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Preliminary registrations, licences & certificates

Medical professionals dealing with medical products, devices, food supplements, cosmetics, Non Profit Organizations and development partners products are required to register and obtain credentials to access PPB's online service portal. For more information on how to register as a pharmacist or medical professional, select from the options below.

Product registration certificate

Product registration is mandatory for new drugs manufactured in Kenya for export. As the regulator, Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), will issue a product registration certificate upon successful product evaluation. Prior to issuance of the certificate, traders are also required to obtain a certificate of analysis from a recognized laboratory and a certificate of good manufacturing practices issued by PPB.

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Wholesale dealer's licence

A wholesale dealer is an individual who intends to deal with distribution, storage, importation and exportation of medical products. Registration of wholesale dealers must be one by registered pharmacists. As the regulator, Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) will carry out inspection on the premises prior to issuance of the wholesale dealer's licence. The licence issued expires on 31st December in the year of issue.

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Certificate of good manufacturing practices

For a local manufacturer who intends to manufacture drugs for export, the manufacturer must obtain a certificate of good manufacturing practices which is issued after the manufacturing site has been inspected by inspectors from Pharmacy and Poisons Board to ensure that they have complied with the set good manufacturing practices.

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Certificate of analysis

A certificate of analysis is a document issued after a drug has been analyzed and evaluated by a recognized laboratory in Kenya upon meeting its product specification. For importation and exportation of a new drug; the certificate must be submitted to Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) to facilitate registration of the drug.

In Kenya there are three main labs that perform product analysis which include:

1. Mission for essential Drugs and Supplies ( MEDS)

2. Drug Analysis and Research unit (DARU)

3. National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL)

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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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This procedure applies to first time traders who require to obtain a preferential certificate of origin during export. Traders are required to register with the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Rules of Origin Section to obtain a registration letter. The letter confirms the country of origin of the goods to be exported and is a requirement when applying for the preferential certificate of origin.

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The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) is the umbrella body of the private sector in Kenya. The Chamber is an autonomous, non-profit, membership-based & private sector lobby institution. Membership to the Chamber is not mandatory however, membership is diverse and has benefits such as networking opportunities, training consultancy, customer referrals & credibility in your business to mention a few. For more information on how to register with KNCCI, click the link.

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Food hygiene licence

A food hygiene licence is required for all facilities that process and package products that are for human consumption, e.g packhouses. The licence is issued by Port Health Services Kenya (PHS) or by Public Health Officers, from the respective County Governments where the premises are located. The licence is valid for one (1) calendar year. For more information on how to obtain a food hygiene licence from either the County Government or County Public Health Office, select from the options below.

Licences and certificates renewal

Permits

Export permit for pharmaceutical products

Export of pharmaceutical products is regulated by Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) who issues an export permit for each consignment. The export permits are processed through the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP).

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Certificate of origin

Preferential certificate of origin

Non-preferential certificate of origin

Certificate of radioanalysis

The Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) is the Authority that regulates all radioactive materials, materials that contain radioactive elements and equipment that produce radioactive waves in Kenya. As the regulator, KNRA issues the certificate of radio analysis to ascertain that commodities are free of radioactive elements. For more information on how to obtain the certificate, select from the options below and click the link.

Clearance

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Procedures for a first-time trader

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Export pharmaceutical products through Lunga Lunga One Stop Border Post (OSBP)

This procedure sequentially compiles the licences, permits and clearance steps to be fulfilled by a registered business owner exporting a consignment of pharmaceutical products, of more than $2000 of value, for the first time out of Kenya, via the Lunga Lunga OSBP.

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Export pharmaceutical products through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)