Zambia
: Trade-Related Technical Assistance : What Works and What Does Not Work?
Paper presented at ITC
Executive Forum : 'Business for Development : Implications for Export
Strategy-Makers' , Cancún,
Mexico, 6-9 September,
2003 - addresses Zambia's needs in the area of Trade...
Challenges
of Designing and Implementing an Effective Export Strategy for Service Trade :
A Zambian Perspective
Paper contributed by
Zambia Strategy Team, presented at ITC Executive Forum : 'Competitiveness
through Public-Private
Partnership: Successes and
Lessons Learned' , Montreux, Switzerland, 26-29 September, 2004 - gives a
brief...
Zambia
: Quality Management for Services : An Exploratory Outline
Paper presented at ITC
Executive Forum : 'Export of Services : Hype or High Potential? Implications
for Strategy-Makers' ,
Montreux, Switzerland, 5-8
October, 2005 - explains how to go about...
Issues
and Realities Confronting Zambia's Efforts to Export Services : A Focus on
Tourism Services and Mode 4
Paper presented at ITC
Executive Forum : 'Export of Services : Hype or High Potential? Implications
for Strategy-Makers' ,
Montreux, Switzerland, 5-8
October, 2005 - describes the mandate and functions...
6.1.2 Selected printed
information sources
2004 The Services Sector in Southern Africa
2011 Feasibility Study for a Cotton
Spinning Mill in 11 [Eleven] Sub-Saharan African Countries
2007 - Draper, Peter EU-Africa Trade
Relations: The Political Economy of Economic Partnership Agreements
2007 EU's Footprint in the South : Does
European Community Development Cooperation make a Difference for the Poor?
2006 - Grant C Southern Africa and the
European Union: the TDCA and SADC EPA
2006 - Cadot, Olivier The Origin of Goods :
Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements
2003 Global Competitiveness and Regional
Market Integration
2007 - Mattoo, Aaditya; Payton, Lucy, eds.
Services Trade and Development : The Experience of Zambia
2006 - Kyambalesa H; Houngnikpo M C
Economic Integration and Development in Africa
2009 Turning African Agriculture into a
Business : A Reader
2009 - Erasmus G Safeguards and Trade
Remedies in the SADC and ESA Economic Partnership Agreements
2009 Regional Strategy for Cotton -to
-Clothing Value Chain
2009 Market Access, Trade and Enabling
Policies Project (MATEP)
2012 Policy Priorities for International
Trade and Jobs
2007 Global Trade and Poor Nations : The
Poverty Impacts and Policy Implications of Liberalization
2013 Africa Competitiveness Report
2001 Women Entrepreneurs in Least Developed
Countries: Country Studies From Africa
2006 - Sandrey R Trade Creation and Trade
Diversion Resulting from SACU Trading Agreements
2003 - De la Rocha M The Cotonou Agreement
and its Implications for the Regional Trade Agenda in Eastern and Southern
Africa
2009 Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant :
Prospects for Commercial Agriculture in the Guinea Savannah Zone and Beyond
2010 - Kiratu S; Roy S Beyond Barriers :
The Gender Implications of Trade Liberalization in Southern Africa
2010 - Bursvik E Supporting Regional
Integration in East and Southern Africa : Review of Select Issues
2010 Regional Agricultural Trade for
Economic Development and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa : Conceptual
Background and Fields of Action for
Development Cooperation
2004 Roadmap for improved horticulture
export competitiveness in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
2006 - Hertel T W; Alan L W, ed. Poverty
and the WTO : Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda
2008 Perfil de la Industria Paraguaya de
Software
2009 Characteristics of Malaysia's Animal Feed
Market
2014 Perspectives on Global Development
2014: Boosting Productivity to Meet the Middle-Income Challenge
2010 Mobilizing Aid for Trade for
SPS-Related Technical Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
2010 Leather Garments in the EU
2006 Overview of the Current State of
Organic Agriculture in Kenya, Uganda and the Republic of Tanzania and the
Opportunities for Regional Harmonization
2007 Export Diversification and Value
Addition for Human Development : Addressing the Impact of the Agreement on
Textiles
and Clothing Expiration on Cambodia
2006 - Ruffing, Lorraine Deepening
Development Through Business Linkages
2012 OECD Economic Surveys: Chile
2005 - Magder, D Egypt after the
Multi-Fiber Arrangement: Global Apparel and Textile Supply Chains as a Route
for Industrial
Upgrading
2006 Bangladesh: Furniture Export Market
Sector Brief
2012 Cotton Contamination Surveys, 2001 -
2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011
2006 - Boutou, Olivier Management de la
sécurité des aliments : De l'HACCP à l'ISO 22000
2006 Trading up : Economic Perspectives on
Development Issues in the Multilateral Trading System
2004 Perfiles de mercado para productos
bolivianos en los mercados de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
México,
Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela
2010 Vietnam: Oilseeds and Products
2007 Organic Farming in the Czech Republic:
2007 Yearbook
2007 - Gibbon P; Bolwig S Economics of
Certified of Organic Farming in Tropical Africa: A Preliminary Assessment
2006 The Relationship of Third-party
Certification (TPC) to Sanitary / Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures and the
International
Agri-Food Trade; Case Study: Guatemala-
with Emphasis on Food Safety
2007 - Ismail F Mainstreaming Development
in the WTO : Developing Countries in the Doha Round
2009 Market Report. Focus on the Nordic
Market - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
2001 - Karlöf, Bengt Benchlearning : Good
Examples as a Lever for Development
2003 - Martin W; Pangestu M, eds. Options
for Global Trade Reform : A View from the Asia-Pacific
2010 L'industrie sri lankaise du
textile-habillement
2000 - Hauber, Christiane Formation,
Prevention & Determination of Cr (VI) in Leather
2000 - Hauber, Christiane Formation,
Prevention & Determination of Cr (VI) in Leather
2013 Economic and Business Review for
Central and South-Eastern Europe
2006 - Gebreselassie Fanta, Elias Does
Value Addition at Oilseed Production and/or Spreading the Gain from Export of
Oilseed Products Increase the Income of
Primary Producers?
