What are the requirements?
1.
Physical presence
Of the owner or appointed technical personnel.
2.
KEPHIS inspection checklist (copy)
Traders are expected to comply with the requirements, and meet the standards in the checklist.
Additionally, for fresh produce
1.
KEPHIS inspection checklist for flowers (copy)
Traders are expected to comply with the requirements, and meet the standards in the checklist.
or
KEPHIS inspection checklist for basil (copy)
Traders are expected to comply with the requirements, and meet the standards in the checklist.
or
KEPHIS inspection checklist for chillies (copy)
Traders are expected to comply with the requirements, and meet the standards in the checklist.
2.
Farm
Additionally, for dry commodities
1.
KEPHIS inspection checklist for facilities (copy)
Traders are expected to comply with the requirements, and meet the standards in the checklist.
2.
Godown facility
3.
Dry produce
E.g., tea, coffee, maize, sisal, cotton etc.
The time taken to carry out the audit depends on the size of the farm or go-down facility and the number of inspectors.
Attention at counter:
Min. 3h.
- Max. 5h.
Waiting time until next step:
Min. 1 day
- Max. 3 days
1.
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act No. 54 of 2012
Section 5
2.
The Agricultural Produce (Export) Act 319
Sections 3, 4
3.
Crops Act (2013)
Sections 6, 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 40
Additional information
Field audits are mandatory for all fresh produce exporters. The farm owner or their representative must be present during the audits. Intense audits are done on the following; Vegetables (chillies, basil, and Asian vegetables), flowers (gypsophila, eryngium, statice, solidago, hypericum, and carnations (dianthus)) and plants for propagation (rooted and un-rooted, herbaceous and non-herbaceous). Risk profiling requirements are specific to importing market requirements, according to type of pests and destinations, number of notifications and number of rejections/interceptions. The inspection can be done by one or two inspectors depending on the size the farm or go-down facility.
Who certified this information ?
Faith NDUNGE, Head, Biosafety & Phytosanitary Services,
09/05/2017