ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Coffee (General) Regulations
26. Export and import of coffee
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
26. Export and import of coffee
(1)No person shall export coffee or cause any coffee to be exported unless a phytosanitary certificate of inspection is presented to the Commissioner of Customs and Excise along with a certificate of origin or a certificate of re-export, as the case may be, relating to such coffee.(2)No coffee grown outside Kenya shall be entered into Kenya in transit for export unless accompanied by a certificate of origin.(3)No coffee imported into Kenya shall be re-exported in any condition or quantity other than that in which it was imported into Kenya except with a certificate of re-export.(4)A certificate of origin for coffee produced outside Kenya shall be valid only if issued by the certifying agency of the relevant country and endorsed and completed by the relevant government agency of that country.(5)A certificate of origin for coffee grown in Kenya, and any certificate of re-export for coffee grown outside Kenya but re-exported from Kenya, shall be issued only by the Authority.(6)The Authority shall authorize and monitor the importation of coffee into Kenya.