Africa · Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
Trade commodities in Zambia
Zambia is Africa's second-largest copper producer and one of the world's top ten, with the Copperbelt Province hosting some of the richest copper and cobalt deposits. Copper accounts for over 70% of the country's export earnings. Zambia is also a growing producer of emeralds, manganese, and agricultural commodities like tobacco and sugar.
What moves
What Zambia sells and buys.
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Trade context
Trading in Zambia.
- Major ports
- Mpulungu (Lake Tanganyika)
- Dry ports: Nakonde, Kasumbalesa
- Free trade zones
- Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone
- Chambishi Multi-Facility Economic Zone
- Lumwana Multi-Facility Economic Zone
- Key regulations
- Zambia's Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development regulates mining and mineral exports. The Zambia Revenue Authority administers mineral royalties, and the country's Mines and Minerals Development Act governs exploration and production licensing.
CTX Directory
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