Tobacco (General) Regulations, 2026
This is the heading for Section 2, dealing with interpretation in Part II on registration of growers and licensing of graders, buyers and sales floors.
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- SI 45 of 2026
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- 22 May 2026
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This is the heading for Section 2, dealing with interpretation in Part II on registration of growers and licensing of graders, buyers and sales floors. Section 5 concerns renewal of a grower's certificate of registration. This section is about renewal of a licence and mentions suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration or licence. Section 10 is titled “Duplicate certificate of registration or licence.” Copies of this Statutory Instrument may be obtained from the Government Printer for K72.00 each.
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Section 2
AI-assisted research summary: This is the heading for Section 2, dealing with interpretation in Part II on registration of growers and licensing of graders, buyers and sales floors.
2. Interpretation PART II REGISTRATION OF GROWER AND LICENSING OF GRADER, BUYER AND SALES FLOOR
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PART II
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Renewal of grower's certificate of registration
AI-assisted research summary: Section 5 concerns renewal of a grower's certificate of registration.
5. Renewal of grower's certificate of registration - 8 Verify source ↗
Renewal of licence
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about renewal of a licence and mentions suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration or licence.
8. Renewal of licence 9, Suspension or revocation of certificate of registration or licence - 10 Verify source ↗
Duplicate certificate of registration or licence
AI-assisted research summary: Section 10 is titled “Duplicate certificate of registration or licence.”
10. Duplicate certificate of registration or licence - 11 Verify source ↗
Register of grower
AI-assisted research summary: Copies of this Statutory Instrument may be obtained from the Government Printer for K72.00 each.
11. Register of grower Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K72.00 each. 846 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 PART III SALE FF SALEABLE TOBACCO - 3 Verify source ↗
(I) A person who intends to grow tobacco for purposes of
AI-assisted research summary: A person who wants to grow tobacco for sale on a licensed sales floor must apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for registration and pay the prescribed fee.
3. (I) A person who intends to grow tobacco for purposes of sale on a licensed sales floor shall apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for registration as a grower in Form I set out in the First Schedule on payment of a fee set out in the Second Schedule. % (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, within thirty days of receipt of an application under subregulation (l), grant or reject the application. (3) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, in considering an application made under subregulation (I), be sati fisfied that the applicant has (a) proof of a field readily available for planting of tobacco; and (b) adequate available tobacco curing and storage facilities. {4) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where an applicant meets the requirements of the Act and these Regulations, grant the application under subregulation {2) and issue the applicant with a certificate of registration in Form II set out in the First Schedule. (5) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia rejects an application for registration as a grower under subregulation (2), inform the applicant in Form III set out in the First Schedule, stating the reasons for the rejection. Registration period
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PART III
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Duties of holder of sales floor licence
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about the duties of the holder of a sales floor licence, including storage of saleable tobacco.
14. Duties of holder of sales floor licence I 5. Storage of saleable tobacco - 18 Verify source ↗
Prohibition of sale of nested tobacco
AI-assisted research summary: This section is about a prohibition on the sale of nested tobacco.
18. Prohibition of sale of nested tobacco PART IV TOBACCO LEVY - 12 Verify source ↗
(1) The following classes of tobacco shall be grown or sold
AI-assisted research summary: Only the listed classes of tobacco may be grown or sold in the Republic, and they must be registered with the Tobacco Board of Zambia within the period set by regulation 4.
12. (1) The following classes of tobacco shall be grown or sold in the Republic: (a) flue cured virginia; (b) oriental; (c) sun cured burley; (d) air cured burley; (e) dark fire cured virginia; and Classes of tobacco e (j) any other class of tobacco that the Tobacco Board of Zambia may approve. (2) The classes of tobacco referred to under subregulation (I) shall be registered with the Tobacco Board of Zambia between the periods specified under regulation 4. - 13 Verify source ↗
(1) A grower of saleable tobacco shall mark a bale of
AI-assisted research summary: A grower of saleable tobacco must mark each bale with the grower’s registered or allotted number and attach a tag with specified details.
13. (1) A grower of saleable tobacco shall mark a bale of saleable tobacco with that grower's registered or allotted number. Marking on bale (2) Subject to subregulation ( l), the marked registered or allotted number shall be eight centimeters in height and marked on two opposite sides of a bale. 852 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 (3) A grower of saleable tobacco shall, in addition to marking a bale of saleable tobacco, attach a tag to the bale of saleable tobacco containing the following information: (a) the grower's registration number; (b) the grower's lot number; (c) the name of a buyer; and Duties of holder of sales floor licence (d) the area where the saleable tobacco was grown. - 14 Verify source ↗
A holder of a sales floor licence shall
AI-assisted research summary: A holder of a sales floor licence must provide sale information and paperwork, keep bale tickets properly prepared and attached, handle tobacco and receipts in the required order, provide insurance, prepare grower statements within 48 hours, and submit monthly returns.
