Kenya
Use of customs brokers
Use of Customs brokers or Agents (also known as Clearing and Forwarding Agents or Clearing agents) is not mandatory in Kenya. However, traders are encouraged to use the services of Customs brokers as stipulated under section 145-148 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, and as guided by the East Africa Customs Management Regulations, Art. 149.
The URL for the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 is;
http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/EALA_Legislation/East_African_Community_Customs_Management_Act_2004.pdf
The URL for the East Africa Customs Management Regulations;
https://www.eac.int/documents/category/regulations
Information on use of Customs Agents in Kenya can also be found at the following link;
https://www.kra.go.ke/en/tax-experts/about-tax-experts/about-tax-experts/customs-tax-agents