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Steps (23)

Pre-clearance documentation (4)

1 Contract a clearing agent

2 Obtain KEBS consignment document

3 Notification of arrival of consignment

4 Obtain cargo clearance documents

Obtain customs entry (3)

5 Register a customs entry

6 Pay levies, taxes and fees

★ Pay tax and concession fee (for bank payments) Optional

7 Obtain customs entry

Obtain KEPHIS release (2)

8 Submit request for consignment inspection by KEPHIS

9 Consignment inspection by KEPHIS

Obtain KRA release (6)

10 Submit clearance documents for verification

11 Physical verification of consignment

12 Obtain KRA final release

13 Obtain handling shed invoice

14 Pay for handling shed charges

or Obtain delivery notification

15 Physical release of goods by customs

Obtain KEBS release (4)

16 Submit certificate of conformity for validation

17 Submit documents for KEBS clearance

18 Verification of consignment

19 Obtain KEBS clearance

Obtain Port Health Services release (3)

20 Submit request for Port Health clearance

21 Port Health verification of consignment

22 Obtain Port Health clearance

Obtain KRA final release (1)

23 Physical release of consignment

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 11

Clearing Agent

Kenya Electronic Single Window System (KESWS)

Handling Shed (x 4)

3 4 13 14

Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) (x 2)

5 7

Mobile Money Platform

Import Certification System (ICS)

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Plant Inspection Unit (JKIA)

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) (Handling Shed) (x 5)

10 11 12 15 23

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) (JKIA)

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) (Handling Shed) (x 3)

17 18 19

Port Health Services Kenya (Handling Shed) (x 3)

20 21 22

Results 0

Required Documents
Representatives

Certificate of incorporation

Company PIN certificate

Import declaration form (IDF) (x 4)

2 16 17 20

Identity card

Plant import permit (x 2)

5 8

Air waybill (x 6)

5 10 13 15 17 23

Certificate of conformity (COC) (x 3)

5 10 16

Invoice (x 6)

5 8 10 15 17 20

Phytosanitary certificate (x 3)

8 10 20

Customs entry in under control status

Stamped plant import permit (x 2)

10 20

Notification of arrival

Packing list (x 4)

10 15 17 20

Customs entry in removal status

Handling shed invoice

Release order stamped by customs

Customs entry in settled status

KEBS consignment document (x 2)

16 17

Registered customs entry (x 2)

16 20

Release order stamped by handling shed

Validated certificate of conformity

Permit

Certificate of analysis

Import health certificate

Release order stamped by KEBS (x 2)

22 23

Representatives

Authorization letter

Estimated cost KES 250

KES

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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can modify to calculate your own costs:

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
- KES 0 - 1 % goods-value Clearing agent fees - estimate.	0
KES 250 For airline concession fee.
- KES 0 - 2 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value Railway development levy.	0
- KES 0 - 3.5 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For import declaration fee.	0
- KES 0 - KES 0.08 per per kilo per day For cold room charges.	0
- USD 0 - USD 0.18 per kilogram For handling charges.	0
- USD 0 - USD 0.15 per per kilo per day For storage charges.	0