14. A holder of a sales floor licence shall (a) furnish the sales supervisor with a sales programme before each sale and provide the following information relating to the bales of saleable tobacco that are on the licensed sales floor in the order in which they are laid: (i) the registered number of each seller; (ii) the name of each seller; (iii) the number of bales of saleable tobacco in a consignment; (iv) whether the bales of saleable tobacco are up for sale for the first time or whether they are re handled bales, buyers' re sales, or bales which have bad bale tickets crossed at a previous sale or if the bales fall into any other category and what that category is; and (v) whether the bales of saleable tobacco have been graded by a grader and the name of the grader; (b) ensure that the bale ticket clearly shows the following particulars: (i) the registered number of the seller; (ii) the net weight; (iii) the buyer's code letter; (iv) the buyer's grade classification, if available; and (v) the price per kilogramme; (c) ensure that there are adequate copies of the bale tickets to meet the sale requirements for the selling season; (d) ensure that after a sale, a bale ticket is securely attached to the outside of the bale of saleable tobacco to which the bale ticket relates; • • • 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 853 {e) during a sale, ensure to repack the saleable tobacco and securely resew all bales; (f) be responsible for any loss occasioned by the errors of the holder of a sales floor licence in weighing or otherwise and make good any loss so occasioned; (g) furnish the sales supervisor with the infonnation relating to the future programme of sales; (h) receive and issue receipts for tobacco bookings in order of arrival at the sales floor premises; () provide, at the expense of the holder of a sales floor licence, insurance to cover the loss of, or damage to any seller of tobacco from time of receipt to completion of sale; (j) prepare grower's statements within forty-eight hours after capturing the bale tickets for the purchased tobacco; and (k) provide returns of the purchased tobacco to the Tobacco Board of Zambia at the monthend of each month during the tobacco selling season. - 15 Verify source ↗
A holder of a sales floor licence shall not
AI-assisted research summary: A holder of a sales floor licence must not stack tobacco above 244 cm without a sales supervisor’s permission, and must not store tobacco without written authority from the Tobacco Board of Zambia.
15. A holder of a sales floor licence shall not - (a) stack tobacco more than two hundred and forty four centimeters above the level on which the bottom bale of saleable tobacco rests without the pennission of a sales supervisor; and {b) store tobacco, without the written authority of the Tobacco Board of Zambia. - 16 Verify source ↗
A seller of tobacco shall ensure that the tobacco is packed
AI-assisted research summary: A seller of tobacco must pack tobacco in a bale that meets the stated covering and stitching requirements.
16. A seller of tobacco shall ensure that the tobacco is packed in a bale that- Storage of saleable tobacco Packing of saleable tobacco (a) has an outer covering of hessian, in good condition, or such other material that may be approved by the Tobacco Board of Zambia; (b) has an inner covering of new or undamaged waterproof paper or such other materials that the buyer may request; and (c) is properly sewn with twine, in good condition, as follows: (i) the twine shall not be made of sisal or jute; (ii) a single stitch shall not exceed eight centimetres in length; 854 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Weight of packed saleable tobacco Prohibition of sale of nested tobacco (iii) a gap between the stitches shall not exceed eight centimetres in length; and (iv) the stitches shall be locked on the ends of the bale near the comers. - 17 Verify source ↗
( 1) A seller of saleable tobacco shall pack saleable tobacco
AI-assisted research summary: A seller of saleable tobacco must pack tobacco in bales meeting the stated weight and size limits, and must not sell certain split bales below the minimum weights.
17. ( 1) A seller of saleable tobacco shall pack saleable tobacco in bales • (a) weighing at least twenty three kilogrammes net but not more than one hundred and thirty five kilogrammes net; and (b) having dimensions of eighty six centimetres long, sixty one centimetres high and not more than sixty six centimetres wide. (2) Despite subregulation (I), a seller of saleable tobacco shall not offer for sale - (a) a split bale of virginia flue cured tobacco weighing less than forty five kilogrammes net; and (b) a split bale of burley tobacco weighing less than fourteen kilogrammes net. - 18 Verify source ↗
( 1) A grower shall not offer for sale any tobacco which is
AI-assisted research summary: A grower must not sell nested tobacco. A buyer who discovers nested tobacco during a sale must report the grower to the Tobacco Board of Zambia within 48 hours. The Board must inspect the tobacco immediately, report back to the buyer within 7 days, confiscate nested saleable tobacco if confirmed, and de-register a grower’s number after a second or later finding, then notify licensed buyers and sales floor licence holders.
18. ( 1) A grower shall not offer for sale any tobacco which is nested. (2) A buyer shall, where the buyer discovers during a sale that the tobacco is nested, report the grower whose tobacco is nested to the Tobacco Board of Zambia within forty eight hours of the discovery. (3) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, on receipt of a report under subregulations (2), immediately inspect the tobacco and report the result to the buyer within seven days of the inspection. (4) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia confirms that the bale of saleable tobacco is nested, confiscate the bale of saleable tobacco. (5) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia finds on a second or subsequent occasion that the tobacco which is offered for sale by the grower referred to under subregulation (2) is nested, de register the grower's number and inform all licensed tobacco buyers and holders of sales floor licences the de registered grower's number. . . • t 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 855 Payment, collection and remittance of levy Leviable tobacco PART IV TOBACCO LEVY
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PART IV
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Payment, collection and remittance oflevy
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Payment, collection and remittance of levy.”
20. Payment, collection and remittance oflevy PART V GENERAL PROVISIONS - 19 Verify source ↗
For the purposes of these Regulations, leviable tobacco
AI-assisted research summary: For these Regulations, “leviable tobacco” includes the classes of tobacco listed in regulation 12.
