@giddy: First registered 17.3.2003,1782cc. Also if you wouldn't mind, please show us how you calculate the exact duty!

@reddevil: Wow! So the duty is more than the landed cost?

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According to KRA the duties payable for car importation are as follows:





Import duty at 25%,Excise duty at 20% and VAT at 16% are paid cumulatively and in that order. Ie














Import duty = 25% of the C.I.F ( Cost. Insurance. Freight)






Excise duty = 20% of ( C.I.F + Import duty)







VAT = 16% of ( C.I.F + Import duty + Excise duty)



















C.I.F is also known as the Customs value or landed cost.


















You will also spend about 50,000 kshs per unit for port charges including clearance agent.



You will also spend about 5,000 kshs excluding fuel to get the unit on your doorsteps.



















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@mungai;

Customs value can be considerably different from the true CIF cost paid to the supplier.

My agent says that KRA compares CIF to depreciated CRSP (Current Retail Selling Price) and uses the higher of the two


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@ Jkmwatha

It takes 4 - 6 weeks for shipping to Mombasa. Then about 1 week for clearance at the port if you have a good agent.


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Year 2002 Forester

Model - X - Duty 343,547/=

Model - XT - Duty 459,236/=

Just got these figures fro my C&F agent for units im expecting Dec.

Im just wondering why the difference between model X and XT is so huge?Anyone to verify/explain?

Thank you giddy,much appreciated!

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@giddy would also like to know the duty of a manual 2003 nisaan X -trail sve 2.5

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Very informative thread

I have a question, between a Subaru Forester, Toyota Fielder and Toyota Caldina which is a better option for the following
- Farming (taking a couple of gunias - produce and feed between town and farm)
- Personal use ( A few church activities here and there)
- A few town and up country trips for family.
- Maintaining a kawaida to low profile

I am also looking for a forester for pretty much the same reasons as @phaoro. Can anyone testify on the reliability and performance?

@ all
for quick clearing.
When you receive all the documents start clearing process long before the ship docks.pay duty and other charges. when the car arrives, only verification and clearance.shouldnt take more than 2 days. The documents are sent by the shipper when the ship sails.