THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY
USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
POLICY
Required Report - public distribution
Date:
11/2/2009
GAIN Report Number:
KE9034
Kenya
Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards -
Certification
FAIRS Export Certificate Report
Approved By:
Stephen Hammond
Prepared By:
Mary Onsongo
Report Highlights:
This report focuses on the food and agricultural export certificates required by the Government of Kenya for U.S.
agricultural commodities and product shipment to Kenya. FAS/Nairobi presents the information in a matrix format with
specific examples of the required documentation in this report’s appendix.
The Government of Kenya (GOK) protects “sensitive” agricultural such as the meat/poultry, dairy and sugar sectors using
tariffs and non-tariff barriers such as the non-science based export certificates presented in this report.
This is a new report for FAS/Nairobi, and therefore, all of the report’s sections are “updated.”
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Section I. List of All Export Certificates Required By Government (Matrix) :
List of All Export Certificates Required By the GOK (Matrix)
Products
ATTESTATION
REQUIRED ON
CERTIFICATE
PURPOSE
REQUESTING
MINISTRY
Products covered by
Pre-Export
Verification of
Conformity
(PVoC)
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Conformity to Kenyan
standards--see
appendix 1 for an
example
Health,
safety, quality
and
environmental
protection
Kenya Bureau
of Standards
(KEBS)
All plant material
Examples
1. Wheat (Triticum
spp)
2. Beans (phaseolus
spp)
3. Peas (Pisum sp.)
4. Peanuts (arachis
spp)
5. Lentils (lens spp)
Wheat: karnal bunt
(Tilletia Indica) and
flag smut (Urocystis
Agropyrii (U. tritici)
not known to occur in
the area of production
Beans:
Corynebacterium
flaccumfasciens
(Curtobacterium
flaccumfasciens) is
not known to occur in
the area of production
Peas: Pseudomanas
syringae pv. Pisi
(sackett) does not
occur in the area of
production
Peanut: Ground nuts
shall be free from
caryedon serratus
(olivier)
Lentils: Must be free
from contamination
with Lolium
temulentum (darnel)
weed -- see appendix
2 for an example
Other plant
requirements
2
--see
foot note.
Plant health
Kenya Plant
Health
Inspectorate
Service
(KEPHIS)
1
http://www.kenyapvoc.com/Product_Inquiry/
2
http://www.kephis.org/content/view/45/86/
2
All plant material
including the
aforementioned
commodities
Each individual
permit details
commodity
requirements to be
met by U.S. certifying
body--see appendix
3 for an example
Plant Health
KEPHIS
All food and
agricultural products
Requires testing of
and provides test
results for U.S.
exports vis-à-vis
Kenyan standards--
see appendix 4 for an
example
Human health,
quality and
environmental
protection
KEBS,
inspection
agencies (where
applicable)
All food and
agricultural products
Country of origin--see
appendix 5 for an
example
Traceability
KEBS,
inspection
agencies (where
applicable)
Meat and meat
products (includes
poultry and poultry
products)
Requires testing of
and provides test
results for U.S.
exports vis-à-vis
Kenyan standards
Food safety and
animal health
Department of
Veterinary
Services (DVS)
Meat and meat
products
Requires testing of
and provides test
results for U.S.
exports vis-à-vis
Kenyan standards--
see appendix 6 for an
example
Animal health
and food safety
DVS
Meat and meat
products & Dairy
and Dairy Products
Conformity to Kenyan
dioxin residue levels
requirements --see
appendix 7 for an
example
Food safety
DVS
Dairy and dairy
products
Requires testing of
and provides test
results for U.S.
exports vis-à-vis
Kenyan standards--
see appendix 8 for an
example
Animal health
and food safety
DVS
Dairy and dairy
products
Requires importer
information, country
of origin, value,
Accounting and
record keeping
KDB
3
quantity and purpose
of importation--see
appendix 9 for an
example
Dairy and dairy
products
Provides the Kenya
Dairy Board control
over possible imports-
-see appendix 10 for
an example
Domestic price
protection
KDB
Dairy and dairy
products
Requires information
about the importer
and imported product-
-see appendix 11 for
an example
Record keeping
KDB
Biotechnology
derived products.
Agricultural and
food product list
requiring certificate
is based on risk
assessment
Genetic modification
status--see appendix
12 for an example
Human health
and
environment
KEPHIS
[1]
http://www.kenyapvoc.com/Product_Inquiry/
[2]
http://www.kephis.org/content/view/45/86/
Section II. Purpose of Specific Export Certificate(s)
See table in section above.
Section III. Specific Attestations Required on Export Certificate(s)
See table in section above.
Section IV. Government Certificate’s Legal Entry Requirements
The table below provides legal-entry information for the abovementioned certificates.
Title of
certificate
How long is
certificate
valid?
Can
certificate
be applied
on multiple
shipments?
Does Kenya
accept suppliers
or
manufacturers
export
declaration as
proof of
compliance?
United States
No specific
No
No
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Department of
Agriculture,
Animal and Plant
Health Inspection
Service, Plant
Protection and
Quarantine,
Phytosanitary
Certificate
time limit--
covers
shipment
period
United States
Department of
Agriculture,
Animal and Plant
Health Inspection
Service, Plant
Protection and
Quarantine,
Sanitary
Certificate
No specific
time limit--
covers
shipment
period
No
No
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Rural
Development,
Kenya Plant
Health
Inspectorate
Service
(KEPHIS), Plant
Import Permit
(Plant Protection
Act Cap 324)
No specific
time limit--
covers
shipment
period
No
No
Kenya Bureau of
Standards, Pre-
Export
Verification of
Conformity
(PVoC),
Certificate of
Conformity (COC)
3 months
No
No, PVoC agents
use the
information as
supporting
document
Ministry of
livestock
development,
veterinary no
objection permit
to import meat,
meat by-products
and meat
products into
Kenya
3 months
No
No
Dioxin certificate
Shipment
period
No
Yes
5
Ministry of
livestock
development,
veterinary no
objection permit
to import milk
and milk products
into Kenya
3 months
No
No
Kenya Dairy
Board, Form 1 –
Application to
import milk and
milk products
3 months
No
No
Kenya Dairy
Board, The dairy
industry (import
/export)
regulations 2004,
import permit for
dairy produce
3 months
No
No
Kenya Dairy
Board, Dairy
Industry
(Imports/and
exports)
regulations, Form
5 – Clearance
certificate for
imported dairy
produce.
(appendix 11)
3 months
No
No
Certificate of
Origin
Covers
shipment
period
No
Yes
Certificate of
analysis
Product must
have 75
percent of
denominated
shelf life upon
entry in Kenya
No
Yes
United Stated
Department of
Agriculture,
Foreign
Agricultural
Service
Letter to
Government of
Kenya
Shipment
period
No
No
Kenya does not derogate export certificates.
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Section V. Other Certification/Accreditation Requirements
In addition to the above mentioned certificates, the GOK requires the original airway bill or bill of
lading, order form or pro-forma invoices (weight, product specification packaging and value), packing
list, and insurance documents on all U.S. exports to Kenya.
Appendix I. Electronic Copy or Outline of Each Export Certificate
Below, please find scanned copies of the certificates as denoted in the export-certificate matrix in
Section I of this report.
Appendix 1.
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8
9
Appendix 2.
10
Appendix 3
11
12
Appendix 4
13
Appendix 5
14
Appendix 6
15
16
Appendix 7
17
Appendix 8
18
Appendix 9
19
Appendix 10
20
Appendix 11
21
Appendix 12
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