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Steps (26)

1 Submit request for company registration

2 Obtain registration notification

3 User registration

4 Obtain user credentials

Obtain registration letter (3)

5 Submit application for registration

6 Verification of the origin of goods

7 Obtain registration letter

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

8 Contract a clearing agent

Obtain EU certificate of origin (6)

9 Request for certificate of origin

10 Pay for certificate of origin

11 Obtain certificate of origin form

12 Typesetting of the certificate of origin

13 Submit certificate of origin for signing

14 Request for certificate of origin

Obtain passed clearance entry (2)

15 Lodge a customs entry

16 Obtain passed entry

Enter the OSBP (1)

17 Submit clearance documents

Obtain Port Health Services release (6)

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

19 Pay for export health certificate

20 Submit clearance documents for verification

21 Verification of consignment

22 Obtain export health certificate

23 Obtain Port Health Services release

Obtain KRA release (3)

24 Submit clearance documents for verification

25 Verification of consignment

26 Obtain certificate of export

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 11

Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) (x 3)

1 2 4

Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP)

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) (Rules of Origin Section) (x 6)

5 7 9 11 13 14

Warehouse

Clearing Agent

Bank (x 2)

10 19

Typesetting Company

Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) (x 2)

15 16

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

17 24 26

Port Health Services Kenya, One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Malaba) (x 3)

20 21 23

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Malaba)

Results 4

User credentials

Registration letter

Authenticated EU certificate of origin

Certificate of export

Required Documents

Request for company registration

Company PIN

Rules of origin exporter registration form

Certificate of incorporation (x 2)

5 8

Sector specific license

Company PIN certificate (x 3)

8 9 14

KRA payment authorization slip (x 2)

10 13

Bank deposit slip (x 2)

11 13

EU certificate of origin form

Invoice (x 6)

12 13 15 17 18 20

Typed certificate of origin form

Customs entry in under control status

Customs entry in under control status (x 4)

17 20 23 24

Public health recommendation

Food hygiene licence (x 2)

18 20

Phytosanitary certificate

Cargo manifest (C2)

Passed clearance entry endorsed by KRA Verification Officer

Estimated cost KES 1,500 +USD 3

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

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- KES 0 - 1 % goods-value Clearing agent fees - estimate.	0
USD 3 For issuance of certificate of origin
KES 1,500 For issuance of export health certificate.