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Zambia: Government lifts import bans on onions and potatoes and introduces an import quota

Announcement

03 Apr 2021

In April 2021, the government of Zambia lifted the previously imposed ban on onion and potato importation and introduced an import quota for onions. 

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Number of interventions

2

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

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Implementation date

06 Apr 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 03 Apr 2021
Import quota In force

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Announced: 03 Apr 2021
Import ban In force

On 6 April 2021, Zambian media reported that the government lifted the import ban on potatoes. The stated objective of the measure is to address the shortages caused by the import ban. As part of t...

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