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Laws of Zambia

Control of Goods (Export) Open General Licence (Cap. 421)

Made 1966 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Zambia
Subjects
Food and nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keywords
international trade, cereals/grains/rice, breastfeeding/infant food, vegetables/legumes, agricultural commodities, nutrition, fertilizers/nutrients, pesticides, plant production, plant protection
Categories
*, agriculture

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  1. Statutory Instrument 183 of 1966 THE CONTROL OF GOODS (EXPORT) OPEN GENERAL LICENCE Order by the Minister Title 1. This Licence may be cited as the Control of Goods (Export) Open General Licence. Authorised exports 2. Subject to the provisions of any other written law, the export from Zambia by any person is hereby authorised of (a) the goods listed in the First Schedule; and (b) any goods (not being goods listed in the Second Schedule) which do not exceed K10,000 in value. (As amended by S.I. No. 34 of 1990) FIRST SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) 1. Exposed cinematograph film. 2. Used personal and household effects, including motor vehicles, exported by a resident departing for a temporary period or by a person departing from Zambia to take up residence or employment elsewhere. 3. Goods, including motor vehicles, temporarily imported into Zambia by a bona fide tourist for his own use. 4. Goods in transit through Zambia. 5. Samples and advertising material intended solely for use in the taking of orders and not for sale. 6. Any goods exported from Zambia for repair and return and in respect of which a certificate to that effect has been issued by a customs officer. SECOND SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) 1. Implements of war (other than arms and ammunition), atomic energy materials of strategic value, and items of primary strategic significance used in the production of arms and ammunition and other implements of war, including the following metals: (a) beryllium; (b) columbite; (c) germanium; (d) lithium; (e) niobium (columbium); (f) tantalum; (g) thorium; (h) titanium; (i) uranium; and any materials containing such metals. 2. Lead in any form. 3. Minerals, raw and treated (including residues and tailing) which contain by weight at least 0.05 per centum of uranium or thorium or a combination thereof, and, without derogation from the generality of the foregoing, including (a) monazite sand and other ores containing thorium; (b) carnotite, pitchblende and other ores containing uranium. 4. Petroleum products. 5. The following rough and uncut precious stones: (a) beryls; (b) chrysoberyl of gem quality; (c) diamonds; (d) emeralds; (e) rubies; (f) sapphires; but not including diamonds suitable only for use for industrial purposes. 6. Scrap and old metals of all kinds. 7. Bags made of jute fibre but excluding hessian bags. 9. The following items: (a) maize; (b) soyabeans/beans; (c) beverages; (d) blankets; (e) matches; (f) salt; (g) fertiliser; (h) torch cells; (i) wheat and wheat products; (j) baby food; (k) toothpaste; (l) insecticide; (m) cigarettes. (As amended by S.I. No. 21 of 1984)

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