Work out the full landed cost of importing into Kenya — import duty, excise, the Import Declaration Fee, the Railway Development Levy and VAT, all charged on the customs (CIF) value. Enter your figures and the costs update as you type.
The price of the goods before shipping. Convert foreign currency to KES first.
Cost + freight + insurance make up the customs value (CIF).
Based on the EAC Common External Tariff. Set your exact rate below.
Clearing agent, port and inland transport. Added to landed cost, not taxed.
Duties and taxes are charged on the customs value — cost of goods plus freight and insurance (CIF), converted to Kenya shillings.
Set by the EAC Common External Tariff: typically 0% on raw materials and capital goods, 10% on intermediate goods, 25% on finished goods, and up to 35% on sensitive items.
The Import Declaration Fee is 3.5% of the customs value, subject to a minimum of KES 5,000 per consignment.
The Railway Development Levy (RDL) is charged at 2% of the customs value on most imports.
VAT at 16% is charged on the customs value plus import duty, excise, IDF and RDL — so it sits on top of the other taxes.
Excise applies only to specific goods such as motor vehicles, alcohol, tobacco and certain electronics, on the customs value plus import duty.