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Select product (enter keyword or HS code e.g., "tea" or "090210")
Vegetables (Mboga, Chillies, Peppers, Cucumber, Kale, Sukuma, Spinach, Onions, Cabbage, Potatoes, Cassava, Cauliflower, Okra etc.)
Motor vehicles (Gari, Cars, Automobile, Vehicle, Sedan, Trucks, Lorry, Van, Bus, Minivan, SUV, 4x4, Automatic, Manual, LHD, RHD, 4WD, 2WD etc.)
Tea (Chai, Specialty Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Purple Tea, Yellow Tea, Aromatic Tea etc.)
Coffee (Kahawa, Arabica, Coffee Beans, Clean Coffee etc.)
Pharmaceutical products (Dawa, Drugs, Medicine, Tablets, Capsules, Pills, Syrup, Scalpel, Dose, Drip, Drops, Syringe, Gloves, Gauze, Dosage etc.)
Pesticides (Dawa za wadudu, Pesticides, Sprays etc.)
Motorcycles (Pikipiki, Bike, Scooter etc.)
Bicycles (Baiskeli, Cycle, Mountain Bike, BMX etc.)
Spare parts (Axle, Rims, Radiator, Headlight, Side Mirrors, Brakes, Pads etc.)
Flowers (Maua, Roses, Daisies, Eryngium, Lilies, Carnations, Gypsophilia, St. John's Wort etc.)
Processed (dry, chilled, or frozen) fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Omena, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod) etc.
Cotton (Pamba, Cotton, Bale, Lint, Fibre, Ginning, Ginnery etc.)
Sisal (Mkonge, Sisal, Ropes, Fibre etc.)
Seeds (Mbegu, Seeds, Seedlings, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Maize (unmilled) (Mahindi, Maize, Cob, Corn, Grain, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Hides & skins (Ngozi za wanyama, Animal Skin, Fur, Hair, Coat etc.)
Wool (Sufu, Wool, Fabric, Yarn)
Sheep & goats (Kondoo, Sheep, Merino, Dorset Horn, Dorper, Romney etc.)
Meat & meat products (Nyama, Meat, Beef, Pork, Meat Balls, Sausage, Salami, Ham, Bacon, Mutton, Offals, Matumbo etc.)
Animal feeds (Vyakula vya wanyama, Feed, Feeds, Fodder, Hay, Bales etc.)
Honey & other apiary products (Asali, Honey, Bees, Wax, Hive, Comb etc.)
Eggs & eggs products (Mayai, Eggs, Mayonaisse etc.)
Veterinary medicines (Madawa ya wanyama, Medicine, Pills, Tablets, Powder, Treatment, Drops etc.)
Dogs & cats (Mbwa, Dogs, German Shepherd, Rotweiler, Spitz, Bulldog, Labrador, Alsatian, Puppy, Puppies, Shih Tzu, Cat, Paka etc.)
Camels (Ngamia, Camels etc.)
Poultry (Kuku, Hens, Cockrel, Chicken, Fowls, Chicks, Wyandotte, Cochin, Sussex, Araucana, Rhode Island White etc.)
Cattle (Ng'ombe, Cows, Hereford, Angus, Friesian, Ayrshire, Red Angus, Jesey, Bradford, Sussex, Guernsey, etc.)
Pigs (Nguruwe, Pigs, Large White, Duroc, Blackshire, Large Black, Hampshire, Meishan, Mangalica, Tamworth, Gloucesters, etc.)
Coconut (Nazi, Coconut, Oil, Nuts, Crops etc.)
Macadamia nuts (Macadamia, Nuts, Oil, Crops etc.)
Cashew nuts (Cashew, Nuts, Crops, Oil etc.)
Ground nuts (Ground Nut, Njugu, Nuts Oil,Crops etc.)
Bull semen (Bull Semen)
Animal embryos (Animal Embryos, Eggs)
Palm oil (Palm Oil, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sesame seeds (Sesame Seeds, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sunflower (Sunflower, Crops, Nuts, Oil etc.)
Leather & leather products (Leather, Shoes, Belts, Sandals, Jackets, Pants, Hand Bags, etc.s)
Milk & milk products (Maziwa, Milk, Dairy, Milkshake, Ice Cream, Cream, Cheese, Curd, Butter, Ghee etc.)
Wildlife & wildlife products (Tortoise, Ostrich, Birds, Lizards, Butterflies, Butterfly, Tree, Plant, Game, Wild etc.)
