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Kenya: Local marine cargo insurance requirement for imports

Announcement

01 Jul 2026

In July 2026, the Government of Kenya introduced a requirement for all importers to obtain marine cargo insurance from locally licensed insurers prior to customs clearance.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Jul 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Jul 2026
Local content requirement In force

Recent update from 13 Jul 2026:

On 1 July 2026, the government of Kenya introduced a requirement for all importers to obtain Marine Cargo Insurance from locally licensed insurers prior to customs clearance for all imported goods....

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