Exporting to Africa? Check duty, demand and buyers before you ship.
African markets reward exporters who do the homework: regional customs unions with different external tariffs, conformity programmes that stop a container at the port, and distributors who are hard to find from a desk in Europe or Asia. ExportIQ gives you the desk research in one place, built by a team with offices in Lusaka and Ndola.
- Duty by HS code for your origin and destination.
- UN Comtrade import data: who supplies the market today and how much.
- An export guide that lists the documentation and conformity steps to check.
- Importers and distributors, labelled with how each contact was verified.
Questions, answered
- Does ExportIQ only cover Africa?
- No. The tools work for any origin and destination. This page is for exporters whose next market is in Africa, where duty, documentation and buyer discovery are harder to research from a desk.
- Can it tell me which certificates a shipment needs?
- The Export Guide Generator drafts a step-by-step for your product and market, including conformity and documentation steps to check, such as pre-shipment verification programmes. Treat it as a checklist to confirm with your forwarder or the authority, not as a legal ruling.
- What if I need people on the ground?
- ExportIQ is built by the team behind MRX (Mr Export To Africa), an export consultancy with offices in Athens, Lusaka and Ndola. When software is not enough, they can help with partner vetting and market entry.