N<\/span>airobi<\/strong>\u00a0– F<\/span>oreign vehicles owned by operators in the country without a temporary importation of Private Motor Vehicle and Foreign Vehicle permit will be impounded effective January 1, the Revenue Authority has announced.\u00a0<\/span>The taxman, in partnership with the National Transport and Safety Authority, has also asked operators of such vehicles to acquire a temporary importation of road vehicles form- Form C32 issued at the border station.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n Imagine your\u00a0<\/strong>Ad<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0placed\u00a0here<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n The form is issued to foreigners with foreign identification or Kenyans with a valid work permit or proof of residency in a partner state.\u00a0<\/span>The operators must also have the foreign motor vehicle registration book in their name and a valid power of attorney from the motor vehicle owner in case the operator is the agent of the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIndividuals without these documents will not be issued with a Form C32 or be allowed to operate a foreign-registered motor vehicle within the country and any such vehicles will be impounded,\u201d the two authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n Upon entry into the country, the operators will be required to make an application for the foreign permit with a valid Form C32 and a certificate of COMESA Insurance as key requirements.\u00a0<\/span>The permit will be issued to two types of vehicles which include those on tour in Kenya and with an international circulation permit from the <\/span>country of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n The second category will be those vehicles entering Kenya with a Form C32. Those in this category will receive a free fourteen-day temporary permit to be issued at entry points.\u00a0<\/span>On expiry of the fourteen days, the applicants will seek lifetime extension of both forms from the customs and border control departments of the authority.<\/span><\/p>\n The authorities noted that no vehicles will be allowed out of a customs border station without the owner or agent having Form C32 and a foreign permit.\u00a0<\/span>While these requirement stands, KRA and NTSA have warned all operators of foreign vehicles who do not meet the set conditions that they will be required to re-export their vehicles with immediate effect or be impounded.<\/span><\/p>\n Currently, only vehicles manufactured from the year 2010 are allowed for importation into the country while all left-hand drive vehicles are not allowed for registration unless they have a special purpose.\u00a0<\/span>Also, all motor vehicles imported into Kenya must be inspected prior to shipment for roadworthiness.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Kenya Revenue Authority, vehicles confirmed for importation will be charged an import duty at 25 percent, excise duty at 20 percent and <\/span>value-added tax at 16 <\/span>percent.\u00a0<\/span>Last year in August, the taxman impounded over 30 vehicles with expired foreign plate permits, with most coming from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/moovafrica.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Cargo-Ad-2-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"