Procedures
Import, export, transit and company creation procedures across the East African Community, step by step, with the institutions, documents, time and published costs.
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2 procedures
Importing
How to import goods into an EAC member state, through the port of Mombasa or Dar es Salaam, an airport or by road.
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1 procedure
Exporting
How to export from the East African Community: certificates, origin, customs clearance.
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2 procedures
Transit
Transit of goods through the Northern and Central Corridors to the landlocked EAC partner states.
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1 procedure
Starting a company
Registering a company at the business formalities centre and obtaining the importer or exporter card.
Not sure where to start?
The guided path chains the procedures that apply to your operation, based on the goods, the transport mode and your situation.
Importing
2 procedures
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Clear goods under the Single Customs Territory (SCT)
KRA · All modes
- Steps
- 4
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date
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Pre-export Verification of Conformity for imports into Kenya (PVoC)
KEBS · All modes
- Steps
- 3
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date
Exporting
1 procedure
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Obtain an EAC Certificate of Origin
KenTrade · All modes
- Steps
- 3
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date
Transit
2 procedures
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Transit goods via the Northern Corridor
KRA · All modes
- Steps
- 4
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date
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Transit goods via the Central Corridor
TRA · All modes
- Steps
- 4
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date
Starting a company
1 procedure
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Register a company in an EAC member state
RDB · All modes
- Steps
- 4
- Total time
- Not communicated
- Fixed costs
- Not published
- Status
- Up to date