Announcement
06 Jul 2026
In July 2026, the government of Kenya reportedly announced the duty-free importation of up to 490'000 metric tonnes of Grade 1 milled white rice.
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Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
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Implementation date
06 Jul 2026
Revocation date:
30 Nov 2026
Announced: 06 Jul 2026
Import tariff quota In force
Recent update from 03 Aug 2026:
On 6 July 2026, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning reportedly authorised the duty-free importation of up to 490'000 metric tonnes of Grade 1 milled white rice...
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