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Exemption from Import Duty on Imported Raw Material Used in the Manufacture of Animal and Chicken Feed. Legal Notice no. 12 of 2022

Made 2022-01-10 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
Kenya
Subjects
Livestock
Keywords
animal feed/feedstuffs, business/industry/corporations, international trade, poultry, allocation/quota, fees/royalties, feed additives, genetically modified organism (GMO), birds
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SPECIAL ISSUE 27 Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 6 21st January, 2022 (Legislative Supplement No. 5) LEGAL NOTICE NO. 12 THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT ACT, 2004 (No. 1 of 2005) EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT DUTY ON IMPORTED RAW MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ANIMAL AND CHICKEN FEED IT IS NOTIFIED for the general information of the public that following the declaration of the drought affecting parts of the country a national disaster by H.E the President on the 8th September, 2021 and pursuant to section 114 (2) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, read with paragraph 20 of Part B of the Fifth Schedule to the Act, an exemption from import duty shall apply in respect of imported raw materials used in the manufacture of animal and chicken feed imported between the 1st November, 2021 and 31st October, 2022 by licensed Millers approved by the Government as set out in the Schedule hereto: SCHEDULE Feed Miller Yellow Maize Soya Bean Meal Soya Bean Cotton Seed Cake Sunflower Seed Cake White Sorghum Fish Meal Belfast Millers Ltd 10,000 4,000 - - - - Bidco Africa Ltd 50,000 20,000 3,000 6,000 10,000 5,000 Economy Farm Feeds Product (K) Ltd 7,200 2,800 - - 4,800 - Essential Drugs Ltd - - - - - - 500 Farmers Choice Ltd 5,000 1,000 1,500 - - 1,000 500 Farmers Fresh Feeds Ltd 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Isinya Feeds Ltd 25,000 - 5,000 - - - Kitale Industries Ltd 5,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 - Maisha Flour Mills Ltd 250 500 - 500 500 - 250 Mombasa Maize Millers Ltd 10,000 3,000 - 1,000 2,000 - Muringa Ltd - 5,000 - - - - 1,000 Organic Proteins Ltd - 4,000 - - 4,000 - Pembe Flour Mill Ltd 40,000 40,000 - 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Rift Valley Products Ltd 4,500 2,500 - - 25,000 - Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 28 Feed Miller Yellow Maize Soya Bean Meal Soya Bean Cotton Seed Cake Sunflower Seed Cake White Sorghum Fish Meal Sigma Feeds Ltd 20,000 5,000 - - - - 500 Soy Pro Ltd - 40,000 6,000 - 18,000 - Treasure Feeds Ltd 4,000 1,500 750 - 2,000 3,000 1,000 Unga Farm Care (EA) Ltd 40,000 10,000 20,000 - - - MS Cateress Milling Company Limited 50,000 20,000 - - 30,000 - Total Import Target in Metric Tonnes 275,950 146,300 58,250 20,500 113,300 34,000 28,750 The companies listed in the first column of this Schedule may import the specified animal feeds raw materials in quantities set out in the subsequent columns for use in the manufacture of animal and chicken feed. The total import shall not exceed targets as set out in this schedule. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. The imported Yellow Maize shall meet the following conditions: (a) it shall not be genetically modified (i.e. Non-GMO) in accordance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the National Biosafety Authority; (b) it shall have a moisture content not exceeding 13.5% as provided for under the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards (KS EAS2:2017) applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; and (c) its aflatoxin levels shall not exceed ten (10) parts per billion (ppb) as provided for under the laws of Kenya and Kenyan Standards (KS EAS2:2017) implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Department of Veterinary Services under the State Department of Livestock; (i) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (ii) it shall be used for the manufacture of Animal and Chicken feeds only; and (iii) it shall have been imported on or before the 31st October, 2022. 2. The imported Soya bean, Soya bean meal, Cotton seed cake, Sunflower cake, white sorghum or fishmeal shall meet the following conditions: (a) it shall not be genetically modified (i.e. Non-GMO) in accordance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the National Biosafety Authority; Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2022 29 (b) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (c) it shall meet all standards as set by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (d) it shall be used for the manufacture of animal feeds only; and (e) it shall have been imported on or before the 31st October, 2022. Note: Gazette Notice No. 13409/2021 is hereby revoked. Dated the 10th January, 2022. UKUR YATANI, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning. LEGAL NOTICE NO. 13 THE PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT (Cap. 426C) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 3 (1) of the Petroleum Development Levy Fund Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining makes the following Order— THE PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT LEVY (AMENDMENT) (REVOCATION) ORDER, 2021 1. This Order may be cited as the Petroleum Development Levy (Amendment) (Revocation) Order, 2021. Citation. 2. The Petroleum Development Levy (Amendment) Order, 2021, is revoked. L.N. 77/2021. Made on the 22nd October, 2021. JOHN K. MUNYES, Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI

Exemption from Import Duty on Imported Raw Material Used in the Manufacture of Animal and Chicken Feed. Legal Notice no. 12 of 2022 · Nelum