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captainrio
#1 Posted : Tuesday, August 02, 2011 5:11:30 PM
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I would like to know from anyone who has been buying online - ebay, kalahari etc..what are the applicable taxes before u can receive ur goods in kenya?
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Foz00
#2 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:46:10 AM
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depends with what you are buying!
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captainrio
#3 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:38:09 AM
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Foz00 wrote:
depends with what you are buying!

clothes and electronics...
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bird_man
#4 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:01:26 AM
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@captainrio.....you will have to pay customs and some taxes as usual for those two.Unless you import via Eastleigh!
Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
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YesuWangu
#5 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:22:14 AM
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I bought some 40 DVDs from South Africa. They cost me about 7,000sh or thereabouts, I cannot remember the exact figure.

Now I am being slapped with customs duty of 4,860sh! With a penalty of 110 sh per day for the first 7 days and 40sh thereafter for storage!...........

I think KRA is very hungry. If I could have avoided them, I would have!

Buy whatever from isich if you can.
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JkMwatha
#6 Posted : Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:32:51 PM
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bird_man wrote:
@captainrio.....you will have to pay customs and some taxes as usual for those two.Unless you import via Eastleigh!



Correct me if I'm wrong but even impoting via isili, you pay taxes. The cost/kg shipping appears to be expensive... This is due to those warias paying taxes... and making it simple for the shipper.

When you send goods through them, you will always be asked to list all items you are shipping (at least from UK)... even if they do not physically check.

It is not possible for KRA to go through each and every item to verify what is listed.
So the kesom guys pay a more or less standard figure for all goods.

Ask one Morey (of wazua) who ships goods/containers regularly.
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