what we do
Import quality monitoring
Administeration and monitoring of quality and safety of products covered under compulsory standards
Import Quality Monitoring
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) administers and monitors the quality and safety of products covered under compulsory standards on the market through inspections and related activities under the Import Quality Monitoring and Domestic Quality Monitoring Departments in line with World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO TBT) Agreement guidelines and other international and regional best practices. The mandate of these inspections only extends to products that are regulated under the Compulsory Standards Act. Currently the Agency administers 60 compulsory standards. A recommendation has been made to declare an additional 47 products to be covered under this law.
About Import Quality Monitoring
The Agency has presence at the following entry points: Nakonde, Chirundu, Kazungula, Katima Mulilo, Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Mwami and Chanida borders. The Agency also has a Central Processing Centre(CPC) which monitors imports in all of the borders, including where ZCSA has no physical presence.
Schemes for Clearance of General goods
1. Batch Import Clearance -This scheme involves batch by batch clearance of goods every time an importation is made. The consignment can also be pre-cleared (clearing the consignment before it arrives at the point of entry).
2. Pre-Import Scheme- This scheme enables an importer to declare the goods to be imported in a period of six (6) months. Inspection is conducted twice in the six (6) months.
3. Annual Import Quality Certification Scheme- This scheme enables an importer to declare the goods to be imported in a period of one year. Eligibility to this scheme is based on satisfactory technical findings of the last four consecutive consignments inspected, sampled and tested by the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency. These findings should also be consistent with foreign or international standards, and the applicable standards declared under the Compulsory Standards Act.
The validity is twelve (12) months from the date of full payment or upon full importation of the declared quantity. Validity of the certificate covers products from the supplier and country of origin declared. This certificate cannot be used to cover other suppliers of the same product. The Agency conducts four (04) random inspections to ensure continued compliance with compulsory standards.
Statutory fees are payable on all the above schemes.
inspections we do
clearance of imported used vehicles
export of timber inspections
foreign road tank vehicle inspections
Download List
- Annual Import Quality Certificate Application Form
- Permit Conditions Food Beverages
- Timber Application Form
- Road Worthiness Inspection(RWI) Penalty Regime
- Fees Schedule
- Pre-Import Application Form
- National Industrial Policy
- National Trade Policy
- Procedure For Handling Non-Comforming Products
- Procedure For Inspecting Road Tank Vehicles
- Statutory Instrument 18 of 2020 - Portable Spirits
Get In Touch
Standard | Applies To | |
1 | ZS 005 | Lead Acid Batteries |
2 | ZS 017 | Poultry Feed |
3 | ZS 018 | Pig Feed |
4 | ZS 019 | Cattle Feed |
5 | ZS 056 | Toilet Soap |
6 | ZS 058 | Laundry Soap |
7 | ZS 062 | Synthetic Detergent |
8 | ZS 063 | Petroleum Jelly |
9 | ZS 071 | School chalks- specification |
10 | ZS ISO 20345 | Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear |
11 | ZS 074 | Shoe Polish Specification |
12 | ZS 106 | Safety of Household & Similar Electrical Appliances |
13 | ZS 189 | Maize meal (Mealie meal) |
14 | ZS 201 | Emulsion Paints For Interior and Exterior Use - Specification |
15 | ZS 234 | Refined Edible Vegetable Oil |
