Registration requirements

  1. Name of company, postal and physical address, phone/fax numbers and email address;
  2. Names of Directors and contact person;
  3. Copy of certificate of registration with relevant body, where applicable;
  4. Copy of certificate of incorporation or registration, only companies registered in Zambia with the Registrar of companies shall be eligible;
  5. Names of banker(s);
  6. Valid Tax Clearance certificate;
  7. Company profile;
  8. Evidence of having paid the non-refundable fee for the application form and the certificate (copy of receipt);
  9. Annual Return Forms, that is Companies Form 42 and 53 filed by Limited Companies, the Business Names Form VII for business names (sole trader and partnerships), and a stamped receipt which bears an Accounts Stamp from the Patents and Companies Registration Authority (PACRA); and
  10. Annual return Status Report from PACRA for companies whose annual returns are not yet due.
  11. Registration shall be granted for a period of one year. firms may apply for renewal of their registration three (3) months before the expiry of the certificate but payment will be required for each renewal.
  12. Download form HERE to be submitted to ZPPA.

The invitation for registration does not apply to contractors of buildings, road work, auditing and consulting services.

Note: registration as a supplier does not constitute automatic offer of business.