ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Crops (Food Crops) Regulations
12. Import clearance permits
Edition: 2025-10-28 · In force
12. Import clearance permits
(1)A person shall not import a food crop or food produce unless that person is registered as an importer in accordance with regulation 6.(2)A registered importer shall not import a consignment without a valid import clearance permit issued by the Authority.(3)Each consignment shall be imported only through a port of entry.(4)An application for an import clearance permit shall be—(a)in Form 2C as set out in the Second Schedule; and(b)accompanied by a certificate of compliance for the warehouse.(5)The Authority may, after considering the application made under subregulation (4)—(a)within fourteen days of receiving the application, issue the applicant, an import clearance permit; or(b)within seven days of receiving the application, reject the application and give the reasons thereof.(6)Where the application has been rejected under subregulation (5)(b), the applicant may resubmit the application upon addressing the issues raised in the rejection.(7)Upon resubmission of a satisfactory application under subregulation (6), the Authority shall issue the applicant with an import clearance permit.(8)The Authority shall issue an import clearance permit under this regulation in Form 4C set out in Fourth Schedule.(9)An import clearance permit shall not be transferable.(10)An import clearance permit shall apply only to the consignment specified in the application.(11)A person who contravenes subregulation (1), (2), (3) or (10) commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of five hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a period of one year, or to both.