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Procedure Name

Import permit for Animal Stocks,Animal Carcasses, Articles or other Animal matter

Description

Category

Import Permit for stocks, carcasses, articles or other matter

Responsible Agency

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

Address: The Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock,

Mulungushi House,

P O Box 50060,

Lusaka

Email: info@mfl.gov.zm

Legal base of the Procedure

The Stock Diseases Act, 1963

Fee

Associated Permits, Licences Etc.	Amount	Validity Period
Import Permits	ZMW 52.50	30 Days
Import and Transit Permit
Non-Commercial
Minimum cost of an import permit (5 domestic animals or less)	ZMW 100.00	6 Weeks
Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs (except for semen, embryos or medicaments)	ZMW 100.00	6 Weeks
Commercial
Large ruminants (cattle, horses, and similar animals) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Small ruminats; goats, sheep (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals)	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Small animals: dogs, cats, tortoise/ornamental fish and other similar animals (per consignment not exceeding 100 animals)	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Poultry (per consignment not exceeding 100,000 birds)	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truckload of 30MT)	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Semen and embryos per consignment	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Import Related Inspections
Establishment/Plant inspections (abattoir, processing, any other)	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks
Quarantine/Farm (premises) inspection	ZMW 250.00	6 Weeks

Required Documents

No.	Type of information	Note
1	Application Form	Documents necessary for the application
2	Sanitary Certificates/Permit
3	Proof of payment of the processing fee

Process Steps

Step 1	The trader must make a request for product importation status from the receiving officer. If the product importation is approved, the receiving officer then issues an application form.
Step 2	The Trader completes and submits an application form along with the relevant supporting documents.
Step 3	The approving section processes the application and approves it.
Step 4	The applicant pays the processing fee and is issued with a receipt.
Step 5	The issuing section processes the application and issues the Import Permit.
Step 6	A copy of the permit and related information are kept for record-keeping.
Step 7	The applicant proceeds with the next steps to import the goods.