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ZAMBIA
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Responsible Officials:
Hon. Kenneth KONGA Mr. Kingsley CHANDA
Minister of Commerce, Trade, and Industry Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New Government Complex Zambia Revenue Authority
P.O. Box 31968/34373 Revenue House
Lusaka, ZAMBIA Kabwe Roundabout
P.O. Box 35710
Lusaka, ZAMBIA
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PART 1 – MARKET ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
1. Restrictions on entry to the express delivery sector: No
2. Restrictions on foreign investment that relate to express delivery services: No
3. Requirements for or restrictions on the use of local services: No
4. Restrictions on the weight, price, etc. of express shipments: No
5. Discriminatory licensing requirements, or taxes or fees: No
6. Discriminatory restrictions on slots and ground handling: No
7. Restrictions on transport and delivery operations: No
8. Other significant restrictions: No
PART II – CUSTOMS RESTRICTIONS
A. Transparency
1. Publication of regulations and decisions: Yes
2. Public participation in regulatory process: Yes
B. Customs Efficiency
1. Release and/or final clearance of shipments via electronic data interchange:
(a) Release: No (b) Final clearance: No
2. Full-time (24/7) automated processing: No
3. Release goods at the place of arrival: Yes
4. Basis for physical examinations of shipments: Risk Based
5. Multiple inspections (inspections by agencies other than customs): No
(if yes, are other agency inspections conducted promptly?) not applicable
6. Separation of physical release of goods from the fiscal control: No
7. Exemption from full customs formalities for shipments of minimal value: Yes
8. (a) Customs working hours adapted to commercial needs: Yes
(b) Fee for services in normal working hours: No
(c) Premium pay for services outside normal working hours: Yes
9. Receipt and processing of control data in advance of arrival of shipments: No
10. Average time between post-arrival data submission and shipment release:
(a) letters and documents: Almost immediately (b) non-dutiable items: 24 hours after data submission (c) dutiable items: 48 hours after data submission
C. Post-Release Processes
1. Customs time-limit for additional duties and/or re-delivery of goods: Time limit
2. (a) Appeal of customs decisions to a higher level or an independent tribunal: Yes
(b) Time limit for deciding appeals: Yes
3. Pre-entry classification and valuation rulings binding on all ports: Yes
4. Use of reference prices or arbitrary uplifts to invoice values: No
Transparency International Rating (2006): 111 (tie)
Revised Kyoto Convention Ratification: No
Johannesburg Convention Ratification: No
December 31, 2006