2010 - Pannier J Recueil de jurisprudence
douanière (1990-2010)
2002 - Beswick R; Dunn DJ Plastics in
Packaging : A RAPRA Market Report
2006 Doubling Aid : Making the Big Push
Work
2006 Determining 'likeness' under the GATS
: Squaring the Circle?
2014 Africa Investor
2004 Guidelines on Microfinance : Making
Financial Markets Work for the Poor
2007 Libéralisation des échanges de
services et développement du tourisme
2007 Offre de Emballage en Afrique de
l'ouest
2008 An Overview of the Mobile Phone
Banking Industry
2007 Sixth World Congress on Seafood
Safety, Quality and Trade
2007 - Wood, Aileen A Comprehensive Library
Staff Training Program in the Information Age
2005 - [s.n] The Science of Shrinkage
Control : An Interactive Guide to Improved Shrinkage Performances
2011 Libéralisation du transport aérien en
Afrique
2012 - Wollenberg E; , eds. Climate Change
Mitigation and Agriculture
2009 - Novogratz J The Blue Sweater:
Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
2011 - Cadot O Impact Evaluation of Trade
Interventions : Paving the Way
2011 - Banerjee A V; Duflo E Poor Economics
: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
2014 Edible Nuts in Turkey
2011 Perfil de Frutas Tropicales Frescas y
Procesadas en Chile
2011 Germany: Product Brief Fresh Fruits
2010 - Reilly D, Reilly A, Lewis J Towards
an Australian Date Industry: An overview of the Australian domestic and
international date industries
2011 Feasibility Study for a Cotton
Spinning Mill in 11 [Eleven] Sub-Saharan African Countries
2011 Foro Público de la OMC
2011 - Cooksey B The Investment and
Business Environment for Export Horticulture in Northern Tanzania
2011 Potential Supply Chains in the
Textiles and Clothing Sector in South Asia : An Exploratory Study
2011 - Macrory P; Stephenson S Making Trade
in Services Supportive of Development in Commonwealth Small and Lowincome
Countries
2012 - Fold, Niels; Whitfield, Lindsay
Developing a Palm Oil Sector: the Experiences of Malaysia and Ghana Compared
2011 Opportunities for Trade in Services of
Canada
2011 - Bartels L; Goodison P EU Proposal to
End Preferences of 18 African and Pacific States : An Assessment
2011 India and Latin America and the
Caribbean : Opportunities and Challenges in Trade and Investment Relations
2009 Information Management Resource Kit:
Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development
2013 Human Resource Management
2011 - Goswami A G; , eds. Exporting
Services : A Developing Country Perspective
2011 Guides de bonnes pratiques produits
phytosanitaires pour la culture des piments (Capsicum Frutescens, Capsicum
Annuum, Capsicum Chinense) et poivrons
(Capsicum Annuum)
2008 Guides de bonnes pratiques
phytosanitaires pour la mangue (Mangifera indica) issue de la production
biologique
2010 Financial Services in Agriculture
Value Chain Report : A Study of Five Kenyan Sub-Sectors namely Potato, Dairy,
Coffee, Extensive Livestock and Domestic
Horticulture
2014 Human Relations
2008 Romania: Organic Agriculture
2011 A Profile of the South African Mango
Market Value Chain
2008 Poland - Organic Products:
Certification and Subsidies to Domestic Production
2007 - Greene, W Emergence of India's
Pharmaceutical Industry and Implications for the U.S. Generic Drug Market
2007 - Liapis, Peter S. Preferential Trade
Agreements : How Much Do They Benefit Developing Economies?
