The minimum value of personal effects that passengers can bring into Kenya without being taxed has been raised fourfold to $2,000 (Sh259,477) from $500 (Sh64,887.31), handing a major relief for thousands of travelers long inconvenienced by product seizures by tax officials.
This follows gazettement of Legal Notice No 167 of 2024 by the East African Community (EAC) via which the bloc’s Council of Ministers amended Paragraph 9 of the fifth Schedule of the EAC Customs Management Act (EACCMA)—raising the threshold to $2,000 (Sh259,477) effective July 1, 2024.
