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Steps (43)

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 (this applies for facility owners) Optional

7 Obtain payment notification

8 Pay for export licence

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

9 Obtain export licence

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

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

Enter the OSBP (1)

30 Submit clearance documents

Obtain KEPHIS release (4)

31 Submit documents for verification

32 Consignment inspection by KEPHIS

33 Pay for phytosanitary certificate

34 Obtain phytosanitary certificate

Obtain Port Health Services release (6)

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

36 Pay for export health certificate

37 Submit clearance documents for verification

38 Verification of consignment

39 Obtain export health certificate

40 Obtain Port Health Services release

Obtain KRA release (3)

41 Submit clearance documents for verification

42 Verification of consignment

43 Obtain certificate of export

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 17

AFA Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) (x 4)

1 2 3 5

Bank (x 3)

4 24 36

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)

Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) (x 3)

15 16 18

Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP)

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

19 21 23 25 27

Warehouse

Clearing Agent

Typesetting Company

Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) (x 2)

28 29

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

30 41 43

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

31 32 33 34

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

37 38 40

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

Results 10

Farm inspection report

Packhouse inspection report

AFA HCD export licence

Export authorization letter

User credentials

Registration letter

Authenticated COMESA certificate of origin

Phytosanitary certificate

Certificate of export

Required Documents

Farm inspection checklist

Lease agreement

List of shareholders (Form CR-12)

Certificate of incorporation (x 3)

6 19 22

Company PIN certificate (x 3)

6 22 23

Valid tax compliance certificate

Valid business permit

Identity card

Association membership certificate

Exporter registration form

Contract

AFA HCD export licence

Request for company registration

Company PIN

Rules of origin exporter registration form

Sector specific license

KRA payment authorization slip (x 2)

24 27

Bank deposit slip (x 2)

25 27

COMESA certificate of origin form

Invoice (x 7)

26 27 28 30 31 35 37

Typed certificate of origin form

Customs entry in under control status

Customs entry in under control status (x 4)

30 37 40 41

Registered customs entry

Plant import permit

KEPHIS payment receipt

Public health recommendation

Food hygiene licence (x 2)

35 37

Phytosanitary certificate

Cargo manifest (C2)

Passed clearance entry endorsed by KRA Verification Officer

Estimated cost KES 38,000 +USD 3

KES

KES Add Name Here

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 15,000 For deposit of expected future phytosanitary certificates.
- KES 0 - KES 58.4 per kilometer For audit mileage.	0
- 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 8d - 32d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	8d	32d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	2h. 10mn	6h. 45mn
Attention at counter:	1d 1/2	3d
Waiting time until next step (sum):	6d	28d

Laws 22

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

COMESA (Manual) Protocol on Rules of Origin

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, 25, 30, 127C, 127, 128B, 199

EAC Customs Mangement Regulations Regulation 216

East African Community Customs Management Act (2017)
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, 187

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