2007 Environment and Regional Trade
Agreements
2006 Bulgaria: Organic Products
2006 Lithuania: Organic Products - Organic
Farming in Lithuania
2008 Marché de la maroquinerie à Hong Kong
2007 - Warnholz, Jean-Louis Poverty
Reduction for Profit? : A Critical Examination of Business Opportunities at the
Bottom of
the Pyramid
2007 OECD Economic Surveys : Ukraine
Economic Assessment
2008 - Tait, N The Bulgarian Clothing
Industry - One year on from accession
2010 China: Organics Report
2007 - S. Murphy Confronting the Real
Challenges: Where next for the Doha Negotiations on Agriculture?
2008 Sector del calzado en el Reino Unido
2007 - Draper, Peter EU-Africa Trade
Relations: The Political Economy of Economic Partnership Agreements
2013 Executive Brief: Cotton Sector
2007 - R.S. Sastre Electronic Commerce in
the Pharmaceutical Industry
2006 Marché de la chaussure et de la
maroquinerie en Allemagne
2010 Stratégie sectorielle pour la
promotion et la valorisation de la gomme arabique au Burkina Faso : 2011-2016
2007 - Klingebiel, Stephan, ed. Africa Agenda
for 2007 : Suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council Presidencies
2007 EU's Footprint in the South : Does
European Community Development Cooperation make a Difference for the Poor?
2007 - Osakwe P N Foreign Aid, Resources
and Export Diversification in Africa : A New Test of Existing Theories
2013 Executive Brief : Tea Sector
2011 Analysis of the Cashew Value Chain in
Senegal and The Gambia
2011 Fruits et légumes Bio - Les chiffres
clefs de 2009
2011 Clothing and Footwear Sector in New
Zealand
2007 Building Linkages for Competitive and
Responsible Entrepreneurship : Innovative Partnerships to Foster Small
Enterprise , Promote Economic Growth and
Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries
2007 - Bekefi, Tamara Tanzania : Lessons in
Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship
2007 - Bekefi, Tamara Viet Nam : Lessons in
Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship
2006 Trade and Gender in Bangladesh : A
Legal and Regulatory Analysis
2006 Marché de la chaussure en Croatie
2006 Marché de la chaussure en Finlande
2010 Market Brief. Focus on the Swedish
Market - Rice and Pulses
2008 Market Brief. Focus on the Swedish
Market - Small Leather Products
2006 Burundi : Expanding External Trade and
Investment
2008 Philippines Leather Goods
2013 East Asia and Pacific Newsletter
2010 EU Market for Iron and Steel Valve
Castings
2010 Coffee, Tea and Cocoa Market in the EU
2008 Aid for Trade : Sharing the Benefits
of Trade
1999 - Collier P Trade Shocks in Developing
Countries. - Vol. 1: Africa
1999 - Collier P Trade Shocks in Developing
Countries. - Vol. 2: Asia and Latin America
2014 Turkish Fabric Industry
2005 Tourism Market Trends : Europe
2013 Journal of African Economies
2004 - Keating M, ed. Gender, Development
and Trade
2003 Skills for Development
2001 - Lanza Sh. R International Business
Information on the Web: Searcher Magazine's Guide to Sites and Strategies for
Global Business Research
2011 Market Brief. Focus on the Swedish
Market - Sports Clothes and Goods
2001 - Easterly W Elusive Quest for Growth:
Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
1996 - Magnin A; Soulillou J Contemporary
Art of Africa
2010 Market Brief. Focus on the Swedish
Market - Organic Food Products
2009
EU Market for Papayas
2008 Reconciling Development and
Environmental Goals : Measuring the Impact of Policies
2008 El mercado de la bisutería en Hungría
2008 Supporting Business Environment
Reforms : Practical Guidance for Development Agencies
2007 - Gligorov, Vladimir Special Issue on
Economic Prospects for Central, East and Southeast Europe : Private
Consumption and Flourishing Exports Keep
the Region on High Growth Track
2007 Canada: Organic Regulations
2007 SPS Capacity in Liberia
2007 SPS Synthesis Report : Summary of SPS
and Food Safety Performance of Non-UEMOA Countries in West Africa
1.3 Selected online information sources
Africa Fine Coffees Association (AFCA)
Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and
Southern Africa (ACTESA)
COMESA Food and Agriculture Market
Information System (FAMIS)
SADC Trade Development Programme
Zambia National Farmers Union
Southern African Enterprise Network (SAEN)
Non-Tariff Barriers Reporting, Monitoring
and Eliminating Mechanism
Organic Producers and Processors
Association of Zambia (OPPAZ)
Common Market For Eastern And Southern
Africa (COMESA)
TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA)
COMESA Statistical Database (COMSTAT)
Cross Border Trade Desk (CBT DESK)
African Regional Organization for
Standardization (ARSO)
Eastern and Southern Africa Leather
Industries Association (ESALIA)
TradeAfrica.biz
Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW)
Zambia Development Agency
Export Promotion of Organic Products from
Africa - EPOPA
ESADA - Eastern and Southern African Dairy
Association
Leather Trade Information Portal (LMIP)
COMESA afriBUSINESS
Zambian
Statistics
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