How old a vehicle you can import into Kenya

Motor vehicles of over 8 years old are not allowed into Kenya as per the KS 1515:2000 quality standard by the Kenya Bureau of Standards. Kenya Customs enforces this requirement. 

Returning Kenyan Resident can bring one car dutyfree

You are allowed, among other items, one motor vehicle (excluding buses and mini buses) into the country duty free subject to the following conditions:

1. You must have resided outside Kenya for at least two years during which period you should not have visited Kenya for an aggregate of more than 90 days.
2. You must have personally owned and used the motor vehicle for at least twelve months.
3. The motor vehicle must not be older than 8 years.
4. You must have attained the age of eighteen years.
5. You must not have been granted a similar exemption previously.

Car Registration in Kenya

Following are the requirements for registration of vehicles in Kenya;

• Duty and VAT receipts
• Import entry form (Form 63)
• Foreign log book translated into English
• Port Release Order
• Bill of Lading or Airway Bill
• Clean Report of Findings (CRF)
• Import Declaration Form (IDF)
• Authority to enter goods for home use from the Commissioner of Customs & Excise
• Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) if the vehicle is for commercial use.
• A temporary Importation Document (Form C44A or C44)
• Road manifest or Carnet de Passages in the case of vehicles imported by road
• Foreign Vehicle Receipt/License
• Personal Identification Certificate Number (PIN) card
• Certified copy of national identity card of vehicle owner or valid Passport.
• Insurance cover
• A dully filled Form "A" personally signed by the Importer.