Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)

The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) is the Zambian government agency that registers businesses and intellectual property. Its head office is at PACRA House, Plot 8471, Haile Selassie Avenue in Longacres, Lusaka, Zambia. PACRA describes itself as the official registry for business entities, intellectual property and securities in Zambia. Through its website, people can: - register a company or business name on the PACRA online portal - search the register of existing businesses - file trademarks and other intellectual property applications online - register security interests in movable property, such as vehicles and equipment pledged for a loan, on the Movable Property Registry - download forms and check registration fees As well as the head office, PACRA runs a Lusaka One Stop Shop at Kwacha House Annex on Cairo Road. The head office can be reached on +260 211 255 127 or +260 211 255 151, or through the short code 5111. Public relations enquiries go to pro@pacra.org.zm. The postal address is PO Box 32020, Lusaka. Office hours are not published on the agency's contact page.

Plot 8471, PACRA House, Haile Selassie Avenue, Longacres, Lusaka, Zambia
Lusaka

15°24′59″S 28°18′59″E

• Company registration
• Business name registration
• Business search
• Trademark and IP filing
• Movable property security registration