{
  "id": 19593049,
  "title": "How KRA’s new car import rules will change vehicle clearance in Kenya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/how-kras-new-car-import-rules-will-change-vehicle-clearance-in-kenya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T03:07:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/how-kras-new-car-import-rules-will-change-vehicle-clearance-in-kenya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced new rules that will change the process of vehicle clearance for imported cars in Kenya. Licensed car dealers will now be allowed to move imported second-hand vehicles from customs yards to their business premises before completing formal registration with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). Under the revised arrangement, dealers will pay all applicable customs duties, taxes, and levies before transferring the vehicles to their yards as they search for buyers. However, NTSA registration fees and levies will only be payable after a vehicle has been sold. This change in process follows a directive by President William Ruto requiring imported vehicles handled by licensed dealers to be released after payment of applicable customs charges, pending completion of the registration process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}