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Value of seized smuggled, counterfeit goods hits record Sh244m
Counterfeit goods that were destroyed in 2018. Previous estimates by KMA show that 70 percent of counterfeit products entering Kenya originated from Asia.
The value of smuggled and counterfeit goods seized at the various entry points, including the Mombasa port, hit a record Sh243.5 million in the year to December 2024, up from Sh200 million the previous year, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said.
KRA Commissioner of Customs and Border Control, Lilian Nyawanda, said the bulk of the seizures were recorded in the last six months of 2024.
