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Steps (34)

Obtain regulatory permit (5)

1 Submit request letter

2 Register on Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) client portal service

3 Inspection of premises

4 Pay for regulatory permit

or Pay for regulatory permit (for payments made physically)

5 Obtain regulatory permit

6 Submit request for company registration

7 Obtain registration notification

8 User registration

9 Obtain user credentials

Obtain certificate of no objection for milk & milk products (VS12) (3)

10 Apply, generate an e-slip and pay for permit

11 Inspection of premises

★ Pay processing fees (for payments made through the bank) Optional

12 Obtain import permit

Obtain import permit for milk & milk products (3)

13 Apply for import permit and generate an e-slip

14 Pay for import permit

15 Obtain import permit

Obtain import declaration form (2)

16 Apply for import declaration form

17 Obtain import declaration form

Preclearance documentation (1)

18 Contract a clearing agent

Obtain passed clearance entry (3)

19 Lodge a customs entry

20 Pay taxes

21 Obtain passed entry

Obtain DVS release (2)

22 Submit documents for verification

23 Consignment inspection

Obtain Port Health Services release (5)

24 Apply for import health certificate and generate e-slip

25 Pay for import health certificate

26 Verification of consignment

27 Obtain import health certificate

28 Obtain Port Health Services release

Obtain KEBS release (2)

29 Submit documents for verification

★ Pay destination inspection fees Optional

30 Verification of consignment

Obtain KRA release (4)

31 Submit clearance documents for verification

32 Verification of consignment

33 Obtain KRA online release

34 Obtain gate pass

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 13

Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) (x 2)

1 3

Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) Client Service Portal (x 2)

2 5

Mobile Money Platform

Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) (x 3)

6 7 9

Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP) (x 5)

8 10 12 13 15

Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS)

Bank (x 3)

14 20 25

Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) (x 2)

16 17

Clearing Agent

Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) (Taveta/Holili OSBP) (x 2)

22 23

Port Health Services Kenya, One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Taveta/Holili) (x 2)

26 28

Kenya Bureau Of Standards (KEBS) One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Taveta-Holili) (x 2)

29 30

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) One Sop Border Post (OSBP) (Taveta-Holili) (x 4)

31 32 33 34

Results 7

Regulatory permit

User credentials

Certificate of no objection for milk and milk products (VS 12)

Import permit for milk and milk products

Approved import declaration form (IDF)

Passed clearance entry stamped release by KRA

Gate pass

Required Documents

Letter of intent

Individual PIN Certificate

Identity card

Processing plant licence

Certificate of calibration

Valid medical certificates

Request for company registration

Company PIN

Certificate of analysis

Proforma invoice (x 2)

10 16

Regulatory permit

Invoice (x 5)

13 19 24 29 31

International veterinary health certificate

Certificate of analysis (x 2)

13 24

Certificate of conformity (COC) (x 2)

13 29

Certificate of no objection for milk and milk products (VS 12) (x 2)

13 22

Valid e-slip (x 2)

14 25

Certificate of incorporation

Company PIN certificate

KRA e-slip

Cargo manifest (C2)

Import permit for milk and milk products

Certificate of quality (x 2)

24 29

Phytosanitary certificate

Permit (x 2)

24 31

Customs entry in under control status (x 2)

29 31

Packing list (x 2)

29 31

Certificate of registration

EAC certificate of origin form

Approved import declaration form (IDF)

Certificate of export

Preferential certificate of origin

Passed clearance entry stamped release by KRA

Estimated cost KES 108,000

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 100,000 For regulatory permit fees.
KES 1,000 For processing fees.
KES 6,000 Processing fees.
- KES 0 - 10 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) Import levy.	0
- KES 0 - 1 % goods-value Clearing agent fees - estimate.	0
- KES 0 - 2 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value Railway development levy.	0
- KES 0 - 3.5 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value For import duty.	0
KES 1,000 For issuance of import health certificate.