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The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced it will not admit in the country second-hand vehicles whose first year of registration is 2015 or before, effective January 1, 2023.
In a notice to importers on Tuesday, November 15, the agency said car dealers who need to import second-hand vehicles manufactured before 2015 should do so before the end of the year.
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It warned that from January 2023, such vehicles would be rejected at importers' cost.
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KEBs noted that all second-hand vehicles shipped into Kenya must comply with KS 15:15:2000, which is the standard code of practice for the inspection of cars.
The standards body said mitumba cars imported from Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand and South Africa should be accompanied by a certificate of roadworthiness issued by the Japanese's Quality Inspection Services Inc.
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In July, KEBs released a list of vehicles that won't be allowed to be imported into Kenya starting from the 2022/2023 financial year.
It indicated that all used passenger minibus, midibus, large buses, single articulated, bi-articulated buses and double-decker buses should not be allowed for importation into the country.
It also stated that all imports of all used rigid trucks with gross vehicle mass (GVM) equal to or greater than 3.5 tonnes and up to including 30 tonnes wouldn't be allowed.
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