19. For the purposes of these Regulations, leviable tobacco includes the classes of tobacco specified in regulation 12. - 20 Verify source ↗
( 1) A grower shall pay a levy of two percent of the total
AI-assisted research summary: Growers must pay a 2% levy on leviable tobacco sold. Buyers and licensed sales floor holders must withhold and remit the levy, and submit specified returns to the Tobacco Board of Zambia.
20. ( 1) A grower shall pay a levy of two percent of the total sales value of leviable tobacco sold by the grower. (2) A buyer of leviable tobacco shall withhold the levy referred to in subregulation (I), on the day of sale of that leviable tobacco. (3) A buyer who withholds a levy in accordance with subregulation (2) shall, on the fourteenth day of every month after withholding the levy- (a) submit to the Tobacco Board of Zambia a withheld levy return in Form XIII set out in the First Schedule; and (b) remit the withheld levy to the Tobacco Board of Zambia. ( 4) A holder of a sales floor licence shall, where a holder of the sales floor licence sells leviable tobacco on behalf of a grower, withhold the levy and remit the levy to the Tobacco Board of Zambia within seven days of withholding the levy. (S) The remittance of a levy referred to under this regulation shall be supported by the sales statement from the holder of a sales floor licence on which the buyer purchased the tobacco. (6) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, on receipt of the levy remitted under this Part, issue to the buyer a receipt relating to the remittance of the levy. (7) The holder of a sales floor licence shall submit a monthly return on the sales and collection and remittance of the levy to the Tobacco Board of Zambia in Form IX set out in the First Schedule. (8) The Tobacco Board of Zambia may, at any time after the receipt of the remittance, where a person does not satisfy the Tobacco Board of Zambia that the return in respect of a payment is correct, direct the person making the remittance to produce evidence of all relevant transactions in leviable tobacco for the purposes of determining the amount of levy payable. 856 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 PART VI GENERAL PROVISIONS Variety of tobacco
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PART V
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Revocation of Statutory Instruments and savings and
AI-assisted research summary: This section introduces regulations made under section 57 of the Tobacco Act, 2022 and signals that the schedule covers revocation, savings, and transitional provisions.
24. Revocation of Statutory Instruments and savings and transitional provisions SCHEDULES 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 847 IN EXERCISE of the powers contained in section 57 of the Tobacco Act, 2022, the following Regulations are made: PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
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PART I
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These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco (General)
AI-assisted research summary: This section says these rules may be cited as the Tobacco (General) Regulations, 2026.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco (General) Regulations, 2026. Title Interpretation - 2 Verify source ↗
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires
AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the Regulations, including bale, bale ticket, nested tobacco, and nesting.
2. In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires "bale" means a bale of tobacco; "bale ticket" means a coupon attached to a bale by the holder of a sales floor licence for the purpose of recording that holder's own details of sale; "buyer" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act "certificate of registration" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "Executive Director" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "grader" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act; "grower" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act; "leviable tobacco" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "licence" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act; "licensed sales floor" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "nested tobacco" means non-tobacco related material that is fraudulently included in tobacco bales with intention to deceive a buyer on the nature or quality of a bale's contents; "nesting" means the concealment of substandard tobacco or, stems, scraps, loose leaf or any other object within a bale of graded tobacco bundles, with intention to deceive a buyer on the quality and weight of the tobacco, and "nested" shall be construed accordingly; "sales floor" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "saleable tobacco" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "sales supervisor" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; "selling season" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act; and "Tobacco Board of Zambia" has the meaning assigned to the words in the Act. 848 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 PART II REGISTRATION OF GROWER AND LICENSING OF GRADER, BUYERS AND SALES FLOOR Application for grower's certificate - 2 Verify source ↗
Section 2
AI-assisted research summary: The provision lists information fields such as physical address, gender, national registration card number, TPIN, phone number, email, postal address, district, province, and company.
2. (a) Physical Address: Gender National it National Registration Card No. TPIN Number Phone number Email Postal Address District Province Company D rar»ens L] - 3 Verify source ↗
Company or Organisation
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Company or Organisation Details of PACRA and Printout.”
3. Company or Organisation Details of PACRA and Printout 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 865 .lll - 4 Verify source ↗
Partnershi
AI-assisted research summary: This section refers to stating the names of every partner.
4. Partnershi State names of every partner - 5 Verify source ↗
Description of the premises in
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns the description of the premises where a grader’s business is proposed to be carried on.
5. Description of the premises in which it is proposed to carry on the business of a grader - 6 Verify source ↗
Name of the person who will
AI-assisted research summary: Section heading referring to the name of the person who will supervise the radio.
6. Name of the person who will su ervise the radio - 7 Verify source ↗
Have you previously held a
AI-assisted research summary: The form asks whether you have previously held a grader's licence, and if yes, to state it.
7. Have you previously held a grader's licence? If YES state - 9 Verify source ↗
The premises in respect of which
AI-assisted research summary: Heading about the premises covered by the licence.
9. The premises in respect of which such licence was issued - 10 Verify source ↗
Has the premises been altered
AI-assisted research summary: This provision asks whether the premises have been altered since the last licence was issued.
10. Has the premises been altered since the last licence was issued - 11 Verify source ↗
If you have not previously held a
AI-assisted research summary: If you have not previously held a licence, enclose the plans required by rule 4(1)(c). If you have previously held a licence and the premises have been altered, enclose a plan showing the alterations.