Fresh fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Common Carp, Omena, etc.)
Live fish (Samaki, Ornamental Fish, Aquarium, Crustaceans, Octopus, Shell Fish etc.)
Horns & hooves (Horns, Hooves)
Rabbits (Sungura, Doe, Buck, Bunny, New Zealand White, Chinchilla, French Lop, Flemish Giant, Canada Giant etc.)
Rice (Mchele, Rice, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Beans (Maharage, Red beans, Kidney beans, Green beans etc.)
Avocados (Kienyeji, Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton etc.)
Pyrethrum (Pyrethrum, Insecticide)
Licit drugs
Medical devices
Cereals (Green grams, Millet, Sorghum, Wheat, Sim sim etc)
Peas (Mbaazi, Cow Peas, Chick Peas etc.)
Grains (Nafaka, Sim Sim, Green Grams, Minji etc.)
Fruits (Matunda, Fruits, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Pineapples, Watermelon, Guava, Apples, Grapes, Passion Fruit, Strawberries etc.)
Construction & building minerals (Soda ash, Graphite, Gypsum, Limestone & marble, Iodine minerals, Diatomite, Pumice etc)
Precious stones (Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, Green garnet or Tsavorite)
Precious metals (Gold, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Silver, Rhodium, Ruthenium)
Base & rare metals (Copper, Iron, Cobalt, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Titanium, Chromium etc)
Fuel minerals (Non- Nuclear; Coal, Nuclear; Source material containing Uranium & Thorium)
Herbs (Mint leaves, Rosemary leaves, Basil leaves, Coriander, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Oregano, Tarragon etc)
Solar panels (Solar, Panels, Energy)
Electrical appliances
Roots & tubers (Irish Potatoes)
Beverages (Non-alcoholic and alcoholic) (Water, Juice, Soft Drinks, Wine, Liquor, Whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Gin, Beer, Cooler, Cider, Champagne etc.)
Processed foodstuffs (Bread, Cakes, Breakfast Cereals, Cheese, Snacks, Microwave Meals etc.)
Spices
Miraa (Khat)
Second-hand clothes (Nguo, Mavazi, Viatu, Mitumba, Clothes, Jeans, Skirts, Pants, Suits, Dresses, Socks, Scarves, Jackets, Hoodies, Skirts, Stockings, Hats, Ties etc.)
Animal oils
Vegetable oils
Cassava
Timber & timber products
Tobacco (Tumbaku)
White sugar (Sukari)
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) devices
Brown sugar (Sukari)
Forest products (Charcoal, Briquettes, Power Transmission Poles, Gum etc.)
Metal and metal products
Manufactured goods
Textiles & textile products (Silk, Yarn, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Woven, Crotched, Fabrics)
Select product (enter keyword or HS code e.g., "tea" or "090210")
Vegetables (Mboga, Chillies, Peppers, Cucumber, Kale, Sukuma, Spinach, Onions, Cabbage, Potatoes, Cassava, Cauliflower, Okra etc.)
Motor vehicles (Gari, Cars, Automobile, Vehicle, Sedan, Trucks, Lorry, Van, Bus, Minivan, SUV, 4x4, Automatic, Manual, LHD, RHD, 4WD, 2WD etc.)
Tea (Chai, Specialty Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Purple Tea, Yellow Tea, Aromatic Tea etc.)
Coffee (Kahawa, Arabica, Coffee Beans, Clean Coffee etc.)
Pharmaceutical products (Dawa, Drugs, Medicine, Tablets, Capsules, Pills, Syrup, Scalpel, Dose, Drip, Drops, Syringe, Gloves, Gauze, Dosage etc.)
Pesticides (Dawa za wadudu, Pesticides, Sprays etc.)
Motorcycles (Pikipiki, Bike, Scooter etc.)
Bicycles (Baiskeli, Cycle, Mountain Bike, BMX etc.)
Spare parts (Axle, Rims, Radiator, Headlight, Side Mirrors, Brakes, Pads etc.)
Flowers (Maua, Roses, Daisies, Eryngium, Lilies, Carnations, Gypsophilia, St. John's Wort etc.)
Processed (dry, chilled, or frozen) fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Omena, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod) etc.
Cotton (Pamba, Cotton, Bale, Lint, Fibre, Ginning, Ginnery etc.)
Sisal (Mkonge, Sisal, Ropes, Fibre etc.)
Seeds (Mbegu, Seeds, Seedlings, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Maize (unmilled) (Mahindi, Maize, Cob, Corn, Grain, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Hides & skins (Ngozi za wanyama, Animal Skin, Fur, Hair, Coat etc.)
Wool (Sufu, Wool, Fabric, Yarn)
Sheep & goats (Kondoo, Sheep, Merino, Dorset Horn, Dorper, Romney etc.)
Meat & meat products (Nyama, Meat, Beef, Pork, Meat Balls, Sausage, Salami, Ham, Bacon, Mutton, Offals, Matumbo etc.)
Animal feeds (Vyakula vya wanyama, Feed, Feeds, Fodder, Hay, Bales etc.)
Honey & other apiary products (Asali, Honey, Bees, Wax, Hive, Comb etc.)
Eggs & eggs products (Mayai, Eggs, Mayonaisse etc.)
Veterinary medicines (Madawa ya wanyama, Medicine, Pills, Tablets, Powder, Treatment, Drops etc.)
Dogs & cats (Mbwa, Dogs, German Shepherd, Rotweiler, Spitz, Bulldog, Labrador, Alsatian, Puppy, Puppies, Shih Tzu, Cat, Paka etc.)
Camels (Ngamia, Camels etc.)
Poultry (Kuku, Hens, Cockrel, Chicken, Fowls, Chicks, Wyandotte, Cochin, Sussex, Araucana, Rhode Island White etc.)
Cattle (Ng'ombe, Cows, Hereford, Angus, Friesian, Ayrshire, Red Angus, Jesey, Bradford, Sussex, Guernsey, etc.)
Pigs (Nguruwe, Pigs, Large White, Duroc, Blackshire, Large Black, Hampshire, Meishan, Mangalica, Tamworth, Gloucesters, etc.)
Coconut (Nazi, Coconut, Oil, Nuts, Crops etc.)
Macadamia nuts (Macadamia, Nuts, Oil, Crops etc.)
Cashew nuts (Cashew, Nuts, Crops, Oil etc.)
Ground nuts (Ground Nut, Njugu, Nuts Oil,Crops etc.)
Bull semen (Bull Semen)
Animal embryos (Animal Embryos, Eggs)
Palm oil (Palm Oil, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sesame seeds (Sesame Seeds, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sunflower (Sunflower, Crops, Nuts, Oil etc.)
Leather & leather products (Leather, Shoes, Belts, Sandals, Jackets, Pants, Hand Bags, etc.s)
Milk & milk products (Maziwa, Milk, Dairy, Milkshake, Ice Cream, Cream, Cheese, Curd, Butter, Ghee etc.)
Wildlife & wildlife products (Tortoise, Ostrich, Birds, Lizards, Butterflies, Butterfly, Tree, Plant, Game, Wild etc.)
Fresh fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Common Carp, Omena, etc.)
Live fish (Samaki, Ornamental Fish, Aquarium, Crustaceans, Octopus, Shell Fish etc.)
Horns & hooves (Horns, Hooves)
Rabbits (Sungura, Doe, Buck, Bunny, New Zealand White, Chinchilla, French Lop, Flemish Giant, Canada Giant etc.)
Rice (Mchele, Rice, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Beans (Maharage, Red beans, Kidney beans, Green beans etc.)
Avocados (Kienyeji, Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton etc.)
Pyrethrum (Pyrethrum, Insecticide)
Licit drugs
Medical devices
Cereals (Green grams, Millet, Sorghum, Wheat, Sim sim etc)
Peas (Mbaazi, Cow Peas, Chick Peas etc.)
Grains (Nafaka, Sim Sim, Green Grams, Minji etc.)
Fruits (Matunda, Fruits, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Pineapples, Watermelon, Guava, Apples, Grapes, Passion Fruit, Strawberries etc.)
Construction & building minerals (Soda ash, Graphite, Gypsum, Limestone & marble, Iodine minerals, Diatomite, Pumice etc)
Precious stones (Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, Green garnet or Tsavorite)
Precious metals (Gold, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Silver, Rhodium, Ruthenium)
Base & rare metals (Copper, Iron, Cobalt, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Titanium, Chromium etc)
Fuel minerals (Non- Nuclear; Coal, Nuclear; Source material containing Uranium & Thorium)
Herbs (Mint leaves, Rosemary leaves, Basil leaves, Coriander, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Oregano, Tarragon etc)
Solar panels (Solar, Panels, Energy)
Electrical appliances
Roots & tubers (Irish Potatoes)
Beverages (Non-alcoholic and alcoholic) (Water, Juice, Soft Drinks, Wine, Liquor, Whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Gin, Beer, Cooler, Cider, Champagne etc.)
