Cube Movers

• Doing the customs & port clearance
•  Delivering the goods to your residence anywhere within Kenya
• Offloading, unpacking, setting up your furniture and removing the debris.
• Offering you secure storage as you find a suitable house. We are only ten minutes from Nairobi city center.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
•    Passport (original) – (If issued within last two years the old passport
     is also required)
•    Work Permit for non-Kenyan citizens
•    Inventory in English, valued and detailed showing the number of
     packages and in triplicate
•    Insurance Certificate
•    Invoices for electrical items and serial numbers

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS IN KENYA
•    Owner of the goods MUST be in Kenya when the goods arrive.
     He or she may be needed during clearance
•    Goods are subject to 100% Customs verification (except for diplomats).
•    Used household goods and personal effects are duty-free for returning
     Kenyan citizens provided they have resided outside Kenya for a
     minimum of two years and effects are imported within three
     months of owner's arrival
•   Non-Kenyan citizens (first time arrivals) are permitted to import
    used household goods and personal effects duty-free within three
    months of Work Permit being issued
•   Household goods must have been in owner’s possession for at
    least one year prior to import. If new, duty will be charged at the
    current rates.

DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS
•    Alcoholic beverages
•    New items (may require Import License and are subject to payment
     of Customs duties and taxes)
•    Fabric pieces
•    Trade goods or goods for sale or disposed to other persons
•    Aircraft and vessels of all kinds
•    Used machinery
•    All computers whether new or old (except under diplomatic status) or
     unless imported by a student who is studying computer studies

PROHIBITED ITEMS
•    Weapons, silencers, ammunitions, toy guns and explosives, including tear gas
•    Firearms require a certificate to be issued by Nairobi Firearms Bureau for import
•    Plants, seeds, bulbs, fresh fruit and vegetables (unless a permit is obtained from
     the Ministry of Agriculture stating plants are free from disease)
•    Pornographic material
•    Drugs

MOTOR VEHICLES
First time arrivals to Kenya and returning Kenyan citizens residing outside Kenya 
for a minimum of two years are permitted to import motor vehicle duty-free provided:

•  Vehicle is more than three months old and has been registered in owner's
  name for more than three months
• Vehicle is less than 2,500 cc 
• Vehicle is not sold within 12 months of import 
• Owner's Work Permit has been approved for first time arrivals to Kenya  
• Owner is 18 years of age or older

•    Documents required:

• Import Declaration Form (IDF) and Clean Report Finding (CRF)
•  Log Book from the Original country
• Certificate of Registration (indicate engine and chassis number,
  first date of registration and engine capacity)
• Certificate of local value
• Passport (if issued within last two years, the old passport is also required) 
• New vehicles require invoice bearing engine and chassis number and are dutiable
• Work Permit

PETS

• Import permit must be obtained from the Veterinary Department at Kabete, Nairobi prior to shipping
• Up to date Vaccination Certificate from country of origin must be provided on arrival
• Birds and bird eggs are prohibited
• Dogs and cats are exempt from Value Added Tax but are dutiable

NOTE - Customs regulations of Kenya are subject to change at any time. The proceeding information is a brief summary of customs regulations applicable to household goods shipments to Kenya.  Since such regulations are subject to change without notice, we recommend that you confirm with Cube Movers in advance before making your international removal into Kenya.