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Travellers arriving in Kenya will now be required to declare personal items for customs duty.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) maintained that travellers coming into the country with imported personal items should adhere to the customs law.
In a travel advisory shared on the X platform, the taxman wants all visitors into the country with goods imported under the East African Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA) to declare them for customs.
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According to the taxman, travellers with the following items should declare them for customs:
According to KRA, the following goods shall not be exempted if the traveller arrives with them;
This followed controversies in the law that called for the imposition of tax on personal items worth above USD5,000 (over KSh 75,000).
Kenyans argued that President William Ruto's government would scare away tourists with punitive taxes.
They urged KRA to focus on widening the tax bracket rather than overburdening a few taxpayers.
@cjnyongesa noted:
"Instead of increasing the tax bracket, they're burdening a few. We are focused on chasing investors and tourists. "USD 500" Ruto!"
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KRA noted that goods worth over KSh 70,000 should be declared for customs upon arrival.
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