Processed foodstuffs (Bread, Cakes, Breakfast Cereals, Cheese, Snacks, Microwave Meals etc.)
Spices
Miraa (Khat)
Second-hand clothes (Nguo, Mavazi, Viatu, Mitumba, Clothes, Jeans, Skirts, Pants, Suits, Dresses, Socks, Scarves, Jackets, Hoodies, Skirts, Stockings, Hats, Ties etc.)
Animal oils
Vegetable oils
Cassava
Timber & timber products
Tobacco (Tumbaku)
White sugar (Sukari)
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) devices
Brown sugar (Sukari)
Forest products (Charcoal, Briquettes, Power Transmission Poles, Gum etc.)
Metal and metal products
Manufactured goods
Textiles & textile products (Silk, Yarn, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Woven, Crotched, Fabrics)
Select product (enter keyword or HS code e.g., "tea" or "090210")
Vegetables (Mboga, Chillies, Peppers, Cucumber, Kale, Sukuma, Spinach, Onions, Cabbage, Potatoes, Cassava, Cauliflower, Okra etc.)
Motor vehicles (Gari, Cars, Automobile, Vehicle, Sedan, Trucks, Lorry, Van, Bus, Minivan, SUV, 4x4, Automatic, Manual, LHD, RHD, 4WD, 2WD etc.)
Tea (Chai, Specialty Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Purple Tea, Yellow Tea, Aromatic Tea etc.)
Coffee (Kahawa, Arabica, Coffee Beans, Clean Coffee etc.)
Pharmaceutical products (Dawa, Drugs, Medicine, Tablets, Capsules, Pills, Syrup, Scalpel, Dose, Drip, Drops, Syringe, Gloves, Gauze, Dosage etc.)
Pesticides (Dawa za wadudu, Pesticides, Sprays etc.)
Motorcycles (Pikipiki, Bike, Scooter etc.)
Bicycles (Baiskeli, Cycle, Mountain Bike, BMX etc.)
Spare parts (Axle, Rims, Radiator, Headlight, Side Mirrors, Brakes, Pads etc.)
Flowers (Maua, Roses, Daisies, Eryngium, Lilies, Carnations, Gypsophilia, St. John's Wort etc.)
Processed (dry, chilled, or frozen) fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Omena, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod) etc.
Cotton (Pamba, Cotton, Bale, Lint, Fibre, Ginning, Ginnery etc.)
Sisal (Mkonge, Sisal, Ropes, Fibre etc.)
Seeds (Mbegu, Seeds, Seedlings, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Maize (unmilled) (Mahindi, Maize, Cob, Corn, Grain, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Hides & skins (Ngozi za wanyama, Animal Skin, Fur, Hair, Coat etc.)
Wool (Sufu, Wool, Fabric, Yarn)
Sheep & goats (Kondoo, Sheep, Merino, Dorset Horn, Dorper, Romney etc.)
Meat & meat products (Nyama, Meat, Beef, Pork, Meat Balls, Sausage, Salami, Ham, Bacon, Mutton, Offals, Matumbo etc.)
Animal feeds (Vyakula vya wanyama, Feed, Feeds, Fodder, Hay, Bales etc.)
Honey & other apiary products (Asali, Honey, Bees, Wax, Hive, Comb etc.)
Eggs & eggs products (Mayai, Eggs, Mayonaisse etc.)
Veterinary medicines (Madawa ya wanyama, Medicine, Pills, Tablets, Powder, Treatment, Drops etc.)
Dogs & cats (Mbwa, Dogs, German Shepherd, Rotweiler, Spitz, Bulldog, Labrador, Alsatian, Puppy, Puppies, Shih Tzu, Cat, Paka etc.)
Camels (Ngamia, Camels etc.)
Poultry (Kuku, Hens, Cockrel, Chicken, Fowls, Chicks, Wyandotte, Cochin, Sussex, Araucana, Rhode Island White etc.)
Cattle (Ng'ombe, Cows, Hereford, Angus, Friesian, Ayrshire, Red Angus, Jesey, Bradford, Sussex, Guernsey, etc.)
