Govt Notice on Duty-Free Importation of Milled White Rice
Ministry of Agriculture gazette notice on duty-free importation of 500,000 metric tonnes of Grade 1 Milled White Rice by 31st December 2025.
IMPORTATION OF WHITE MILLED RICE DUTY FREE
IT IS notified for the general information of the public that, pursuant to section 114 (2) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as read with item 20 of Part B of the Fifth Schedule to the Act, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, upon recommendation by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, directs that 500,000 metric tonnes of Grade I Milled White Rice be imported into Kenya duty free on or before the 31st December, 2025.
Each consignment of the imported Grade 1 Milled White Rice shall meet the following conditions:
(a) it shall be in accordance with international and Kenyan standards on food/rice; and
(b) it shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
Dated the 17th July, 2025.
JOHN MBADI NG'ONGO,
Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning.