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"Certification sheet" format

Steps (31)

1 Apply to be an importer

2 Obtain acknowledgment letter

★ Pay for quarantine facility audit for propagation materials Optional

★ Quarantine facility audit for propagation materials Optional

3 Request for training on import certification system

4 Training on import certification system

5 Register online with import certification system

6 Obtain user credentials

7 Submit request for company registration

8 Obtain registration notification

9 User registration

10 Obtain user credentials

Obtain plant import permit (4)

11 Obtain unique consignment reference (UCR)

12 Apply for plant import permit

13 Pay for plant import permit

★ Pay for plant import permit (pay payments made physically) Optional

14 Obtain plant import permit

Obtain import declaration form (2)

15 Apply for import declaration form

16 Obtain import declaration form

Pre-clearance documentation (1)

17 Contract a clearing agent

Obtain passed clearance entry (3)

18 Lodge a customs entry

19 Pay taxes

20 Obtain passed entry

Obtain KEBS release (4)

21 Obtain KEBS consignment document

22 Submit clearance documents for verification

23 Physical verification of consignment

24 Obtain KEBS release

★ Pay destination inspection fees (for consignments that arrive without a CoC) Optional

Obtain KEPHIS release (3)

25 Submit clearance documents for verification

26 Pay for KEPHIS inspection

27 Physical verification of consignment

Obtain KRA release (4)

28 Submit clearance documents for verification

29 Physical verification of consignment

30 Obtain passed entry

31 Obtain KRA release

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Pay for quarantine facility audit for propagation materials
(last modified: 21/02/2022)

What do I get?
Legal justification

Costs

( see details )

Timeframe ( see details )

Waiting time until next step

KES 5000

10 mn - 20 mn

1 day - 3 days

Where to go?

Entity in charge

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

P.O. Box 00100-49592, Nairobi
Tel: +254 709 891 000 / +254 206 618 000
Email: director@kephis.org, kephisinfo@kephis.org
Website: www.kephis.org
Directions:

Unit in charge

Accounts Office (KEPHIS)

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

Contact person

Eddie Lihanda Alugaya

Accountant
Tel: +254 709 891 162
Email: eddie@kephis.org

What do I get?

KEPHIS payment receipt

Cost KES 5,000

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 0 - KES 58.4 per kilometer For audit mileage.	0
KES 5,000 For quarantine facility audit for propagation materials.

Payment methods: cash, mobile money transfer

MPESA paybill number 570581. Account number will be the service paid for e.g., "Quarantine Facility Inspection".

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Min. 5mn - Max. 10mn

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

Waiting time until next step: Min. 1 day - Max. 3 days

Legal justification

Plant Protection (Importation of Plants, Plant Products, & Regulated Articles) Rules
Section 12

Legal Notice 48 (The Plant Protection Fees & Charges) Rules (2009)

Additional information

If the trader intends to import plant propagation materials e.g flower cuttings, they will be required to pay for the quarantine facility audit.

Who certified this information ?

Isaac NYATENG, Senior Plant Inspector, 18/02/2022

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Recourse: Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

Entity in charge

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

P.O. Box 00100-49592, Nairobi
Tel: +254 709 891 000 / +254 206 618 000
Email: director@kephis.org, kephisinfo@kephis.org
Website: www.kephis.org
Directions:

Unit in charge

Office of the Managing Director (KEPHIS)

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