Zimbabwe Country Commercial Guide
Learn about the market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business conditions in zimbabwe, prepared by at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies’ professionals
Prohibited and Restricted Imports
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Zimbabwe maintains a list of prohibited items that require special permission from the government to import.  The list includes pornographic materials, flick knives/lockable blades, skin lightening creams, soaps and lotions, nuclear reactors, radioactive materials, arms and ammunition, precious and semi-precious gems, jewelry, carbonated beverages for resale, textiles and clothing, and secondhand clothes for resale.  Meat imports are controlled by a quota system administered by the Ministry of Agriculture.