# Kenya (KE) **Capital:** Nairobi **Currency:** Kenyan shilling (KES) (KES) **Population:** 56'432'944 **Area:** 580'367 km² > Kenya is East Africa's logistics hub. The Port of Mombasa, its inland container depots and the Standard Gauge Railway form the Northern Corridor serving Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the DR Congo. Nairobi airport (JKIA) leads in air cargo, notably cut flowers, fresh vegetables and pharmaceuticals. As an EAC member Kenya applies the common external tariff; customs are processed electronically through the Kenya Revenue Authority's iCMS. Since the EU-Kenya EPA (July 2024) Kenyan exports enjoy duty-free, quota-free access to the EU market. Kenya (KE) is East Africa's logistics hub and the gateway of the Northern Corridor serving Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the DR Congo. As an EAC member, Kenya applies the common external tariff (0/10/25 per cent, sensitive goods up to 35 per cent); clearance runs electronically through the Kenya Revenue Authority's iCMS, import VAT is 16 per cent, plus a 2.5 per cent Import Declaration Fee and a 2.0 per cent Railway Development Levy. The main gateways are the Port of Mombasa (2.11 million TEU in 2025) and the LAPSSET port of Lamu, along with Nairobi (NBO), Mombasa (MBA) and Eldoret (EDL) airports. Key axes are the Mombasa–Nairobi–Malaba Northern Corridor and the Standard Gauge Railway to the Nairobi and Naivasha inland container depots. Exports centre on tea, coffee, cut flowers and vegetables, imports on petroleum products, machinery and vehicles; main partners are China, India, the UAE, Uganda and the EU, covered by an EPA since July 2024. **Top Import Partners:** CN, IN, AE, SA, JP **Top Export Partners:** UG, US, NL, PK, UK **Top Import Goods:** Erdölprodukte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Chemikalien, Eisen **Top Export Goods:** Tee, Kaffee, Schnittblumen, Gemüse **Key Airports:** - [Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport-nbo) - [Moi International Airport (MBA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/moi-international-airport-mba) - [Amboseli Airport (ASV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/amboseli-airport-asv) - [Eldoret International Airport (EDL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/eldoret-international-airport-edl) - [Kisumu Airport (KIS)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kisumu-airport-kis) - [Kitale Airport (KTL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kitale-airport-ktl) - [Kiwayu Airport (KWY)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kiwayu-airport-kwy) - [Laikipia Air Base](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/laikipia-air-base-airport-hkny) - [Lodwar Airport (LOK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/lodwar-airport-lok) - [Lokichogio Airport (LKG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/lokichogio-airport-lkg) ## Customs & Import **Import VAT:** 16 Prozent Standardsatz auf steuerpflichtige Einfuhren (CIF plus Zoll plus weitere Abgaben). Zusätzlich IDF 2,5 Prozent und Railway Development Levy 2,0 Prozent auf den Zollwert (KRA). **Customs complexity:** mittel bis hoch **Customs system:** Elektronisch über das iCMS der KRA; Import Declaration Form (IDF) vor Ankunft. Es gilt der EAC-Aussenzolltarif (CET) mit Bändern 0/10/25 Prozent, Sensitivgüter bis 35 Prozent. **Customs authority:** [Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Customs and Border Control](https://www.kra.go.ke) ## Logistics & Risk **Logistics role:** Transit-Hub Ostafrika / Gateway Northern Corridor **Economic area:** EAC **Logistics risk:** mittel **Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel **Pharma/cold chain:** hoch ## FAQ ### Welche Einfuhrumsatzsteuer gilt in Kenia? 16 Prozent Standardsatz auf steuerpflichtige Einfuhren, berechnet auf CIF plus Zoll plus weitere Abgaben (Kenya Revenue Authority). ### Welches Zollsystem nutzt Kenia? Die Kenya Revenue Authority wickelt Ein- und Ausfuhren elektronisch über das iCMS ab; der Import Declaration Form (IDF) wird vor Ankunft erfasst, üblich ist ein lizenzierter Zollagent. ### Welcher Aussenzolltarif gilt in Kenia? Der EAC-Aussenzolltarif (CET) mit Bändern von 0, 10 und 25 Prozent; Sensitivgüter können bis 35 Prozent erreichen. ### Welche Abgaben fallen zusätzlich zum Zoll an? Eine Import Declaration Fee von 2,5 Prozent und die Railway Development Levy von 2,0 Prozent, beide auf den Zollwert (CIF). ### Welcher Hafen ist für Kenia massgeblich? Der Hafen Mombasa, betrieben von der Kenya Ports Authority, ist das wichtigste Tor für Kenia und den ostafrikanischen Transit (rund 2,11 Mio TEU 2025). ### Profitieren kenianische Exporte vom EU-Marktzugang? Ja, seit dem EU-Kenia-EPA (in Kraft seit Juli 2024) haben kenianische Exporte zoll- und quotenfreien Zugang zum EU-Markt; nötig ist ein EUR.1 oder eine Ursprungserklärung. ### Ist Kenia für Luftfracht relevant? Ja, der Flughafen Nairobi (JKIA) ist ein führender Luftfracht-Hub Ostafrikas, besonders für Schnittblumen, frisches Gemüse und Pharmaprodukte. ### Bestehen Sanktionen gegen Kenia? Nein, es gibt keine umfassenden Sanktionen gegen Kenia. Kenia setzt die Sanktionen des UN-Sicherheitsrats um. ## Sources & Last Verified - [https://www.kra.go.ke/helping-tax-payers/faqs/customs-and-border-control](https://www.kra.go.ke/helping-tax-payers/faqs/customs-and-border-control) - [https://www.kra.go.ke](https://www.kra.go.ke) - [https://www.kra.go.ke/helping-tax-payers/faqs/harmonised-system-hs-common-external-tariff-cet.](https://www.kra.go.ke/helping-tax-payers/faqs/harmonised-system-hs-common-external-tariff-cet.) - [https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/kenya/corporate/other-taxes](https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/kenya/corporate/other-taxes) - [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/kenya-import-tariffs.](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/kenya-import-tariffs.) - [https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/key-elements-eu-kenya-economic-partnership-agreement-2023-06-19_en](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/key-elements-eu-kenya-economic-partnership-agreement-2023-06-19_en) - [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/bilateral-application-eu-kenya-trade-agreement-1-july-2024.](https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/bilateral-application-eu-kenya-trade-agreement-1-july-2024.) - [https://www.porttechnology.org/port-of-mombasa-hits-2-1-million-teus-in-2025/](https://www.porttechnology.org/port-of-mombasa-hits-2-1-million-teus-in-2025/) *Last verified: 2026-07-23* --- *Freight Academy — Country Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ke](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ke)* *Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/country/en/ke](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/country/en/ke)*