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"Certification sheet" format

Steps (25)

Pre clearance documentation (6)

1 Contract a clearing agent

2 Notification of arrival of cargo

3 Submit bill of lading

4 Pay shipping line charges

5 Obtain delivery order

6 Obtain KEBS consignment document

Obtain passed clearance entry (3)

7 Lodge a customs entry

8 Pay taxes and merchant shipping (MS) levy

9 Obtain passed clearance entry

Obtain KRA release (1)

10 Obtain allocation of a verification officer

Obtain KEBS release (2)

11 Submit documents for verification

12 Verification of motor vehicle(s)

Obtain KRA release (3)

13 Submit clearance documents for verification

14 Verification of motor vehicle(s)

15 Obtain KRA final online release

Obtain motor vehicle registration certificate (6)

16 Apply for motor vehicle registration

17 Submit clearance documents for verification

18 Obtain notification of approval

19 Obtain motor vehicle registration certificate

20 Apply for inspection

21 Motor vehicle inspection

Obtain Container Freight Station (CFS) release (3)

22 Submit delivery order

23 Pay CFS charges

24 Obtain gate pass

Obtain KRA final release (1)

25 Physical release of consignment

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Pay taxes and merchant shipping (MS) levy
(last modified: 17/05/2019)

Where to go?
Recourse

Costs

( see details )

Timeframe ( see details )

Waiting time until next step

Free of charge

10 mn - 40 mn

- 1 day

Where to go?

Entity in charge

Bank

Unit in charge

Banking Hall

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
Sat:	09:00 - 12:00

Contact person

Bank Teller

Teller

KRA Agent Banks & Accounts

What do I get?

KRA receipt

What are the requirements?

KRA e-slip (copy)

Cost

KES

KES Add Name Here

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
KES 0 - 25 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For import duty.	0
KES 0 - 20 % excise value For excise duty. The excise value is the customs value plus the import duty.	0
KES 0 - 16 % VAT value For Value Added Tax VAT. The VAT value is the excise value plus the excise duty.	0
KES 0 - 2 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For import declaration fee.	0
KES 0 - 1.5 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For railway development levy.	0
USD 0 - USD 1.25 per volumetric weight For Merchant Shipping MS Levy.	0

Payment methods: cash, cheque

Cheque(s) should be drawn to: Commissioner of Customs and Border Control.
KRA will base its values on the ACV (Agreement on Customs Valuation) as per the fourth schedule of the East African Community Customs Management Act (2004).

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Min. 5mn - Max. 30mn

Attention at counter: Min. 5mn - Max. 10mn

Waiting time until next step: Max. 1 day

Legal justification

Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act (2020)
Sections 7, 8

Finance Act 2019
Section 6

Value Added Act CAP 476
Sections 5, 6, 9 First schedule

Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulation, 2011 Gazette Notice CXIV - No. 1

Who certified this information ?

Jackson CHITECHI, Supervisor, 18/05/2017

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Recourse: Bank

Entity in charge

Bank

Unit in charge

Customer Care Department

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
Sat:	09:00 - 12:00