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KRA Car Duty Calculator Kenya
We are delighted to announce that our KRA motor vehicle import duty calculator is updated with the current CRSP rates and the correct method for KRA car import duty calculations for Kenya.
Our prestige car duty calculator calculates the car import duty for prestige cars when imported to Kenya. This duty calculator is using the new import duty level of 35% (effective 1st July 2023) and the 2019 Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) in line with the KRA directive issued in Aug 2020. We have tailored the KRA 2019 CRSP to focus on the prestige cars most suited to our clients.
Select the car make, model, trim, fuel and age from the boxes below for the current Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) import duty evaluation. The calculator will provide the current KRA CRSP value from which it calculates the depreciation to give you the Customs Value. It then gives you the Import Duty, Excise Duty, VAT, IDF Fee, RDL, registration. Summarised as Total Taxes, MV Registration Fee and Duties Payable.
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Please select fuel type and engine size as it affects the customs value and excise duty calculations.
How is Car Duty Calculated in Kenya?
The Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) of your vehicle is provided by the KRA. The KRA compares the CRSP value and the actual invoice value of the car and uses the higher of the two.
Customs value is then calculated by applying the depreciation to the CRSP value. The excise duty, import duty, VAT and the IDF Fee are all calculated from the customs value.
This calculation is as follows:
- KRA provide the current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) for your vehicle.
- Customs Value is the CRSP value with depreciation applied.
- Import Duty is 35% of the Customs Value.
- Excise Duty is 20% of the Customs Value + Import Duty.
- VAT is 16% of the Customs Value + Import Duty + Excise Duty.
- IDF Fee 3.5% of the Customs Value.
- RDL Fee is 2% of the Customs Value.
These calculations are our best guide based on the information provided by the KRA. The KRA reserve the right to appraise each car’s value according to their professional opinion taking the invoice value, modifications and enhancements into account.
What Influences Car Import Duty?
Determining the value of the car does not rely on the CRSP alone. The CRSP value is compared to the invoice value for the vehicle and the higher value is used.
Depreciation applied is influenced by the age of the vehicle. When the level of depreciation is established it is applied to the value of the vehicle to determine the customs value.
*Excise duty is influenced by the engine size of the vehicle. If your engine size differs from the CRSP line, the KRA may adjust the duty payable accordingly.
The fuel (diesel, petrol, hybrid or electric) will affect the amount of excise duty.
Kenya Car Duty FAQs
Kenya Car Duty
All your questions on car duty for Kenya.
How is car duty calculated in Kenya?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
What Influences Car Import Duty?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
Which CRSP is this calculator using?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
Why do other duty calculators give different values?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
Why can’t I find my car in the Duty Calculator?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
What is the Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP), and how does it affect import duty?
Are electric or hybrid vehicles subject to the same import duties?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.
Is the import duty the same for all types of vehicles?
The rules for VAT reclaim have changed since Brexit. Only VAT-registered businesses can reclaim VAT on purchases if they meet the correct requirements. Private individuals are no longer allowed to reclaim VAT themselves.