11. If you have not previously held a licence, have you enclosed the plans required by the rule 4(1)(c) see reverse of this Form? If you have previously held a licence, but the premises have been altered since the last licence was issued, enclose a plan showing the nature of such alterations? - 13 Verify source ↗
Have you enclosed the licence fee
AI-assisted research summary: The text asks whether the licence fee has been enclosed, and mentions a fee of “fee units.”
13. Have you enclosed the licence fee of. fee units? - 14 Verify source ↗
Attachments
AI-assisted research summary: A buyer must file a monthly return with the Board by the 15th day and pay tobacco growers after allowed deductions. The Board may suspend or cancel the licence for non-compliance.
14. Attachments Valid Tax Clearance Certificate Valid Certificate of Incorporation YES No YEes ] No Yes No ( YEs No DECLARATION OF GRADER I declare that to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this submission is true. Signature of applicant:..................................... Date: Organisation: . . r FFICIAL USE ONLY by....................... Officer (Name and I . • , ion Fee Received: . STAMP 866 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 (Reverse of the Buyers licence) CONDITIONS Returns of Purchases by a Buyer The Buyer shall, before lhe fiflcenlh day of cvcry month submit to thc Board a Return in Form VI of all tobacco purchnsed by him in the previous month. Other Tobacco (Marketing and Licence) Rules The Buyer shall strictly observe and comply with other relevant Tobacco (Marketing and Licence) Rules, failing which the Board may cancel or suspend the licence under Section 20 of the Tobacco Act. Deduction from Purchases of Tobacco The Buyer shall pay the purchase price of the tobacco bought to the registered tobacco grower after deduction of the levies and sales floor commissions floor tobacco is so. The holder of a Sales Floor I icence is the only person authorized to deduct chvges from Tobacco Purchases and pay the balance to lhe seller or his Agent, NOT the Buyer, except for loans or advances given by the Buyer to the Seller, which the Buyer may deduct. t 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 867 (Reverse side of minimum standards of sales floor) Rule 16 reads: MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PREMISES "Except where the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, have exempted any premises from the provisions of Part VIII of the Act, no auction floor licence shall be issued in respect of premises (a) which do not comply with the following minimum requirements; (i) (ii) (iii) the area available for storage of tobacco shall be not less than two-thirds of the area of the sale floor; the total area of platforms and verandas capable of being used for the loading of tobacco shall not be less than forty per centum of the area of the sales floor; the natural roof lighting of the sales floor shall be combination of south lighting and translucent roof sheets of a material approved by the Board so that the total area of such lighting shall not be less than fifteen per centum of the area of the sales floor; (iv) the floor surface of the sales floor. storage areas, re-handling area, and all ramps, platforms and verandahs adjacent thereto, and where applicable the wall thereof, shall be composed of such material as to be resistant to rising damp and of sufficient strength and elasticity to withstand the loads to be imposed upon them, and capable of being so maintained and treated as to prevent the harbouring of pests of tobacco; (v) there shall be in a position adjacent to or as part of the auction floor an area set aside for the re-handling of tobacco, which area shall be not less than seven per centum of the area of the sales floor, and shall be equipped with such devices as are capable of controlling the humidity therein to the satisfaction of the Board; (b) unless the design and construction thereof are such as may be approved by an architect appointed for this purpose by the Board" . • 868 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form VI (Regulations 7(5), 8(2) and 102)) REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Board of Zambia (Act No. 10 of 2022) LICENCE This is to certify that has been issued with a Licence after complying with the provisions of the Tobacco Act. 2022. The licence is valid from ........................................ to . Dated at Lusaka this day of 20 .. Executive Director 869 Form VII (Regulation 8(1)) 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments ·- 111 Patt.to taos», % fr»t TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Aet No. 10 of2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A GRADER/BUYER SALES FLOOR LICENCE Please complete in block letters PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT I. Licence No.: - 4 Verify source ↗
Section 4
AI-assisted research summary: A buyer’s purchase return must be submitted to the Executive Director of the Tobacco Board of Zambia by the fifteenth day of the following month.
