The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced plans to sell goods worth millions of shillings left uncollected at the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi after giving owners 30 days to clear them.
In Gazette Notice No. 17122 dated October 28, the Chief Manager at the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi, Larry Liza, KRA, warned that goods not entered and removed from the customs warehouse within the notice period would be treated as abandoned and disposed of through a public auction.
The notice was issued under Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, which provides for the disposal of overstayed goods held in customs warehouses.
“PURSUANT to the provisions of Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as amended (EACCMA 2004), notice is given that unless the under-mentioned goods are entered and removed from the custody of the customs warehouse keeper, Inland Container Depot Nairobi within thirty (30) days of this notice, they will be treated as abandoned and will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of EACCMA 2004, including being sold by public auction,” the notice read.
KRA scheduled the auction for December 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2026, through its online auction portal, https://ibid.kra.go.ke.
Interested buyers are allowed to inspect the goods on December 10 and 11, 2026, at designated locations during official working hours.
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“Interested buyers may view the goods at specific locations indicated on 10th December, 2026 and 11th December, 2026, during office hours.”
List Of Goods to Be Auctioned by KRA
Among the listed items is a shipper-owned container containing 1,260 packages of fortified rice and soy meal. Other food products include 1,695 cartons of assorted confectionery and 3,536 packages of Super Juicefruit flavoured powder drink.
The notice also lists 1,750 packages of baby diapers, 175 packages of used personal effects and 332 packages of used household goods.
Several industrial and commercial items are included in the list, among them poultry equipment for layers and broilers, dairy processing equipment, water-filling machines, industrial fans and corrugated board-line equipment.
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Construction materials listed include aluminium windows and doors, aluminium ingots, ceramic tiles, polyester fabrics, MDF door skins and high-density polyethene resin.
Agricultural and chemical products include 800 and 1,217 packages of Traffic 300 AS herbicide, alongside other agricultural chemicals and 1,000 bags of animal feed additives.
The goods also include 1,036 packages of pharmaceuticals, 540 cases of Menthodx cough mixture and 179 packages containing various pharmaceutical compounds.
Household and electrical products listed include 246 packages of Ramtons freestanding cookers and spare parts, 625 boxes of Saarus cookers, office furniture, water purifiers and electrical installation equipment.
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