16 | ZS 247 | Household Hand Dishwashing Liquid Detergent |
17 | ZS 266 | Reflex-Reflecting Vehicle Number Plates |
18 | ZS 295 | High Gloss Synthetic Enamel Paint - Specification |
19 | ZS 321 | Opaque Beer |
20 | ZS 369 | Automotive gasoil (diesel fuel) |
21 | ZS 371 | Road Tank Vehicles for Petroleum-Based Flammable Liquids - Specification |
22 | ZS 380 | Illuminating kerosene |
23 | ZS 388 | Bottled Water |
24 | ZS 395 | Unleaded Petrol (Gasoline) for motor vehicles |
25 | ZS 430 | Clear Beer |
26 | ZS 431 | Compound Fertilizers |
27 | ZS 435 | Wheat Flour |
28 | ZS 436 | Primary Dry Batteries |
29 | ZS ISO 4074 | Natural Latex Rubber Condoms - Requirements and Test Methods |
30 | ZS 429 | The Handling, Storage, and Distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) In Domestic, Commercial, and Industrial Installations. Part 4: Transportation of LPG In Bulk by Road - Code of Practice |
31 | ZS 438 | Biscuits |
32 | ZS 547 |
Lubricating Oils - Specifications Part-1: Automotive Gear oils Lubricating oils - Specification |
33 | ZS 547 -2 | Industrial Gear Oils for open Gears |
34 | ZS 547 |
Lubricating Oils - Specifications Part-3: Industrial Gear Oils for Enclosed Gears |
35 | ZS 554 | Fruit Flavoured Drinks |
36 | 558 | Plugs and Socket Outlets, Adaptors and Connection Units Part 1 - Specifications for Rewirable and Rewirable 13a Fused Plugs |
37 | ZS 558 | Plugs and Socket Outlets, Adaptors and Connection Units Part 2 - Switched and Unswitched Sockets- Outlets |
38 | ZS 558 | Plugs and Socket Outlets, Adaptors and Connection Units Part 3 - Specification for Adaptors |
39 | ZS 559 | Code of Practice for Inspection and Acceptance Criteria for Used Textiles Products - Salaula |
40 | ZS 560 | Code of Practice for Inspection and Testing of Used Motor Vehicles for Road Worthiness |
41 | ZS 605 | Fertilizer- Urea |
42 | ZS 606 | Fertilizers - Ammonia Nitrate |
43 | ZS 607 | Fertilizers- Calcium Ammonia Nitrate |
44 | ZS 608 | Fertilizers- Ammonia Sulphate |
45 | ZS 688 - 1 | Electric Cables with extended solid Dielectric insulation for fixed Installations (300/500 V to 1900/3 300V) specification part 1: General |
46 | ZS 688 - 2 | Electric Cables with extended solid Dielectric insulation for fixed installations (300/500 V to 1900/3 300V) specification part 2 - Wiring Cables |
47 | ZS 688 - 3 | Electric Cables with extended solid Dielectric insulation for fixed Installations (300/500 V to 1900/3 300V) specification part 3 - PVC Distribution Cables |
48 | ZS 688 - 4 | Electric Cables with extended solid Dielectric insulation for fixed Installations (300/500 V to 1900/3 300V) specification part 4 - XLPE Distribution Cables |
49 | ZS 688 - 5 | Electric Cables with extended solid Dielectric insulation for fixed Installations (300/500 V to 1900/3 300V) specification part 5 - Halogen-free distribution Cables |
50 | ZS 723 | Peanut butter |
51 | ZS EN 197 |
Cement Part-1: Composition, Specifications and Conformity Criteria for Common Cements |
52 | ZS 065 | Pure Glycerine |
53 | ZS 190 | Potable Drinking Water |
54 | ZS 233 | Crude Edible Vegetable Oils |
55 | ZS 327 | Blended (Physical mixture) Fertilizers |
56 | ZS 357 | Pressed Steel Door Frames |
57 | ZS 373-1 | Portable Fire Extinguishers- Portable, non-refillable fire extinguishers |
58 | ZS 373-2 | Portable Fire Extinguishers- Carbon dioxide type fire extinguishers |
59 | ZS 389 | White Sugar |
60 | ZS 394 | Aviation Turbine Fuel (Jet A-1) |
61 | ZS 422-1 | Bitumen for Building and Civil Engineering- Penetration Grade Bitumen |
62 | ZS 422-2 | Bitumen for Building and Civil Engineering- Cutback Bitumen |
Plot No. 5032 Great North Road
P.O Box 31302, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
Info@zcsa.org.zm
Working Hours
Mon-Fri 08:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs
Sat & Sun: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed