The Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS) has issued a notice to all stakeholders that the verification of imported second-hand motor vehicles, spare parts and mobile equipment will be handled by Japan's Quality Inspection Services Inc (QISJ).
In a notice issued on Tuesday, September 20, KEBS affirmed that the directive applied to imports from Japan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, Thailand, South Africa and Singapore for three years.
According to KEBS, the Japanese-based company would verify the imports or exports through the pro-Export verification of conformity (PVOC) to standards.
"KEBS wishes to inform all stakeholders and the public that Quality Inspection Services Inc. Japan (QISJ) has been contracted to continue offering PVOC services for used motor vehicles, mobile equipment and used motor vehicle spare parts in Japan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Thailand, and South Africa for the next three (3) years."
"QISJ has also been contracted to offer these services in Singapore," read part of the statement.
The stakeholders seeking to import goods from the stipulated countries are required to produce a Certificate of Roadworthiness (CoR) or Certificate of Conformity (CoC) issued by QISJ.
Failure to comply with the orders would subject the stakeholders to a fee equivalent to five per cent of the approved customs values of the product as mandated in the Legal Notice No.78 of 2020.
"A product which is the subject of this Order which arrives at a port of entry without a certificate of conformity, certificate of inspection or certificate of roadworthiness shall be subjected to destination inspection at a fee equal to five per cent of the approved customs value of the product," read part of the legal notice.
KEBS noted that due to unforeseen circumstances, imports from Singapore would begin on Saturday, October 1.
"..the effective implementation date for consignments imported from Singapore is 1st October 2022 and therefore all consignments shipped on board on or after this date are required to be accompanied by CoR or CoC," KEBS stated.
Initially, KEBS had cautioned users against purchasing automobiles older than the allowed eight years since manufacturing.
The government agency noted that the directive was issued in line with the verification of conformity to the Kenya Standards of Imports Order.
