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    - Export permit for wildlife & wildlife products (Non-CITES)
    - Export permit for wildlife & wildlife products (CITES)

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Preliminary registrations, licences & certificates

The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) is a State Corporation mandated to establish, implement & manage the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP), and to facilitate trade. The TFP is an online platform that serves as a single entry point for parties involved in international trade & transport logistics to lodge documents electronically, for processing, approvals and to make payments electronically for fees, levies, duties & taxes due to the Government, on imported or exported goods. Training is mandatory for new users of the system prior to registration on the system; this includes new staff from organizations already registered on the TFP. For more information on how to register on the TFP, click the link.

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Permits

Certificate of radioanalysis

The Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) is a public entity established to provide radiation protection, nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear safeguards, and the protection of persons, property and the environment against the harmful effects of ionizing & non-ionizing radiation through the establishment of a system of regulatory control. For more information on how to obtain a certificate of radioanalysis for consignments imported through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the Inland Container Depot, Nairobi (ICDN), or the Port of Mombasa, select from the options below.

Import Declaration Form (IDF)

The Import Declaration Form (IDF) is a declaration of the customs value of a consignment, and is issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA), Customs Services Department. Importers are required to complete an IDF and sign it to show that they have declared the true & accurate value of the imported goods before they leave the country of origin. IDFs that remain unutilized after three (3) months from the date of issuance will automatically attract the appropriate sanctions. For more information on how to obtain an IDF, click the link.

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Local Certificate of Conformity (CoC) (only applies to consignments that arrive without a CoC)

A Certificate of Conformity (CoC) is a certified document issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), which assures that commodities have met the required standards & specifications. When a consignment arrives in Kenya without a CoC, indicating that the consignment was inspected at the country of origin, an importer is required to obtain a local CoC. The certificate is only issued after successful inspection & verification of the consignment is carried out by KEBS. For more information on how to obtain a local CoC, click the link.

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Procedures for a first-time trader

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