4. • remises: hone No.: o.: Mobile hone No.: E-mail address: S. Attachments '- DECLARATION I declare that to the best of my knowledge, the informal ion provided in this submission is true. Signature of applicant:.............................. Date: . Organisotion: . Receipt No: . ..... 870 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form VIII (Regulation 8(2)(b0)) et to to tot»to»«r4 TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 of2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 RETURN OF PURCHASES BY A BUYER < Class oftobacco: Arca og origin: Month cnding: .. . see note I Licensed Purchase method (Auction/Matrix) Sales floor Class of Tobacco purchased Total number of bales purchased Cumulative weight of tobacco Cumulative value of tobacco purchased in purchased in a month (Ke) a month (USS) Note I. - This return is to be submitted, not later than the fifteenth of the month following that to which it refers, to: P. 0. Box 31963 LUSAKA Te EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Tobacco Board of Zambia 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 871 Form IX (Regulation 8(2)(c) and 20(7)) at to ts 3ate 1tet TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 or2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 SALES FLOOR SEASONAL TOBACCO SALES RETURN Name of Auction floor K: Class of Tobacco: Selling season 20 . .. . Name of Grower Growers Register Number Total Weight Sold Gross Value of Tobacco Sold US S) Signature Date • 872 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 (Reverse side of Form) NOTE 1. Please submit the following: (a) a plain showing the site; (b) a plan and elevations; (c) a plan and description of the humidification system of the buildings in which it is proposed to carry on the grading or to store tobacco. NOTE.2 The minimum standards of premises which may be licensed by the Tobacco Board of Zambia for grading tobacco are specified in rule S as follows: (a) (b) they arc of such design and construction as may be approved by an architect appointed for this purpose by the Tobacco Board of Zambia: they arc provided with storage space sufficient to permit the stacking of tobacco received for grading or a waiting dispatch for sale without exceeding a height of two hundred and forty-four centimeters above the level on which the bottom bale rests; (c) the floor surface of the grading shed, storage, sheds and all ramps, platforms and verandas adjacent thereto, and where applicable the walls thereof, are composed of such materials as to be resistant to rising damp and of sufficient strength elasticity to withstand the loads imposed upon diem, and capable of being so mainta.ined and treated as to prevent the harboring of pests of tobacco. d ¢ ¢ 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 873 FormX (Regulation 9(1)) ) TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA ._. ........ .,,_.. teas, 3, fart The Tobacco At, 2022 (Act No. 10 0f'2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENCE/CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (I) Herc insert To (I} the full names ~dt~~dress . . licensee (2) Here insert IN THE MATTER OF (2) k the licence ,, No. {a lie intends to 'suspen /revoke your licenc«dcertificate o! registration on el if f ... dlr ·, you arc notified that the Board following the foll " .. grounds: {a) (b) ····························"•"''''"''''''''''' , .. . .. . (3) Here insert Accordingly, you are requested to show cause why your licence/certificate of registration (c) (ad) ................................................................. ······· type of application should not be suspended/revoked and to take action to remedy the breaches set out in days of receiving this notice. paragraphs within (3) Failure to remedy the said breaches shall result in the suspension/revocation of your licence/certificate of registration. Dated this day of 20 .. • •Delete as appropriate Executive Director OFFICIAL STAMP 874 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form XI (Regulation 9(2)) tat ea ta tut+a4a h tao+we TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. IO of 2022) d The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION/LICENCE (I) Herc insert the full names and address of licensee (2) Here insert the Licence No. (3) Here Insert number of days stipulated To (1) , .. IN THE MATTER OF (2) you are notified that your certificate of registration/licence has been suspended for a period of (3) ./revoked on the following grounds: (a) {b) (c) (d) Dated this day of 20 . Executive Director OFFICIAL STAMP ) 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 875 Form XII (Regulation 11) ..... __ .,..,_ ~ .. :, ... r:, .. c.-.t TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 1012 (Act No. IO of2022) The Tobacco Board or Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 TOBACCO GROWERS' REGISTER The Tobacco Registers submitted to the Board shall be in the following format: Name of Gtndtr NRC grower Numbtrl Posspor1 Number TPIN TIJZ Number Producflon tobaco Locatton (.'lass of Hectares Expected Sponsor tobaco of Tubo,·co of planted (kuloram) (Dstrit) yeld 876 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form XIII (Regulation 20(3)) TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 of 2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 WIELD LEV RETURN Reference No.: . Date of Submission: [DD/MM/YYYY] Buyer's Name: . Buyer's License Number: [Buyer License No.) The TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA hereby acknowledges receipt of your Tobacco Levy Return submitted for the month of . Tobacco Levy per sales Floor Breakdown Farmers Sales Floor Name Number Mass (kgs) of Bales Gross Levy Amount @2% (USD) (USDJ Exchange Rate (BoZ (ZM) Levy Mid) TOTALS Executive Director OFFICIAL STAMP ) fl 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 877 SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulations 3(1), 5(1), 71), 8(1), 101) and 23) PRESCRIBED FEES Certificate of Registration Fee Units payable per three years . l. Application for certificate of registration - 2 Verify source ↗
Renewal of certificate of registration
AI-assisted research summary: This section concerns renewal of a certificate of registration.
2. Renewal of certificate of registration - 3 Verify source ↗
Duplicate certificate of registration
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Duplicate certificate of registration Licence.”
3. Duplicate certificate of registration Licence - 4 Verify source ↗
Application for licence
AI-assisted research summary: This provision is titled “Application for licence” and lists grader, buyer, and sales floor.
4. Application for licence (a) Grader (b) Buyer (c) Sales floor - 5 Verify source ↗
Renewal of licence
AI-assisted research summary: This section is titled “Renewal of licence” and lists grader, buyer, and sales floor.
5. Renewal of licence (a) Grader (b) Buyer (c) Sales floor - 6 Verify source ↗
Duplicate licence
AI-assisted research summary: Section title: Duplicate licence.
6. Duplicate licence (a) Grader (b) Buyer (c) Sales floor - 166
AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists the prescribed tobacco seed varieties and says they must be in line with the Plant Variety and Seeds Act and the approved Tobacco Seed Register.
