From this week onwards, KRA has started to enforce Part 11 of the Customs Act vigorously. This means that for all shipments we will need an authority letter from the consignee / receiver as mentioned on the bill of lading and other shipping documents authorizing Kenfreight EA as the clearing...
KPA NOTICE – no more nomination of freight containers to CFSs
Attached notice has stopped from 1st December onwards all client nominations for local containers to Kenya. KPA will decide the point of clearance according to a ratio they are yet to advise. This is similar to what happened before with South Sudan cargo where KPA took away the clients/shippers power...
KPA soon to announce 3rd tariff increase in 2 years
We have heard rumors for a while but KPA is soon to announce the third tariff increase in 2 years. We attach an article in today’s newspaper pending official confirmation from KPA. How/what cargo will be affected and by how much, we will know when we get the official notice...
KRA – enforcement of electronic cargo tracking system
We had earlier mentioned the Electronic Cargo Tracking System which KRA is further enforcing onto all transporters and forwarders. Note that the cost of these systems is high and the supply at times problematic so it might affect cargo dispatch in the transition phase. Affected the most are petroleum products...
Permit fines for Out of Gauge cargo in Kenya
As per attached article, there will soon be fines/costs for out of gauge cargo permits (where before it was free though considerable cost of application and follow-up needed). Fines are incremental depending on how much out of gauge the cargo is, both in terms of dimensions (L W H) and...
New pre-arrival declaration of import cargo introduced by KRA
The new declaration proceedings in a nutshell: there is a punitive charge resembling port storage but it is charged by Kenya Customs and called customs warehouse rent (CWH). This applies to all cargo that remains unclear regardless of its location (it does not have to be in a customs controlled...
New Charge System for stevedoring/shore handling/wharfage for self-propelled vehicles.
We had earlier distributed a KPA tariff that came into effect on 1st December 2012. IT included amongst other changes a charge system for stevedoring/shorehandling/wharfage for self-propelled vehicles that is per type of unit and not per CBM. Apparently after implementation, the CFS (who handle all self-propelled vehicles on behalf...
Weigh bridges clamp down on trucks
Dear customers and stakeholders, Note that the High Court has ruled all trucks to be weighed per axle and any overweight axle leads to an offense, contrary to the previous loading per vehicle gross weight which allowed for cargo unevenness and shifting. At the moment there are huge queues at...