Market Brief on Zambia

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1 Market Brief on Zambia December 2015 Location Facts and Figures Total Population million Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. Area Time Zone Capital City International Telephone Code Currency Exchange Rate sq.km +2 hrs GMT +260 Kwacha 1US$=10.89 Kwacha (16/12/2015) GDP (Dec 2015) US$25.6 Billion GDP per capita US$ 1,721.6 (2015 est.) GDP Growth Rate 6.5% (2014 est.) Ease of Doing 97/189 Business (World Bank 2015) Inflation Rate 7.8 % (2014 rate) Official English Language(s) Cities and Population Languages Bemba, Nyanja, City Population 1,267,440 Kitwe 400,914 Ndola 394,518 Kabwe 188,979 Chingola 148,564 Mufulira 120,500 Luanshya 113,365 Livingstone 109,203 Business Hours Banking Hours Literacy Rate 63. Measures Important International Participation Tonga, Lozi, Chewa 0800 hrs-1700 hrs Lunch hrs hrs (weekdays) (Sat) Metric System UN, AU, SADC, COMESA, WTO

2 Na US$ Billion Zambia Trade with the world Exports Imports Major import sources of Zambia (2014) Major export destinations of Zambia (2014) 19% 7% 3 7% 45% 8% 9% 15% 8% 19% South Africa DRC China Kenya India UAE United Kingdom Kuwait Japan USA Switzerland China DRC South Africa Singapore Australia UAE Zimbabwe Malawi United Kingdom

3 US$ Million Major import products of Zambia (2014) Major Export products of Zambia (2014) Copper ores and concentrates Petroleum oils, not crude Trucks, motor vehicles for the transport of goods Structures (rods, angle, plates) of iron & steel Construction Machinery Cars (incl. station wagon) Mining machinery Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous Cobalt ores and concentrates Crude petroleum oils Pharmaceuticals 15% 7 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought Sulphuric acid; oleum Tobacco unmanufactured; tobacco refuse Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form Cobalt mattes& other products and articles of cobalt Gold unwrought or in semi-manufactured Precious & semi-precious stone Copper wire Electrical energy Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar Cement Zimbabwe-Zambia Trade (10) (20) (30) (40) (50) Exports Imports Trade balance

4 Zimbabwe s major exports to Zambia (2014) Annual growth in Value in 2014 value between US$ , %, p.a. Fish 14, Portland cement 6, Poles treated/painted 5, Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard 4, Cigarettes 4,052-1 Lead-acid electric accumulators of a kind used for starting piston engines 3, Margarine, excluding liquid margarine 2, Seats with wooden frames, upholstered 2, Iron and steel products 2,147 - Iron and steel structures 2,128 - Boxes, cases, crates & similar articles of plastic 1, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch/milk for infant use 1, Bedroom furniture, wooden 1, Zimbabwe's imports from Zambia (2014) Zimbabwe products with export potential to Zambia 38% 5% 19% 6% Tobacco, unmanufactured, not stemmed or stripped Maize (corn) Soya-bean oil-cake & other solid residues Animal feed preparations Soap Barley Waters including mineral &aerated Diesel powered trucks Automobiles Sweet biscuits 10% 6% Structures (rods, angle, plates) of iron & steel Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous Pharmaceuticals Electric transformers Mixtures of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium fertilizers Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators Fish, frozen Insulated wire/cable Articles of iron or steel Refrigerators and freezer Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides Tap, cock, valve for pipe including pressure reducing valve Agricultural, horticultural, forest, bee keeping machinery Furniture and parts thereof Transmission shafts &cranks, bearing housing; gearing Washing & cleaning agents/preparations Electrical apparatus for switching Fruit & vegetable juices, unfermented Cast articles of iron or steel

5 Useful Addresses Preferential Trade Arrangements Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe Plot Haille Selassie Avenue Longacres P. O. Box Tel: ; ; ; Fax: zimlusaka@zimfa.gov.zw Embassy of the Republic of Zambia Zambia House 48 Kwame Nkrumah Avenue P. O. Box 4698 Harare Tel: /80 Fax: zambiae@mweb.co.zw Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Showgrounds P.O. Box Phone: Mobile Fax: secretariat@zacci.co.zm Website: Trade Fairs Agritec Expo, Chisamba April 2016 Tel: Emmanuelle.nicholls@spintelligent.com Website: Zambia International Trade Fair, Ndola 29 June - 5 July 2016 Tel: /5 Fax: zitf2000@coppernet.zm; marketing@zitfs.org.zm Website: Zambia Agriculture & Commercial Show, 27 July 1 August 2016 Tel: / 415 Fax: acsz@zarnet.zm Website: COMESA Free Trade Area The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional integration grouping of African States which have agreed to promote regional integration through trade development and to develop their natural and human resources for the mutual benefit of all their peoples. COMESA Member States established a Free Trade Area (FTA) on 31 October Fourteen States (Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sudan, Seychelles, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are participating in the Free Trade Area. COMESA Simplified Trade Regime COMESA implemented Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to help the small trader to benefit from the preferential rates enjoyed by commercial traders when importing or exporting goods within the COMESA Bloc. The regime is operational between Zimbabwe and Zambia, and Zimbabwe and Malawi. The maximum value of goods traded under STR is US$ STR is used for goods that have been grown or wholly produced in the COMESA Region. The trader will complete a simplified customs document (declaration form) and a simplified COMESA certificate of origin. These documents are filled in at the border post by the trader and certified by a customs official. Goods to be exported should comply with the normal food safety, plant and animal health regulations including environmental protection. Import or export permits needed to import or export certain agricultural foods and animal products are still required. SADC Trade Protocol Zimbabwe and Zambia are both members of the SADC Protocol. The Protocol is an agreement between SADC Member States to reduce customs duties and other barriers to trade on products from each other. By January 1, 2008, most customs duties (on 85% of tariff lines) had been eliminated for goods originating from SADC Member States. For more information on trading under COMESA FTA, COMESA STR and SADC Trade Protocol refer to ZimTrade s Guide to Zimbabwe s Trade Agreements.