The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has asked custom agents and transporters conveying transit goods and other goods under customs control to renew their licenses as deadline approaches.
In notices issued on Tuesday, September 17, KRA also informed operators of bonded warehouses, manufacture under bond (MUB), and transit go downs to renew their licenses, which will expire at the end of December this year.
KRA said the licenses will expire by the end of December, and application for renewals should be submitted on or before October 31, 2024.
“Kenya Revenue Authority wishes to remind all operators of the above-mentioned facilities that their licenses will expire on 31 December 2024,” KRA said.
“Applications for Renewal should be submitted through the Integrated Customs Management System (ICM5) platform, https:/cms.kra go.ke, on or before 31 October 2024.”
KRA Issues Directives on Renewals of Licenses
KRA stated that the application for renewal is for all licensed customs agents except for the three-year Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) licenses.
The applications shall be accompanied by duly filed form C20 (available on the authority website. www.kra.go.ke) and current (2024) certificate of registration (CR12-CR13) for the Company/partnership.
Others include valid tax compliance certificate for the company and certificate of band & debt clearance, copy of previous C21 (License), and a valid KIFWA clearance certificate.
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Transit Goods Licenses
For application for renewal of the license for vehicles conveying Transit Goods (C28) and vehicles conveying other goods under customs control (C40), the following conditions are mandatory when submitting the application:
Transporters must have a copy of the motor vehicle logbook, a copy of a valid insurance certificate, a copy of the COMESA yellow card (for foreign vehicles) or insurance cover, and a duly filled application form signed and stamped by a customs officer.
Applications may be submitted through customs regional offices in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, or Eldoret, as well as at Times Tower, 1st Floor.
Successful applicants will be required to pay the license fee in Kenyan shillings equivalent to US$ 200 (Ksh 25,800) per license.
Bonded Warehouses
Meanwhile, operators renewing licenses for bonded warehouses, manufacture under bond (MUB), and transit go downs must have a copy of a valid license for the year 2024.
Furthermore, they should have a copy of valid relevant security bonds, the current CR12 of the company, and a copy of the title or valid lease agreement whose duration is longer than the term of the license.
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Additionally, they must have a copy of the current tax compliance certificate for the company, a copy of the current tax compliance certificate for each of the company’s directors and audited annual accounts for the company for the previous financial year (2023).
Also, they must provide a completed and signed C18 form, stamped by the operator and customs officer, which can be downloaded from the KRA website.
Renewal will only be issued upon satisfaction that the applicant does not have any outstanding transactions or issues with any KRA department.
The production of the above documents does not automatically guarantee renewal of a license, as the applicant will still undergo further vetting by the authority.
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