166.66 100,000 900,000 1,000,000 100,000 900,000 1,000,000 100,000 900,000 1,000,000 878 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 THIRD SCHEDULE ( Regulation 21) PRESCRIBED SEED VARIETES OF TOBACCO VARIETY Burley-12 Burley-2I North Carolina Kutsaga 51 Zambia Mammoth Kutsaga E-I Kutsaga E-2 SpeightG 41 Banket I02 (Burley) Harwin Hicks SCR Gold White Kutsaga 51 E Kutsaga 110 Malawi Western Kutsaga Mammoth I 0 Banket 102 Kutsaga31 K 35 HG RK I RK6 K 14 Kl6 K 22 K36 K 37 NK326 NK 346 RK27 RK26 ) 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 879 Kutsaga RK28 Kutsaga RK29 Kutsaga RK60 Kutsaga RK6I DDV9 CC35 DDV 8 (Burley tobacco) DDV 7 (Burley tobacco) DOV 10 DDV23 DDV 42 DDV43 BRK 2 (Burley tobacco) BRK 4 (Burley tobacco) DDV SB (Burley tobacco) DDV 6B (Burley tobacco) CC26 DDV 33F CC37 DOV 47F DDV 48F DDV 49F DDV 12B (Burley tobacco) DDV 13B (Burley tobacco) GL 26H • I The prescribed varieties shall be as outlined in the Plant Variety and Seeds Act, Cap 236, and in accordance with the approved Tobacco Seed Register. LUSAKA 14th May, 2026 [Mox.101/11/1] R. M. PIR1, Minister of Agriculture
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The period ofregistration as a grower shall be from the 1st
AI-assisted research summary: A grower’s registration period for tobacco runs from 1 April to 30 November each year.
4. The period ofregistration as a grower shall be from the 1st of April to 30th of November in each year for each production season for tobacco. • Renewal of grower's certificate of registration - 5 Verify source ↗
( 1) A holder of a certificate of registration as a grower may,
AI-assisted research summary: A grower certificate holder may apply to renew the certificate before it expires, and the Tobacco Board of Zambia must decide the application within 30 days.
5. ( 1) A holder of a certificate of registration as a grower may, three months before the expiry of the certificate of registration, apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for renewal of the certificate of registration in Form I set out in the First Schedule on payment of a fee set out in the Second Schedule. (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, within thirty days of receipt of an application under subregulation ( l ), grant or reject the application. 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 849 (3) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia grants an application for renewal under subregulation (2), renew a grower's certificate of registration if the applicant has (a) proof of a field readily available for planting tobacco; {b) adequate available tobacco curing and storage facilities; (c) not committed an offence under the Act or these Regulations; (d) in the case of a grower who is sponsored to grow tobacco for purposes of sale, not defaulted on any term of sponsorship at least for three consecutive selling seasons as a grower; and (e) submitted returns relating to a grower as required under the Act. (4) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia rejects an application for renewal under subregulation (2), inform the applicant in Form Ill set out in the First Schedule, stating the reasons for the rejection. - 6 Verify source ↗
( 1) A grower shall submit to the Executive Director a return Returns by
AI-assisted research summary: A grower must submit a tobacco return in Form IV to the Executive Director, and the Executive Director must verify it and record it in the Tobacco Board’s database.
6. ( 1) A grower shall submit to the Executive Director a return Returns by relating to the grower's tobacco in Form IV set out in the First grower Schedule. Application for licence (2) The Executive Director shall, on receipt of the return referred to under subregulation (I), verify the infonnation submitted by the grower and record the return in a database maintained by the Tobacco Board of Zambia.
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(I) A person who intends to carry on a business as a grader,
AI-assisted research summary: People who want to act as a grader or buyer, or use premises as a tobacco sales floor, must apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for a licence and pay the stated fee.
7. (I) A person who intends to carry on a business as a grader, buyer, or use any premises as a sales floor for the sale of tobacco shall apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for a licence in Fonn V set out in the First Schedule on payment of a fee set out in the Second Schedule . (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, within thirty days of receipt of an application under subregulation (I), grant or reject the application. (3) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall issue an applicant with a licence if the applicant has (a) in the case of a buyer's licence (i) specified the type of tobacco to be bought and the licensed sales floor where the tobacco shall be bought; and (ii) not committed any offence under the Act; • 850 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 (b) in the case of a grader's licence, not committed any offence under the Act; and (c) in the case of a sales floor licence - (i) a sales floor computer management system that is linked to the Tobacco Board of Zambia database maintained and kept for purposes of sale of tobacco; and (ii) not committed any offence under the Act. · [ Renewal of licence (4) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia rejects an application under subregulation (2), notify the applicant in Form m set out in the First Schedule, stating the reasons for the rejection. (5) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where an applicant meets the requirements of the Act and these Regulations, grant the application under subregulation (2) and issue the applicant with a licence in Form VI set out in the First Schedule. - 8 Verify source ↗
(I) A holder of a licence who intends to renew a licence
AI-assisted research summary: A licence holder who wants to renew must apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia in Form VII and pay the fee in the Second Schedule. If the Board grants the application, it renews the licence in Form VI, subject to compliance and return-filing conditions.
8. (I) A holder of a licence who intends to renew a licence shall apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for renewal of that licence in Form VII set out in the First Schedule on payment of a fee set out in the Second Schedule. (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia grants the application under subregulation (I), renew a licence in Form VI set out in the First Schedule if the applicant has - (a) complied with the requirements of the Act and these Regulations; (b) in the case of a buyer's licence, submitted returns in Form VIII set out in the First Schedule of all tobacco purchased by the applicant in the previous month; and (c) in the case of a sales floor licence, submitted returns in Form IX set out in the First Schedule. • Suspension or revocation of certificate of registration or licence - 9 Verify source ↗
(I) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco
AI-assisted research summary: The Tobacco Board of Zambia must notify certificate or licence holders before it intends to suspend or revoke them, and also notify them when suspension or revocation happens.
