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Steps (41)

Obtain farm inspection report (2)

1 Request for farm inspection

2 Farm inspection

Obtain packhouse inspection report (3)

3 Request for packhouse inspection

4 Pay for registration

5 Packhouse inspection

Obtain export licence (4)

6 Submit application for export licence

★ Inspection of farm, transport and packhouse facility Optional

7 Obtain payment notification

8 Pay for export licence

★ Pay for export licence (for payments made physically) Optional

9 Obtain export licence

Register as an exporter (5)

10 Apply to be an exporter

11 Pay prescribed fees

★ Pay prescribed fees (for payments made physically) Optional

12 Field audit

13 Apply for registration on ECS system

14 Obtain user credentials and ECS user rights letter

Register with KESWS (4)

15 Submit request for company registration

16 Obtain registration notification

17 User registration

18 Obtain user credentials

Obtain registration letter (3)

19 Submit application for registration

20 Verification of the origin of goods

21 Obtain registration letter

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

22 Contract a clearing agent

Obtain COMESA certificate of origin (5)

23 Request for certificate of origin

24 Pay for certificate of origin

25 Obtain certificate of origin form

26 Typesetting of the certificate of origin form

27 Submit certificate of origin for signing

Obtain passed clearance entry (2)

28 Lodge a customs entry

29 Obtain passed entry

Obtain KEPHIS release (4)

30 Submit documents for verification

31 Consignment inspection by KEPHIS

32 Pay for phytosanitary certificate

33 Obtain phytosanitary certificate

Obtain Port Health Services release (5)

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

35 Pay for export health certificate

36 Submit clearance documents for verification

37 Verification of consignment

38 Obtain export health certificate

Obtain KRA release (3)

39 Submit clearance documents for verification

40 Verification of consignment

41 Obtain KRA release

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 15

AFA Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) (x 4)

1 2 3 5

Bank (x 3)

4 24 35

AFA IMIS Portal (x 3)

6 7 9

Mobile Money Platform (x 2)

8 11

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) (x 3)

10 12 14

Electronic Certification System: ECS

13

Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) (x 3)

15 16 18

Kenya Electronic Single Window System (KESWS)

17

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) (Rules of Origin Section) (x 5)

19 21 23 25 27

Warehouse

20

Clearing Agent

22

Typesetting Company

26

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Busia) (x 4)

30 31 32 33

Port Health Services Kenya, One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Busia) (x 2)

36 37

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Busia) (x 3)

39 40 41

Results 10

Farm inspection report

2

Packhouse inspection report

5

AFA HCD export licence

9

Export authorization letter

14

User credentials

14

User credentials

18

Registration letter

21

Authenticated COMESA certificate of origin

27

Phytosanitary certificate

33

Passed clearance entry stamped released by KRA

41

Required Documents

Farm inspection checklist

2

Lease agreement

5

List of shareholders (Form CR-12)

6

Certificate of incorporation (x 3)

6 19 22

Company PIN certificate (x 3)

6 22 23

Valid tax compliance certificate

6

Valid business permit

6

Identity card

6

HCD payment receipt

9

Exporter registration form

10

Contract

10

AFA HCD export licence

10

Request for company registration

15

Company PIN

17

Rules of origin exporter registration form

19

Sector specific license

19

KRA payment authorization slip (x 2)

24 27

Bank deposit slip (x 2)

25 27

COMESA certificate of origin form

26

Invoice (x 6)

26 27 28 30 34 36

Typed certificate of origin form

27

Passed clearance entry

27

Passed clearance entry (x 3)

30 36 39

Plant import permit

30

Passed clearance entry stamped release by KEPHIS

33

KEPHIS payment receipt

33

Public health recommendation

34

Food hygiene licence

34

Exit note

39

Passed clearance entry stamped by verification officer

41

Cargo manifest stamped by verification officer

41

Estimated cost KES 44,000 +USD 3

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 - KES 5,000 per year For packhouse registration.	0
KES 15,000 For export licence.
- KES 0 - KES 58.4 per kilometer For audit mileage.	0
KES 1,000 For field audit for one hectare or less.
- KES 0 - KES 250 per hectare For field audit for every additional hectare above one hectare.	0
KES 5,000 For inspection of dry produce weighing less than 34 kilograms.
- KES 0 - KES 0.15 per kilogram For inspection of dry produce for every additional kilogram above 34 kilograms.	0
KES 15,000 For deposit of expected future phytosanitary certificates.
- KES 0 - 1 % goods-value Clearing agent fees - estimate.	0
USD 3 For issuance of certificate of origin
KES 500 For issuance of a phytosanitary certificate.
KES 1,000 For issuance of phytosanitary certificate.
KES 5,000 For inspection fee for 0-34,000 kgs.
- KES 0 - KES 0.15 per kilogram For inspection fees for 34,001-280,000 kgs.	0
- KES 0 - KES 0.01 per kilogram For inspection fees for 280,000 kgs and above.	0
KES 1,500 For issuance of export health certificate.

Total Duration 15d - 57d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	15d	57d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	2h. 15mn	7h. 55mn
Attention at counter:	1d 1/2	3d
Waiting time until next step (sum):	13d	53d

Laws 20

Agricultural Food Authority Act (2013)
Sections 4, First Schedule

COMESA Protocol on the Rules of Origin

Crops Act (2013)
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)
Sections 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 82, 123, 145, 146, 187, 188, 189, 235

East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010)
Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 194

Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Hygiene) Regulations, 1978
Section 10

Horticultural Crop Directorate Order (2011) 5th Schedule
Sections 3rd, 4th, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, Fifth Schedule

Implementation of Horticultural Crops Regulations (2020)

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act No. 54 of 2012
Sections 3 (d), 5 (h), 5, 7 (2)

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 (2012)
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 Cotonou Agreement

The Crops (Horticultural Crops) Regulations (2020) Regulation 28

The East African Community (EAC) Customs Union (Rules of Origin) Rules