To import any commodity into Kenya, an importer will have to enlist the services of a clearing agent like DW Express who will process the import documentation through Kenya Customs electronically on the ICMS system and clear the goods on your behalf. Effective 7 November 2019, the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act (MFLA) was amended

Duties and taxes are levied on any imported and exported goods before releasing them from Customs; except goods qualifying for special privilege according to the laws and regulations, whereby their duties and taxes are exempted. To import any goods such as cars or machinery requires the engagement of a customs clearing agent. When engaging with

Who are customs Agents? Any individual or company that is licensed by Customs to carry out clearance procedure and clearance logistics on behalf of a company or individual. Customs Agents Roles They include: Assist in submitting all the necessary documentation onto the KRA electronic system on your behalf. Payment of duties and taxes on your

Duties and Taxes payable
Import duty at 25%, Excise duty at 20% and VAT at 16% are payable cumulatively and in that order. i.e,

• Import duty is 25% of the Customs value (CIF) of the vehicle i.e. 25% of (Invoice value + Insurance + Freight charges)
• Excise duty is 20% of (Customs Value + Import Duty)
• VAT is 16% of (Customs Value + Import Duty + Excise Duty)

What benefits accrue to a returning resident when it comes to importing a motor vehicle?

Returning resident: A person changing residence from a place outside Kenya to a place within Kenya where that person has been residing outside Kenya for a period of at least two years and has not resided in Kenya for a period(s) amounting in aggregate to ninety days or more within the two years immediately before this return to Kenya.

PART A – PROHIBITED GOODS
1) All goods the importation of which is for the time being prohibited under this Act, or by any written law for the time being in force in the Partner State.
2) False money and counterfeit currency notes and coins and any money not being of the established standard in weight or fineness.
3) Pornographic materials in all kinds of media, indecent or obscene, printed paintings, books, cards, lithographs or other engravings, and any other indecent or obscene articles.