The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is responsible for providing policy direction in the commercial and industrial sectors of the country. It coordinates programmes relating to trade and industry in order to enhance the sectors’ contribution to Zambia’s sustainable socio-economic growth and development.

Mission statement 

“To promote and facilitate a conducive environment for competitive business and industrialisation”.

Vision

“A conducive and sustainable business environment for a diversified and industrialised economy”.

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is responsible for formulating and administering policies as well as regulating activities in the trade and Industrial sectors in order to enhance the sectors’ contribution to sustainable socio-economic growth and development for the benefits of the people of Zambia.

The mandate of MCTI as guided by subjects contained in Government Gazette Notice No. 1123 of September 2021 are as follows:

1. Business Names;
2. Business Registration;
3. Commercial, Industrial and Trade Policy;
4. Companies;
5. Competition and Consumer Protection;
6. Copyright;
7. E-Commerce;
8. Industrial Research;
9. Industrialisation Policy;
10. Intellectual Property;
11. Investment Policy;
12. Privatisation Policy;
13. Standardisation, Standards and Quality Assurance; and
14. Weights and Measures.

The Ministry is responsible for the following Statutory Bodies and Institutions: –

• Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA);
• Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC);
• Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal;
• Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA);
• Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS);
• Zambia Compulsory Standard Agency (ZCSA);
• Zambia Development Agency (ZDA); and
• Zambia Metrology Agency (ZMA).