AreaZambia

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityAll edible oils

Date01/03/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy

DescriptionSuspended the issuance of licenses for edible oil imports while carrying out investigations about possible adverse effects of such imports on the domestic market.

NotesReportedly, the Zambian government decided to suspend the issuance of licenses for edible oil imports. The decision was taken to allow experts to study the impact such imports have on the domestic market. The government had been urged to take action by agricultural producers, manufacturers and consumers who claimed that the country was flooded with cheap imported edible oils. The expert study will be made public as soon as the investigations are concluded, government officials said.