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Steps (14)

Pre clearance documentation (1)

1 Contract a clearing agent

Obtain customs clearance entry (1)

2 Lodge a customs entry

Obtain DVS release (2)

3 Submit clearance documents for verification

4 Verification of consignment

Obtain passed clearance entry (2)

5 Pay for airline concession fees

6 Obtain customs entry in undercontrol status

Obtain KRA release (3)

7 Submit clearance documents for verification

8 Physical verification and release of the consignment

9 Obtain certificate of export number

Obtain DVS final release (1)

10 Obtain DVS final release

Obtain Port Health Services release (4)

11 Apply for export health certificate and generate an e-slip

12 Pay for export health certificate

13 Consignment inspection

14 Obtain export health certificate

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Lodge a customs entry
(last modified: 15/03/2022)

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What do I get?
Legal justification

Timeframe ( see details )

0 mn - 0 mn

What do I get?

Registered customs entry

KRA e-slip

Time frame

Attention at counter: Min. 5mn - Max. 20mn

Legal justification

East African Community Customs Management Act (2017)
Sections 34, 35, 36, 41, 82, 123

East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010)
Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49

Additional information

The clearing agent must have user credentials to access the KRA Simba system. The website can only be accessed using microsoft internet explorer version 5.0 and above.

Who certified this information ?

Washington MUREITHI, Supervisor, KAHL Exports, 11/05/2017

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Recourse: Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs Department, (JKIA)

Entity in charge

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs Department, (JKIA)

Forodha House, JKIA, P.O. Box 00501-19070, Nairobi
Tel: +254 206 822 854/7/8 / +254 711 099 999
Email: callcentre@kra.go.ke, ncs.customerfeedback@kra.go.ke
Website: http://www.kra.go.ke/
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Customs & Border Control (Customer Care) (Forodha House) (JKIA)

Mon:	08:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
Tue:	08:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
Wed:	08:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
Thu:	08:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
Fri:	08:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00