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Steps (32)

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 clearance entry (1)

5 Lodge a customs entry

Obtain DVS release (2)

6 Submit documents for verification

7 Verification of consignment

Obtain passed clearance entry (2)

8 Pay tax and concession fee

9 Obtain passed entry

Obtain KEBS release (4)

10 Submit certificate of conformity for validation

11 Submit documents for KEBS clearance

12 KEBS verification of consignment

13 Obtain KEBS clearance

Obtain Port Health Services release (3)

14 Submit request for Port Health clearance

15 Port Health verification of consignment

16 Obtain Port Health clearance

Obtain KRA release (10)

17 Submit clearance documents for verification

18 Collect allocation for verification

19 Physical verification of consignment

20 Collect clearance documents approved by head verification officer

21 Obtain customs verification officer's approval

22 Obtain handling shed invoice

23 Pay for handling shed charges

24 Obtain delivery notification

25 Obtain customs border control approval

26 Verfication of consignment and clearance documents

Obtain KRA final release (1)

27 Physical release of consignment

Obtain DVS final release (1)

28 Obtain DVS final release

Obtain import health certificate (4)

29 Apply for import health certificate and generate an e-slip

30 Pay for import health certificate

31 Consignment inspection

32 Obtain import health certificate

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 10

Clearing Agent

Kenya Electronic Single Window System (KESWS) (x 3)

2 29 32

Handling Shed (x 6)

3 4 22 23 24 26

Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) (JKIA) (Animal Holding Station) (x 3)

6 7 28

Bank (x 2)

8 30

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) (JKIA)

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

11 12 13

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

14 15 16

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) (Handling Shed) (x 7)

17 18 19 20 21 25 27

Port Health Services Kenya (KAHL Terminal 1) (JKIA)

Results 2

Passed clearance entry stamped release by DVS

Approved import health certificate

Required Documents
Representatives

Certificate of incorporation

Company PIN certificate

Approved import declaration form (IDF) (x 7)

1 2 10 11 14 25 26

Air waybill

Identity card

Commercial medicines import permit

Air waybill (x 8)

5 11 17 22 24 25 26 27

Certificate of conformity (COC) (x 3)

5 10 17

Invoice (x 8)

5 6 11 14 17 25 26 29

Import permit for dogs and cats (VS01)

Notification of arrival (Release order)

Certificate of origin

International veterinary health certificate

Vaccination certificate

Rabies laboratory test certificate

KRA e-slip

KEBS consignment document (x 2)

10 11

Registered customs entry (x 3)

10 14 17

Release order stamped by handling shed

Validated certificate of conformity

Packing list (x 3)

11 14 25

Stamped plant import permit (x 2)

14 17

Phytosanitary certificate (x 2)

14 17

Import health certificate

Release order stamped by KEBS (x 2)

16 27

Prior release approval

Notification of arrival

Release order stamped by HVO

Release order stamped by customs (x 3)

22 24 25

Handling shed invoice

Bank deposit slip (x 2)

24 26

Release order stamped by customs

Delivery notification

Customs entry in under control status

Permit

Certificate of analysis

Certificate of quality

Material safety data sheet

Valid e-slip

Representatives

Authorization letter

Estimated cost KES 1,250

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 - 1.5 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value Railway development levy.	0
- KES 0 - 2 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For import duty.	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
KES 1,000 For issuance of import health certificate.

Total Duration 4h. 5mn - 3d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	4h. 5mn	3d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	1h. 50mn	5h. 25mn
Attention at counter:	2h. 15mn	5h. 30mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	0mn	1d 1/2