PVoC Certification Routes and Fee Structure

WELCOME TO THE KENYA PVoC GUIDE FOR
EXPORTING TO KENYA

PVoC CERTIFICATION ROUTES AND FEE STRUCTURE

There are three PVoC certification routes namely;

Route A: Under this Route, products to be shipped have to be both tested and physically inspected to demonstrate conformity to relevant standards. This route is open to all products being exported by either traders or manufacturers (see detailed procedure)

Route B: This route offers a fast track certification process for goods with reasonable and consistent levels of quality through registration of such products by the PVoC Agent. Product registration is recommended to Exporters having frequent shipments of homogenous products. The registration is valid for a period of one year. Shipments of registered products are exempted from mandatory testing and certification may be based on physical inspection only. However, random testing of registered product is still required to ensure product conformity throughout the registration period. The following products are however not eligible for registration under Route B (i.e. are subject to certification under Route A only);

	i.	Sugar
	ii.	Cereals and pulses such as Rice, wheat, beans, Maize etc
	iii.	Fertilizer
	iv.	Animal and Fishery products (fresh and frozen- not further processed)
	v.	Dairy Products
	vi.	Fresh horticultural prodecs
	vii.	Used or second hand goods.

See detailed procedure

Route C: This route is open only to manufacturers who can demonstrate existence of a quality management system in their production/ manufacturing process. It involves auditing of such production processes and licensing of products manufactured thereof by authorized PVoC Agent(s) in line with ISO Guide 28: 2004. On successful conclusion of this process, the manufacturer will be presented with a License for the relevant products valid for a period of one (1) year. Licensed products shall be subject to random physical inspection by authorized PVoC Agent(s) prior issuance of Certificate of Conformity and subsequent shipping of the same. However the PVoC Agent(s) shall carry out limited testing during the license valid period.

The PVoC Agent(s) will review the Request for Certification (RFC) received from the exporter before determining the most appropriate certification route and the applicable standard to be used in the certification process.

NOTE: Labeling and self life requirements

All labeling of packaging of imports shall include English and / or Swahili. Packaged goods (e.g. foodstuffs, chemicals, cosmetics, and similar) shall indicate the batch numbers and dates of expiration and/or date of production. All imports with a limited shelf life shall have more than seventy five per cent (75%) shelf life from the date of expected arrival in Kenya.

FEE STRUCURE

	A) PHYSICAL INSPECTION AND DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
	i.	Route A: Ad Valorem fee of 0.475% of the FOB Value of the goods.
	ii.	Route B: Ad Valorem fee of 0.425% of the FOB Value of the goods.
	iii.	Route C: Ad Valorem fee of 0.25% of the FOB Value of the goods.
	The above fees are subject to a minimum of USD 180, for routes A and B, and a minimum of USD 135 for route C. The maximum fee is USD 2375. However, the maximum fee chargeable is subject to the applicable commercial rates at the port of inspection.
	B) PRODUCT REGISTRATION FEE (ROUTE B):
	USD 375 for the first 15 products/ line items. Every additional product/ line item above 15 products/ items is charged an additional USD 20.
	C) MANUFACTURING LICENSING (ROUTE C):
	To be determine by PVoC Agents on case by case basis.
	C) SAMPLING AND TESTING:
	To be determine by PVoC Agents on case by case basis in all the routes.

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