Dry Climate Formulas
Low humidity and a long dry season mean heavier emollients, higher glycerin and richer butters. Our lotions and jellies are built for that, not for a humid coast.
🇿🇲 Export Market · Lusaka, Kitwe & Ndola
Your India Manufacturing Partner for Zambia
Zambia is a dry-climate market, and that shows in what moves: body lotion, petroleum jelly and rich creams outsell everything else, with haircare close behind. Aetos Cosmetics manufactures white-label personal care, skincare and haircare in India, in the formats Lusaka and Copperbelt retail actually stocks.
Why Importers in Zambia Choose Aetos
Landlocked Logistics, Planned
Zambia has no port. We route through Dar es Salaam or Durban and build that into the plan from the start rather than discovering it at the booking stage.
Petroleum Jelly at Volume
Plain, aloe and baby petroleum jelly in 50 g, 100 g and 250 g jars is one of the highest-rotation lines we produce for the region.
Top Picks for the Zambia Market
A snapshot from over two hundred ready formulations — every product available white-label with your brand, your packaging and your language requirements.
Petroleum Jelly 250 g
Plain, aloe and baby variants in 50 g, 100 g and 250 g.
Enquire Now →Body Lotion 400 ml
Cocoa butter, shea butter and dry-skin urea variants.
Enquire Now →Bath & Herbal Soap Bars
75 g to 150 g, wrapped and cartoned under your brand.
Enquire Now →Hair Food & Hair Cream
100 g and 250 g jars, a staple across the region.
Enquire Now →Logistics, Handled
Sea freight to Dar es Salaam or Durban with inland haulage to Lusaka, or air freight for samples and urgent consignments. Our export team prepares the document set for your clearing agent.
Zambia FAQ
Do you supply cosmetics importers in Lusaka and the Copperbelt?
Yes. We work with international importers, distributors and brand owners, including businesses supplying Zambian retail and wholesale trade.
How do shipments reach a landlocked market?
Sea freight to Dar es Salaam or Durban, then inland haulage. We plan the route with you before the order is placed rather than afterwards.
Which products sell best in Zambia?
Body lotion, petroleum jelly, soap and haircare lead in dry-climate markets. All are in our range.
The Full Range for Zambia
More than two hundred ready formulations, every one available under your own brand, your own artwork and your own language. You choose the products and the pack sizes; we manufacture, fill, pack and prepare the export documents.
- Skincare — over 100 products. Face creams and moisturisers, face wash and cleansers, serums, scrubs and face packs, toners and lip care. Jars from 30 g, tubes from 100 ml, serums in 30 ml droppers.
- Haircare — over 40 products. Shampoo in 200 ml, 400 ml and 1 litre, hair oils, conditioners and masks, hair cream, hair food, hair lotion and styling gel.
- Personal care — body lotions in 200 ml to 500 ml, body butter, petroleum jelly in 50 g to 250 g, body wash and shower gel, hand wash, a full baby range and a men's range.
- Soap — 18 bar variants in 75 g, 100 g, 125 g and 150 g, including glow, kojic, papaya, charcoal, neem, turmeric, sandal, shea, cocoa butter and African black soap.
- Sun care — SPF 30 and SPF 50 lotions, an oil free matte gel with no white cast, a tinted SPF 50 made for deeper skin tones, a kids mineral sunscreen and after sun gel.
How it works
- Tell us the products and the market. Which items, which pack sizes, and that they are going to Zambia. Labelling rules and buyer taste differ market to market.
- We quote. Ex Works, in US dollars, per piece, at the quantity you give us.
- Artwork and packing. You send your logo and label artwork, or we help you build it. The bottle, tube, jar, cap, label and carton are confirmed before anything is printed.
- Samples. Development samples are produced against the agreed brief so you can approve texture, fragrance and pack before a full run. Sample development is charged, and the charge is credited in full against your first production order.
- Production and shipping. We manufacture, pack and prepare the export documents for your clearing agent at destination.
Minimum order
3,000 units per product. Different products can be combined in one shipment, so a first order to Zambia usually carries three to five products rather than one. There is no minimum on how many different products you take.
Send Your Zambia Enquiry
Tell us which products and roughly what quantity. We reply with prices per piece, Ex Works, in US dollars.
Bring Your Brand to Zambia
Tell us your category wishlist — our export team responds with a market-matched proposal for Zambia.
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