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Kenya: KEBS bans importation of used clothes and shoes

Description

On 31 March 2020, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) announced that it had banned the importation of second-hand clothes and shoes (known as Mitumba) until further notice. The decision is taken as a...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

Import ban

MAST Chapter

E: Non-automatic licensing, quotas etc.

Implementation date

31 Mar 2020

Revocation date

No revocation date

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Inward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

all

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