9. (I) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia intends to suspend or revoke a certificate of registration or licence issued under these Regulations, notify the holder of the certificate of registration or licence of the Tobacco Board of Zambia's intention to suspend or revoke the certificate of registration or licence in Form X set out in the First Schedule. 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 851 (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall, where the Tobacco Board of Zambia suspends or revokes the certificate of registration or licence, notify a holder of a certificate of registration or licence of the suspension or revocation in Form XI set out in the First Schedule. 4 + - 10 Verify source ↗
(I) A holder of a certificate of registration orlicence whose
AI-assisted research summary: If a registration certificate or licence is lost or destroyed, the holder may apply in writing to the Tobacco Board of Zambia for a duplicate, and a fee is payable.
10. (I) A holder of a certificate of registration orlicence whose certificate of registration or licence is lost or destroyed may apply to the Tobacco Board of Zambia, in writing, for a duplicate certificate of registration or licence on payment of a fee set out in the Second Schedule. Duplicate certificate of registration or licence (2) The Tobacco Board of Zambia may, within thirty days of receipt of an application under subregulation (I), issue to the applicant a duplicate certificate of registration or licence in Form II or Form VII set out in the First Schedule, respectively. - 11 Verify source ↗
The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall keep and maintain a
AI-assisted research summary: The Tobacco Board of Zambia must keep and maintain a register of growers in Form XII.
11. The Tobacco Board of Zambia shall keep and maintain a register of growers in Form XII set out in the First Schedule. Register of grower PART III SALE OF SALEABLE TOBACCO
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The varieties of the classes of tobacco grown or sold in the
AI-assisted research summary: The provision says the tobacco varieties covered by regulation 12 are listed in the Third Schedule, and it mentions a general penalty.
21. The varieties of the classes of tobacco grown or sold in the Republic under regulation 12 are set out in the Third Schedule. General penalty - 22 Verify source ↗
A person who contravenes any provision of these
AI-assisted research summary: A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations commits an offence and may be fined or imprisoned, or both, if convicted.
22. A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both. Fees - 23 Verify source ↗
The fees set out in the Second Schedule are payable for the
AI-assisted research summary: The fees listed in the Second Schedule must be paid for the matters specified in that Schedule.
23. The fees set out in the Second Schedule are payable for the • ¢ Revocation of Statutory Instruments and savings and transitional provisions S.I. No. 142 ofl968 S.I. No. 139 of 1968 S.I. No. 84 of 2018 S.I. No. 67 of 2018 matters specified in that Schedule. - 24 Verify source ↗
( 1) The following statutory instruments are revoked
AI-assisted research summary: This provision revokes four tobacco-related statutory instruments and sets transitional validity dates for existing certificates and licences.
24. ( 1) The following statutory instruments are revoked: (a) the Tobacco (Marketing and Licensing) Rules, 1968: (b) the Tobacco (Registration of Growers) Regulations, 1968; (c) the Tobacco (Sale of Non-Auctionable Tobacco) Regulations, 2018; and (d) the Tobacco Levy Regulations. 2018. (2) A grower's certificate of registration issued in accordance with the repealed Regulations shall be valid until 30th November, 2026. (3) A licence issued in accordance with the repealed Regulations shall be valid until 31st December, 2026. ( 4) A licensee and a holder of a certificate of registration issued under the repealed Regulations shall after the period specified in subregulation (2) and (3), apply to be registered in accordance with these Regulations. (5) In these Regulations, "repealed Regulations" means the d Regulations specified in subregulation (I). 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 857 FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulation 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1I and 20) Form 1 - (R,platl"" 3(1)""' S( I)) %' wt, to la4, di«»tat TOBACCO BOARD or ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 of2022) 4 The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 APPLICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS A GROWER DO RENEWAL DO INITIAL Please complete in BLOCK LETTERS Shet Application No, n Individual 'certificate I. Individual (a) Nameof APPLICANT'S DETAILS D Company D Renewal of (Tick where a licable) • auona Registration Card No./Passport No. (e) Tax Payer Identification Number TPIN) (I) Previous TBZ Grower's registration number {g) Phone mobile number Email Postal Address Address: Farm Number or Plot Number District Province (mn) Captured OPS coordinates 858 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 - 2 Verify source ↗
Company or
AI-assisted research summary: This section lists the company or organisation details to be provided.
2. Company or Organisation Details (a) Name of Company or Organisation (b) Tax Payer Identification Number TPIN (c) Company Registration Number (d) Physical Address of office (e) Physical location of farm District Province Email Phone/Mobile Number - 3 Verify source ↗
Attachments
AI-assisted research summary: Applicants must comply with the Tobacco Act and regulations, submit the completed form by the stated deadline, and accept Board access to listed tobacco facilities after registration.
