THE ROLE OF
THE EXPORT BOARD OF ZAMBIA

The Export Board of Zambia (EBZ) is a statutory body established by government under the 1985 Export Development Act of Parlia ment. It was created solely to spearhead the development, promo tion and encouragement of local products in foreign markets.

This was a consequence of the realisation of the precarious nature of Zambia's foreign exchange earning base and the need to diversify this base. Fluctuations in international commodity prices and the general vicissitudes of the international market in the 70s and 80s exposed Zambia's foreign exchange vulnerabili ty.

Government, therefore, established the Export Board through the Export Development Act No. 25 of 1985 as amended by Act No. 29 of 1994 and its basic functions are the following:

  1. on trade policy matters, to represent the interests of exporters to government and its agencies and to recommend policies in relation to trade promotion, development of export production and to the regulation of export trade;
  2. to advise exporters, potential and existing, on export markets, trade information; on quality, supply and pricing of export products; on existing export regulations, export incentives and available technical assistance;
  3. to promote the development of exports in general and of specific products by liaising with missions and organisations in export markets, by trade fair participation, by undertaking trade missions and by other promotional activities;
  4. to develop, or assist develop, Zambia's human resource in export production and marketing through various training activities for officials, managers and technicians in the export sector.

MISSION STATEMENT

The overall mission of the Export Board of Zambia is to broaden the foreign exchange earning base and increase actual foreign exchange earnings through non traditional exports (NTEs), i.e. all other products and services other than metals, and so reduce the country's dependence on metal exports.

MESSAGE FROM
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear readers

I am delighted to present to you, through Zamnet, Business Pages on Zambia's export scene, compiled by the Export Board of Zambia

I am positive that by going through these pages, you will learn a lot about the Zambian business environment as it relates to export trade

You may also be delighted to learn that the Export Board of Zambia is the antenna for the Zambia Trade Point which is a brainchild of the International Trade Centre/UNCTAD. it is interconnected in a World wide electronic network and equipped with efficient telecommunication tools to link up with other global networks through Zamnet, the local Internet Service Provider.

The Trade Point provides information on Zambia's export statistics legislation, company profiles and products and services offered. It also disseminates information on products and services offered internationally, technical standards, requirements and legislation applicable to given products and countries, and country tariff and non-tariff measures.

I am sure that you will find our Home Page very useful and a reliable source of information. Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail, fax or telephone in case of any specific enquiry.

Best regards and good wishes.

Johnson Mwenya
 Executive Director
Export Board of Zambia

This information is provided by the Export board of Zambia, © EBZ, 1995, 96
Email address: ebzint@zamnet.zm