Zambia will restore value-added tax (VAT) on supplies of petrol and diesel from 1 December 2026, ending a temporary zero-rating that applied from April.
Zambia will reinstate VAT on supplies of petrol and diesel from 1 December 2026.
The zero-rating was introduced from 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026 and later extended to 30 September 2026. It was not formally extended beyond that date, but it was decided that VAT would not be reinstated until 1 December 2026.
The Energy Regulation Board announced revised petroleum prices on 30 September 2026, following the government’s decision to reinstate VAT on petroleum products. Excise duty on petrol and diesel, which was suspended during the same period, was reinstated from 1 October 2026.
The sources do not state the VAT rate to be applied from 1 December 2026 or the revised price levels.
