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MD Esther Ngari said this is pursuant to provisions of Legal Notice No 78 of April 28, 2020.

The Kenya Bureau of Standards has released new guidelines regarding the importation of used or second-hand motor vehicles. Effective January 1, 2024, the regulations affecting returning residents, diplomatic staff, and the general public stipulate that only right-hand drive vehicles will be permitted to enter the country.

However, vehicles whose year of first registration is from January 1, 2017, and later shall be allowed into the country.

However, vehicles whose year of first registration is from January 1, 2017, and later shall be allowed into the country.

Kenyans planning on importing used vehicles were also advised on the eight-year limit set to be implemented beginning January 1, 2023. 

The taxman has dismissed a claim by a section of car importers that its demand for registration of imported used motor vehicles before entry at the point of clearance amounts to discrimination.