The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has tax rates for different motor vehicle models in Kenya.
According to the Kenya Motor Vehicle Duty Calculator 2025, some of the levies charged on vehicles include import duty fee (IDF), excise duty, Value Added Tax (VAT), import declaration fee and railways development fee.
After entering your motor vehicle details, the calculator computes the KRA Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) and calculates all applicable levies, taxes, and duties.
Cabriolet Convertible
An A3 Cabriolet Convertible currently sells at Ksh6.1 million, according to KRA.
The depreciation rate is 5 per cent with a custom value of Ksh2.4.
Importers pay an import duty of Ksh610,663, excise duty of Ksh1,068,661, VAT of Ksh659,516, import declaration fee of Ksh85,493 and railways development fee of Ksh48,853, drawing to a total of Ksh2,473,186.
KRA Charges on AUDI Cars
An Audi A1 SE MT model has a current retail selling price of Ksh3,294,000, according to the KRA calculator.
The model has a depreciation rate of 5 percent with a custom value of Ksh1,301,333.
KRA’s total for all the deductions is Ksh1,317,600.
On the other hand, an Audi Salool sells at Ksh4,513,00 but the KRA’s deduction sums to Ksh1,805,200.
This is broken down as follows: import duty of Ksh325,33, excise duty of Ksh569,33, VAT of Ksh351,360, IDF of Ksh45,547 and railways development fee of Ksh26,027.
The Bedford MJT2 model’s current selling price is Ksh3,887,088 with a depreciation rate of 5 percent.
Charges levied on this model include an import duty of Ksh383,910, excise duty of Ksh671,842, VAT of Ksh414,623, IDF of Ksh53,747 and Railways Development Levy of Ksh30,713.
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BMW
BMW model 116i E81 HAT NA45 currently retails at Ksh3,434,380 with deductions adding to Ksh1,373,725.
KRA charges an import duty of Ksh339,198, excise duty of Ksh593,597, VAT of Ksh366,334, IDF of Ksh47,488 and Railways Development Levy of Ksh27,136.
The rates are slightly different for BMW Convertible, which currently retails at Ksh4,721,246.
KRA deducts up to Ksh1,888,499.
Top of the list is an import duty of Ksh466,296, excise duty of Ksh816,018, VAT of Ksh503,600, import declaration fee of Ksh65,281 and Railways Development Levy of Ksh37,304.
ALFA ROMEO
An Alpha Romeo, model 156 Veloce, currently retails at Ksh3,375,000.
However, owners pay Ksh333,333 on import duty, Ksh360,000 on VAT, Ksh583,333 on excise duty, Ksh46,667 on Import Declaration Fee and Ksh26,667 on Railways Development Levy.
Alpha Romeo model 16 JD currently sells at Ksh2,359,800 with deductions adding to Ksh943,920.
An Alfa Romeo model 147.00 has a current retail price of Ksh2,574,000.
The model has a depreciation rate of 5 percent with a custom value of Ksh1,016,889.
KRA’s charges an import duty of Ksh254,222 and excise duty of Ksh444,889.
Other charges include a VAT of Ksh274,560, an import declaration fee of Ksh35,591 and a railways development fee of Ksh20,338.
This totals Ksh2,473,186.
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Bentley
A Bentley model Continental GT V8 current selling price is Ksh33,660,000, but the custom value of Ksh13,297,778.
KRA charges an import duty of Ksh3,324,445, excise duty of Ksh5,817,778 and VAT of Ksh3,590,400.
The owners also pay an import declaration fee of Ksh465,422 and Railways Development Levy of Ksh265,956.
How Car Import Duty Calculated
KRA provides the CRSP of the vehicle.
The import Duty is 25 percent of the CRSP, while the Excise Duty is 20 percent of the CRSP plus the Import Duty.
Additionally, VAT is 16 percent of the CRSP, Import Duty and Excise Duty is VAT while 2.25 percent of the CRSP is the IDF Fee.
Cost of Clearing Car
In addition to KRA duties and taxes, car owners are required to pay Ksh160,800 in associated fees.
These include: Port Charge & SGR of Ksh120,000; Verification Fee of Ksh15,000; Interpol of Ksh15,000; MSS Levy of Ksh2,000; Radiation of Ksh1,000; NTSA Sticker of Ksh800; IDF Fee of Ksh2,000; Local Transport of Ksh25,000; and Agent’s Fee of Ksh100,000.
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