{
  "id": 13923714,
  "title": "Customs revenue grow to Ksh 90B in September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/customs-revenue-grow-to-ksh-90b-in-september",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:39:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/customs-revenue-grow-to-ksh-90b-in-september/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September 2026, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) reported that customs revenue had grown to Ksh 90.1 billion, surpassing the monthly projection of Ksh 89.2 billion. This marked a performance rate of 101.1%, representing a Ksh 965 million increase or a 5.8% rise from the Ksh 85.146 billion collected in the previous September. KRA attributed the strong performance to robust growth in non-oil revenue collections, which reached Ksh 57.2 billion, exceeding the Ksh 55.4 billion target by Ksh 1.8 billion. The non-oil revenue growth was driven by a 25.6% increase in the overall value of imports, with bulk cargo expanding by 49.2%, primarily due to higher imports of fertilizers, iron and steel, palm oil and its fractions, rice, and other commodities. Additionally, the volume of imported Motor Vehicles and Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) handled for containerized cargo increased by 8.1% and 8.2% respectively. KRA credited technology deployment for facilitating legitimate trade, preventing revenue leaks, and enhancing compliance. The authority is also implementing reforms aimed at making Customs operations more efficient, transparent, and predictable for traders, including the introduction of Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) and increased use of data to strengthen cargo risk management, improve customs declaration processing, and identify high-risk consignments.",
  "summary": "Customs revenue beat mothly projection to grew to Ksh 90.1 billion compared to a target of Ksh 89.2 billion in September 2026. Data by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) shows that customs revenue grew by Ksh 965 million translating to a performance rate of 101.1%t. The collection represents a 5.8% increase from Ksh 85.146 billion […] The post Customs revenue grow to Ksh 90B in September appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital Business",
        "title": "Kenya’s tax revenue rises 14.85pc to Sh258.3bn in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kenyas-tax-revenue-rises-14-85pc-to-sh258-3bn-in-september",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:28:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}