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

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- Preliminary registrations , licences and certificates
  - Register on the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP)
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  - Local certificate of conformity
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Live fish (Samaki hai)

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Preliminary registrations, licences & certificates

Inspection report

The Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) was established under the Fisheries Management & Development Act. The mandate of KeFS is to conserve, manage and develop Kenya’s fisheries & aquaculture resources. Import of fish & fishery products is regulated by KeFS. Importers of live fish are required to have a facility where the fish will be handled and stored. KeFS will inspect the facility to ensure compliance with the set standards prior to issuing an inspection report. For more information on how to obtain an inspection report for the premises, click the link.

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Fish movement permit

The Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) was established under the Fisheries Management & Development Act. The mandate of KeFS is to conserve, manage and develop Kenya’s fisheries & aquaculture resources. Import of fish & fishery products is regulated by KeFS who issue a fish movement permit through the office of the County Director of Fisheries (CDF) to facilitate the movement & transport of fish & fishery products within the country. For more information on how to obtain a live fish movement permit, click the link.

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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

Import permit for live fish (FD02)

The Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) was established under the Fisheries Management & Development Act. The mandate of KeFS is to conserve, manage and develop Kenya’s fisheries & aquaculture resources. Import of fish & fishery products is regulated by KeFS who issue an import permit for live fish per consignment. However, KeFS will not issue an import permit for any fish species that are listed on Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna or Flora (CITES). The permit is processed through the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP). For more information on how to obtain an import permit for live fish, 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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Clearance

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Live fish import procedure through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)

In accordance with the provisions of the East African Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA), goods for importation shall be entered (declared) within twenty-one (21) days after the commencement of discharge or in the case of vehicles, on arrival. Importers are required to acquire the services of a licensed customs clearing agent, who is mandated to process the importation documents in the Customs system and assist in clearing goods on the importer’s behalf. Information on global standards for the transportation of live animals by air can be accessed here. For more information on how to import a consignment of live fish through JKIA, click the link.

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Live fish import procedure through the Moi International Airport (MIA)

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Live fish import procedure through the Port of Mombasa

In accordance with the provisions of the East African Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA), goods for importation shall be entered (declared) within twenty-one (21) days after the commencement of discharge or in the case of vehicles, on arrival. Importers are required to acquire the services of a licensed customs clearing agent, who is mandated to process the importation documents in the Customs system and assist in clearing goods on the importer’s behalf. For more information on how to import a consignment of live fish through the Port of Mombasa, click the link.

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Procedures for a first-time trader

Import live fish through Moi International Airport (MIA)

This procedure sequentially compiles the licences, permits and clearance steps to be fulfilled by a registered business owner importing a consignment of live fish, of more than $2000 of value, for the first time into Kenya, via Moi International Airport (MIA).

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