Re: Kenya / Certificate of Free Sale

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, forwarded to our Union: a) our letter dated 26.02.2026 and numbered 2915. b) In the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 24.03.2026 and numbered E-84261457-590-00120308392; our letter referenced in (a) reported a legislative amendment requiring that, in exports to Kenya, prior to obtaining a certificate of conformity, a certificate of free sale to be obtained from the relevant bodies be submitted to the bodies authorised to carry out pre-shipment inspection and to the Kenya Customs Administration.
This time, the letter referenced in (b), with reference to a letter received from the Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Embassy in Nairobi, states that a new implementation guide on the matter has been published by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
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It is stated that the guide, a copy of which is submitted in the annex, indicates that a certificate of free sale is required for;

• Food products intended for human and animal consumption,
• Cosmetics and personal care products,
• Children's toys,
• Electrical and electronic products,
• Fertilisers and soil conditioners

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In addition, information is provided that the said certificate will be required in the absence of any Kenyan standard, equivalent international standard or national standard of the exporting country relating to the product; and that where any of these standards exists, it will be sufficient to evidence conformity with a certificate of conformity issued under the pre-shipment inspection programme instead of a certificate of free sale.

Annex: Re: Kenya / Certificate of Free Sale

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry