The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced new regulations for exporters, alongside the appointment of nine inspection companies to provide Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) services for general goods. In a notice dated Wednesday, 18 February 2026, KEBS stated that the changes will take effect from 19 February 2026, applying to all consignments shipped
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced that the current Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) contracts for general goods officially expired on February 8, 2026. In a public notice, KEBS said the previous inspection companies contracted under the three-year cycle have stopped operations and will no longer accept new Requests for Certification (RFCs). The
Following the gazettement of Standards (Standards Levy) Order 2025 vide the Legal Notice No. 136 dated 08 August 2025, all manufacturers are required to remit to Kenya Bureau of Standards, standards: levy, recoverable at source, at the rate of zero point two percent (0.2%) of thee monthly turnover in respect of manufacture undertaken, Net of