Steps (31)
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Pre-clearance documentation
(1)
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Obtain delivery order
(4)
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Obtain KEBS consignment document
(1)
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Obtain passed clearance entry
(3)
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Obtain KEPHIS release
(2)
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Obtain import health certificate
(4)
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Obtain Port Health release
(1)
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Obtain KEBS release
(2)
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Obtain certificate of radioanalysis
(3)
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Obtain Radiation Protection Board release
(1)
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Obtain KRA release
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Obtain KPA release
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Obtain gate pass
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Summary of the procedure
Institutions involved 10 expand_more expand_less
Required Documents expand_more expand_less
Quadruplicate entry
Estimated cost KES 4,000 +USD 70
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KES
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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can
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to calculate your own costs:
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USD
70
Documentation fees - estimate.
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KES
0
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16
% Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value
For Value Added Tax.
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KES
0
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2
% Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value
For import declaration form.
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KES
0
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1.5
% Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value
For railway development levy.
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USD
0
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USD
1.75
per weight in tons
For a 20 feet container to a maximum of 5 tons per TEU. For merchant shipping levy.
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USD
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USD
2
per weight in tons
For a 40 feet container to a maximum of 6 tons per TEU. For merchant shipping levy.
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KES
1,000
For issuance of import health certificate.
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KES
2,000
For analysis of 0 to 100 metric tonnes.
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KES
1,000
For analysis, for every 100 metric tonnes.
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USD
0
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USD
105
per container
For shore handlingcharges.
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USD
0
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USD
70
per container
For wharfage charges.
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USD
0
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USD
2
per hour
Plug in charges for reefer containers.
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USD
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USD
160
per container
For shore handling charges.
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USD
0
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USD
105
per container
For wharfage charges.
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USD
0
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USD
3
per hour
Plug in charges for reefer containers.
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Total Duration 4h. 5mn - 4d 1/2 expand_more expand_less
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| Total time (sum): | 4h. 5mn | 4d 1/2 |
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| Waiting time in queue (sum): | 1h. 25mn | 5h. 5mn |
| Attention at counter: | 2h. 40mn | 1d 1/2 |
| Waiting time until next step (sum): | 0mn | 2d |
Laws 19 expand_more expand_less
East African Community Customs Management Act (2004)
Sections 34, 35, 36, 41, 82, 123, 145, 146, 187, 188, 189, 234, 235
East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010)
Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Finance Act 2019
Section 6
Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Hygiene) Regulations, 1978
Section 8
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Tariff book
KPA tariff book
Section III
Legal Notice 78 of 2020 - Verification of Conformity to Kenya Standards of Imports Order
Section 5
Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulation, 2011 Gazette Notice CXIV - No. 1
Miscellaneous Fees and Levies
Sections 7, 8
Plant Protection (Importation of Fruit) Order
Plant Protection (Importation of Plants, Plant Products, & Regulated Articles) Rules
Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Public Health Act CAP 242 (2012)
Sections 60, 71, 73, 131, 135
Public Health Act CAP 242 Public Health (Fees) Rules
1st Schedule
Public Notice - Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
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PvoC Program Operations Manual
Sections 3, 4, 10
Radiation Protection Act CAP 243
Sections 11, 18
Standards Act
Section 4
The Nuclear Regulatory Act (2019)
Section 71
Value Added Act CAP 476
First schedule
Sections 5, 6, 9
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