3. Attachments Certificate of lnco oration Valid Tax Clearance Certificate II. Tobacco Cro Re istration Information Tobacco Variety of Source of seed Type (Class of tobacco seed to be sowed and/or lanted ID. Land Histor/Previous Cro Cro Production Season IV. Cro Snonsor 'who is the financie Name of S Season V. Cro Extension (a) Name ofTBZ Ins ector (b) Arca of o eration 4 , t Hectares to be planted Yield estimate (Kg/HA) 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 859 DECLARATION I, . • . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. hereby promise to comply with the Tobacco Act, 2022 and its regulations ns enforced by the Tobacco Boord of Zambia. I authorise and empower the said Board, its employees to enter on my tobacco fields, curing facilities, warehouses and related tobacco facilities. This obligation shall become effective on the date of my registration as a registered grower by virtue of this application and shall be irrevocable for a period of one year from the date hereof, unless extended by me in writing at any time or after its determination as hereby provided. • Signature of applicant:............................................. Date: Recommended by: Organisation: .. Position: . •• CIAL USE ONLY. - • l ,-no ," , •......•......•.....•.. , . Officer (Name and Signature) <... - ~ . ..a: ........ :. .... ~.... ·- - . . .. . .. . . . s°, • ... - . .. • .. : .. . . OFFICAL STAMP NOTES: (1) This completed form must reach the Executive Director, Tobacco Board of Zambia, P. 0. Box 31963, Lusaka, on or before 31st Novembcr. (2) Severe penalties are provided for inaccurate and false information provided herewith. (3) Registration period for every class of tobacco is from Ist April to 30th November . • • 860 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form II (Regulations 3(4) and 10(2)) REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Board of Zambia (Act No. 10 of 2022) GROWER'S CERTITIFCATE OF REGISTRATION This is to certify that has been issued with a Grower's Certificate of Registration after complying with the provisions of the Tobacco Act, 2022 This Certificate is for the Class of Tobacco The Certificate is valid for Three (3) ycars Dated al Lusaka this day of , 20 . Executive Director • • (Reverse of the Buyers certificate) The conditions of the Grower's Certificate of Registration are as follows: I. The Registration number allocated number should be stenciled on your tobacco bales presented for sale on the licensed tobacco sales floor and shall be approved after validation of your crop by the Inspector. - 2 Verify source ↗
The number once validated shall be your sole means of identification in terms of all existing
AI-assisted research summary: Once validated, the number is the sole means of identification under existing rules.
2. The number once validated shall be your sole means of identification in terms of all existing rules. 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 861 Form Ill (Regulations 3(5), 5(4) and 7(4)) tot tot ,DaG«»rt TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 of'2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 NOTICE OF REJECTION OF APPLICATION To(!) . IN THE MATTER OF (2) your application for (3) by the Tobacco Board of Zambia on the following grounds: you are notified that has been rejected . (c) ············· (d) Dated this day of. 20 . Executive Director OFFICIAL STAMP (I) Here insert name and address of the applicant (2) Here insert the reference No. of the application (3) Here insert (a) type of () application • • 862 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 Form IV (Regulation 6(1)) tot t to too, ta fer# TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. IO of 2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 ¢ TOBACCO GROWERS' RETURN A. Grower Details J, 16( I) of the Tobacco Act, 2022. Name of Grower NRC:............................................... TPIN: TBZ Registration Grower's Number: Location ofFarm: Hectares of tobacco planted: Class of tobacco planted: hereby submit the returns in line with the section . . . . . .. A. Grower's Returns The returns to be filled in by the registered grower GROWER'S COMMENT INSPECTOR'S /COMPANY REPRESENT ATIVE REMARKS • GROWER RETURN Age of the youngest farm employee Number of trees planted Food crops grown apart from tobacco Estimated average yield/ hectare Average price/kg from previous season's sales of tobacco Land history (crop rotation) Use of protective clothing and safe handling of chemicals 22nd May, 2026 Statutory Instruments 863 Additional information: ................................................................................................................................. , . •••••••••••••••u++♦-♦ ♦ O ♦ O ♦ooooo,0000,0,0,uto•••••••••••••••••••••••••♦<•••••••••••••••••••••••••••♦Ho♦O♦ ♦ ♦ ♦oooooo•••••••••••••••••••••••••♦•••••••• •••••••••••++•••••••••••••••• .. ••••ouu•••••••••••••••••••••• .. • .. •••••••••• .. •••••H•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .. ••••••••••••••••••• ·••••••······•·•·•••··•· .. •••• .. •·• .. •··H·••··•·•···········• .. ···••·····••·· ... ·•··•· .. •·····•·•••·······•· .. ····••·· .. ••••••••····••·•·•·•••••••••+o♦" • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ ♦ • • ♦ ♦ · · • . • Signed: Inspector Tobacco Board of Zambia . Date I certify that the Inspector, Tobacco Board of Zambia responsible for my area visited my farm/s and confirm that the details of my returns recorded are correct. Signed: . Farmer Representative Date p 864 Statutory Instruments 22nd May, 2026 FonnV (Regulation 7(1)) at toe ft»so,De tnn·rt TOBACCO BOARD OF ZAMBIA The Tobacco Act, 2022 (Act No. 10 of2022) The Tobacco Board of Zambia (General) Regulations, 2026 YER'S LICE FLOOR LICENCE Shaded fields for official use only PART I APPLICANT'S DETAILS TO: The Executive Director Tobacco Board of Zambia PO Box 31963 LUSAKA I. Name of applicate
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