The taxman is losing millions of shillings in a racket involving the sale of second hand cars illegally imported with the support of the Kenya Bureau of Standards. The cars, whose volumes have risen to more than 800 units annually, are aged above the eight-year legal limit allowed for used cars..

The future of a clearing and forwarding agents’ association looks uncertain after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) changed rules for registration of tax collectors.

We know that it is a hassle to get the cost of duty on your next car and therefore, we have created a form that you can use to send your car details whereupon we shall work out the cost of duty and email it back to you.

Are you looking into importing your own car? Well here are some of the major Q&As for car importation

RA would like to inform all motorists that the above mentioned are the requirements for vehicle registration as well as vehicles

Last year, South Africa was the biggest destination for importing used Japanese cars in Africa, but in April 2009, South Africa suffered a decline of 34% in Used Japanese Car imports. Other countries which are heavy importers of used Japanese cars such as New Zealand and UAE also suffered drop in demand of about 45% as compared to last year. Moreover, recently Russia has changed its driving style from RHD to LHD putting restrictions on importing used Japanese cars which are right handed. All the above mentioned factors have together contributed to make Kenya the biggest importer of Used Vehicle from Japan.