Steps (40)
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Obtain export licence
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Obtain farm inspection report
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Obtain packhouse inspection report
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Register as an exporter
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Audit
Obtain EAC certificate of origin
(8)
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Obtain KEPHIS release
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Obtain Port Health Services release
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Obtain KRA release
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Summary of the procedure
Institutions involved 9 expand_more expand_less
Results 7 expand_more expand_less
Required Documents expand_more expand_less
Estimated cost KES 39,000 + USD 3
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KES
5,000
For export licence fee.
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KES
5,000
For advance cess fee which is a form of levy imposed on all horticultural crops for export.
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KES
15,000
For deposit of expected future phytosanitary certificates.
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KES
0
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KES
58.4
per kilometer
For audit mileage.
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KES
1,000
For field audit for one hectare or less.
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KES
0
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KES
250
per hectare
For field audit for every additional hectare above one hectare.
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KES
5,000
For inspection of dry produce weighing less than 34 kilograms.
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KES
0
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KES
0.15
per kilogram
For inspection of dry produce for every additional kilogram above 34 kilograms.
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3
For issuance of certificate of origin
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KES
500
For issuance of a phytosanitary certificate.
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KES
1,000
For issuance of phytosanitary certificate.
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KES
5,000
For inspection fee for 0-34,000 kgs.
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KES
0
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KES
0.15
per kilogram
For inspection fees for 34,001-280,000 kgs.
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KES
0
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KES
0.01
per kilogram
For inspection fees for 280,000 kgs and above.
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KES
1,500
For issuance of export health certificate.
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Total Duration 26 d - 78 d expand_more expand_less
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| Total time (sum): | 26 d | 78 d |
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| Waiting time in queue (sum): | 2h. 45mn | 9h. |
| Attention at counter: | 11h. 50mn | 25h. 10mn |
| Waiting time until next step (sum): | 26 d | 77 d |
Laws 20 expand_more expand_less
Agricultural Food Authority Act (2013)
1st Schedule
Sections 4, First Schedule
COMESA Protocol on the Rules of Origin
Crops Act (2013)
3rd Schedule
Sections 6, 8, 13, 16, 18, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 40, 41, Third Schedule
Customs and Excise Regulations (2010)
Sections 14, 15, 127C, 127, 128B, 199
East African Community Customs Management Act (2004)
Section 235
East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010)
Section 194
Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Hygiene) Regulations, 1978
Section 10
HCD Exporter Registration Checklist
Horticultural Crop Directorate Order (2011)
5th Schedule
Sections 3rd, 4th, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, Fifth Schedule
KEBS Standards on Horticultural Products (KS 1758:2016)
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act No. 54 of 2012
Sections 5 (h), 5
KEPHIS Notice
Legal Notice 48 (The Plant Protection Fees & Charges) Rules (2009)
Procedure for Registration as an Exporter of Agricultural Produce
Public Health Act CAP 242
Section 127
Public Health Act CAP 242 Public Health (Fees) Rules
1st Schedule
The Agricultural Produce (Export) (Horticultural Produce) (General) Rules
Section 16 , articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
The Agricultural Produce (Export) Act 319
Sections 3, 4
The East African Community (EAC) Customs Union (Rules of Origin) Rules
World Customs Organization Recommendation of UCR
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