Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for an export permit or license for bananas in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Ministry of Agriculture office of Zambia, for the main office visit link.
2. Make sure to have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. An application form will be provided to the applicant upon visiting the Qualifications Authority office.
4. The application for the issue of a permit will be made in writing and shall be addressed to the Permit Officer, Ministry of Agriculture
5. Once understanding the guideline properly, the applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
6. Submit the application form with necessary attachments to the office.
7. Pay the fee as given in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. After the completion and verification of all the documents, the permit will be accessible.
9. Collect the required permit within a stipulated period of time.
   

• Duly completed Form.
• Handwritten application to the Permanent Secretary.
• NRC or Passport.
• ZRA clearance certificate.
• Payment receipt.
  

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Mulungushi House
P O Box: 50060
Lusaka, Zambia
Email: info@mfl.gov.zm
Tel: 041 4320004
Contact Details link.

• The applicant must be of legal age.
• The goods can include: all kinds of bananas.
  

• Application Fee: Pay as per the authority’s request.
• Permit fee: ZK 340.
  

The permit will be valid for the time period mentioned in the license.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links.

Find the export permit sample on page 19 of this pdf file: export permit.

The processing time will depend on the verification of all the submitted documents.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Any person who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any order made of the regulations, will be guilty of an offence and will be liable on conviction to:
  • A fine up to fifteen thousand penalty units or to imprisonment up to four months, or
  • Sixty thousand penalty units for a first offence and on conviction for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine up to sixty thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period up to six months, or to both.
    

• Full name
• Country
• City
• Mobile number
• email address
• Postal address
• Purpose of Application
• Quantity of products
• Type of banana
• Country of exportation
  

The permit allows the holder to export bananas to another country as per terms specified in the permit.

The Control of Goods Act of Zambia: link.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.