Three coasts
A container for Lusaka clears at Dar es Salaam, Durban or Beira and travels inland under transit by road or rail; the offer states the route, the delivery term, the transit and where the reefer chain ends, so the landed cost at Lusaka is known before you order. Chocolate lines are quoted in a reefer to the port and need a cool chain on the road; compound-coated lines for the tuck shop shelf and the dry lines travel dry, which is why a landlocked market leans on them.
Who holds what
The importer holds the import permit where the line needs one and the registration with the authorities, and clears the consignment at the coast, where it is checked against the Zambian standard. As the Turkish producer we do not register in Zambia; we supply the technical data sheet, our certificates and the analysis report per line, sent before the deposit so the importer’s side runs first. Where a certificate is asked for that we do not hold, the offer says so before the deposit.
The label
An English label: the name of the food, the ingredient list with allergens, metric net weight, storage, the production and expiry dates and the importer’s name and address. For lines in our standard packs we confirm what the export pack carries and what the importer adds; for private label we prepare the content, and the date format is confirmed on the artwork before printing. The Zambian private label page goes through it.
Customs and documents
There is no free trade agreement between Zambia and Türkiye; the offer states the tariff line per product and the duty that applies on the day, and nothing about duty is printed on this site. The commercial set is the invoice, the packing list per pallet, the certificate of origin, the analysis report and, for pistachio lines, an aflatoxin certificate, listed on the how we work page, with the transit documents for the inland leg.
What comes from our factory
The technical data sheet with ingredients, allergens, shelf life and storage; our certificates, food-safety and halal where it applies; the analysis report per lot; and the label content. All of it is named per line in the offer and sent before the deposit, because the permit and the standards check run on the importer’s side and are not counted in the lead time; a distributor that serves Lusaka and the Copperbelt sends one list and receives one offer.
The timeline
Documents first, then the deposit, then production, then the reefer to the coast and the road. An importer that has cleared our lines once clears the next lines faster, because the data sheets and certificates are already on file. The mixed-container page explains how the load is built, and the Zambia page lists what stays the same on every offer.
Does the Turkish producer register in Zambia?
No. The importer holds the permit and the registration; we supply the data sheet, certificates and analysis report per line, named in the offer.
Which port for Lusaka?
Dar es Salaam, Durban or Beira, then inland under transit; the offer states the route, the term and where the reefer chain ends.
Is the container a reefer?
For chocolate lines, yes, to the port, with a cool chain inland. Compound lines and dry lines are quoted as the offer states.