Pigs (Nguruwe, Pigs, Large White, Duroc, Blackshire, Large Black, Hampshire, Meishan, Mangalica, Tamworth, Gloucesters, etc.)
Coconut (Nazi, Coconut, Oil, Nuts, Crops etc.)
Macadamia nuts (Macadamia, Nuts, Oil, Crops etc.)
Cashew nuts (Cashew, Nuts, Crops, Oil etc.)
Ground nuts (Ground Nut, Njugu, Nuts Oil,Crops etc.)
Bull semen (Bull Semen)
Animal embryos (Animal Embryos, Eggs)
Palm oil (Palm Oil, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sesame seeds (Sesame Seeds, Crops, Nuts etc.)
Sunflower (Sunflower, Crops, Nuts, Oil etc.)
Leather & leather products (Leather, Shoes, Belts, Sandals, Jackets, Pants, Hand Bags, etc.s)
Milk & milk products (Maziwa, Milk, Dairy, Milkshake, Ice Cream, Cream, Cheese, Curd, Butter, Ghee etc.)
Wildlife & wildlife products (Tortoise, Ostrich, Birds, Lizards, Butterflies, Butterfly, Tree, Plant, Game, Wild etc.)
Fresh fish (Samaki, Fish, Tilapia, Nile Perch, Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, Cod, Common Carp, Omena, etc.)
Live fish (Samaki, Ornamental Fish, Aquarium, Crustaceans, Octopus, Shell Fish etc.)
Horns & hooves (Horns, Hooves)
Rabbits (Sungura, Doe, Buck, Bunny, New Zealand White, Chinchilla, French Lop, Flemish Giant, Canada Giant etc.)
Rice (Mchele, Rice, Crops, Dry Produce etc.)
Beans (Maharage, Red beans, Kidney beans, Green beans etc.)
Avocados (Kienyeji, Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton etc.)
Pyrethrum (Pyrethrum, Insecticide)
Licit drugs
Medical devices
Cereals (Green grams, Millet, Sorghum, Wheat, Sim sim etc)
Peas (Mbaazi, Cow Peas, Chick Peas etc.)
Grains (Nafaka, Sim Sim, Green Grams, Minji etc.)
Fruits (Matunda, Fruits, Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Pineapples, Watermelon, Guava, Apples, Grapes, Passion Fruit, Strawberries etc.)
Construction & building minerals (Soda ash, Graphite, Gypsum, Limestone & marble, Iodine minerals, Diatomite, Pumice etc)
Precious stones (Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, Green garnet or Tsavorite)
Precious metals (Gold, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Silver, Rhodium, Ruthenium)
Base & rare metals (Copper, Iron, Cobalt, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, Titanium, Chromium etc)
Fuel minerals (Non- Nuclear; Coal, Nuclear; Source material containing Uranium & Thorium)
Herbs (Mint leaves, Rosemary leaves, Basil leaves, Coriander, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Oregano, Tarragon etc)
Solar panels (Solar, Panels, Energy)
Electrical appliances
Roots & tubers (Irish Potatoes)
Beverages (Non-alcoholic and alcoholic) (Water, Juice, Soft Drinks, Wine, Liquor, Whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Gin, Beer, Cooler, Cider, Champagne etc.)
Processed foodstuffs (Bread, Cakes, Breakfast Cereals, Cheese, Snacks, Microwave Meals etc.)
Spices
Miraa (Khat)
Second-hand clothes (Nguo, Mavazi, Viatu, Mitumba, Clothes, Jeans, Skirts, Pants, Suits, Dresses, Socks, Scarves, Jackets, Hoodies, Skirts, Stockings, Hats, Ties etc.)
Animal oils
Vegetable oils
Cassava
Timber & timber products
Tobacco (Tumbaku)
White sugar (Sukari)
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) devices
Brown sugar (Sukari)
Forest products (Charcoal, Briquettes, Power Transmission Poles, Gum etc.)
Metal and metal products
Manufactured goods
Textiles & textile products (Silk, Yarn, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Woven, Crotched, Fabrics)
  1. Kenya is set to resume the export of mangoes to Europe. For procedures for the export of mangoes to the EU market for a first-time trader, click here. For the full article on the resumption of exports to European market, click here.
  2. Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) has revised its fees for training and other premium services. For a schedule of the revised fees, click here. Stay up-to-date with InfoTradeKenya Portal.
  3. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has waived phytosanitary certificate charges for exporters of coffee, tea, herbs and spices. Reference can be made here.

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