Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) notifies the manufacturers, importers and suppliers of the listed goods and services that the Finance Act, 2025 has introduced excise duty on the following goods and services, effective 1st July 2025: -
Excisable Goods |
Tariff heading |
Excise Duty Rate |
Imported other self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls of tariff number 3919.90.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
3919.90.90 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported printed polymers of ethylene of other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials of tariff number 3920.10.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet |
3920.10.90, |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported printed polymers of vinyl chloride containing by weight not less than 6% of other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials of tariff number 3920.43.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
3920.43.90 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported printed poly (ethylene terephthalate) of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters of other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly of tariff number 3920.62.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
3920.62.90 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported printed cellular of other plastics of other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of tariff number 3921.19.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
3921.19.90 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported tea whether or not flavored |
N/A |
25% of excisable value |
Imported Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets; kraftliner; unbleached of tariff number 4804.11.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
4804.11.00 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 50 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported other kraft paper or paperboard weighing 150g/m² or less, in rolls or sheets; unbleached of tariff number 4804.31.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
4804.31.00 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 50 per Kg, whichever is higher |
Imported other kraft paper or paperboard weighing more than 150g/m² but less than 225 g/m², in rolls or sheets; unbleached of tariff number 4804.41.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
4804.41.00 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 50 per Kg, whichever is higher |
Imported other kraft paper or paperboard weighing 225 g/m² or more others in rolls or sheets; unbleached of tariff number 4804.51.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
4804.51.00 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 50 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
Imported Glass of heading 70.03, 70.04 or 70.05, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials of Tariff Heading 70.06, but excluding those from East Africa Community Partner States that meet the East Africa Community Rules of Origin. |
7003 7004 7005 |
35% of excisable value or Kshs. 500 per square metre, whichever is Higher. |
Imported safety glass of tariff numbers 7007.19.00 and 7007.29.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
7007.19.00 7007.29.00 |
35% of excisable value or Kshs. 500 per square metre, whichever is higher |
Imported Multiple-walled insulating units of glass of Tariff Heading 70.08, but excluding those from East Africa Community Partner States that meet the East Africa Community Rules of Origin |
7008 |
35% of excisable value or Kshs. 500 per square metre, whichever is higher |
Imported fully built and semi-built direct air capture machines |
N/A |
25% of excisable value |
Imported aluminium profiles, fabricated doors and fabricated windows of tariff numbers 76.04, 7608.20 and 7610.10 |
7604 7608.20 7610.10 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 400 per kg, whichever is higher |
Non-refillable lighters of tariff number 9613.10.00 |
9613.10.00 |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 500 per Kg |
Spirits of undenatured extra neutral alcohol of alcoholic strength exceeding 90% purchased by licensed manufacturers of spirituous beverages. |
N/A |
Kshs. 500 per litre |
EXCISABLE SERVICES |
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Fees charged on virtual assets transactions by virtual asset providers |
N/A |
10% of the excisable value |
Manufacturers, service providers and importers of the above goods and services are required to apply for an excise license, import certificate or certificate of registration as applicable.
Further, manufacturers of the above excisable goods and suppliers of the excisable services are required to charge excise duty on the excisable goods and services and remit tax collected to the Commissioner by the fifth day of the following month in the case of a licensed manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and on or before 20th of the month following the month in which the tax was collected for all other excisable goods and services listed above.
Commissioner for Micro & Small Taxpayers
PUBLIC NOTICES 12/07/2025