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Electric pickup truck export to Kenya

Kenya requires factory right-hand drive, a KEBS Pre-Export Verification of Conformity certificate issued in China before loading, and a vehicle under eight years old. A 0 km factory RHD unit clears the age and steering rules automatically — the PVoC is the only real procedural risk, and it cannot be obtained once the vehicle has sailed.

What does Kenya require?

Steering
Right-hand drive
Pre-export certificate
KEBS PVoC Certificate of Conformity
Issuing body
Kenya Bureau of Standards
Vehicle age rule
Eight years from first registration — a 0 km unit clears it automatically
Ports and routing
Mombasa (Ro-Ro and container), onward road to Nairobi in 1–2 days
Sea or rail transit
28–35 days Ro-Ro from Shanghai; 30–36 days containerised

How is duty assessed?

Import duty, excise and VAT apply in sequence, with railway development levy and import declaration fee on top. Kenya has applied reduced excise treatment to fully electric vehicles at various points, but the rate has moved more than once in recent budget cycles — confirm the current position with your clearing agent before committing.

We quote FOB China and CIF Kenya only — never landed cost, because a duty change between order and arrival would make that number wrong. Confirm the current rate with your clearing agent before committing to an order.

Who is buying MAXUS vehicles in Kenya?

Kenyan demand concentrates in NGO and development-sector fleets, county government procurement, and tourism and lodge operators around Nairobi and the Rift Valley. Depot charging at a compound or lodge removes the fuel logistics problem that dominates rural running costs.

Which models can be registered in Kenya?

Kenya is right-hand drive, so the 8 models below are the eligible ones. Ordering the wrong steering is the single most expensive mistake in vehicle importing — the unit cannot be registered and cannot economically be returned.

Common questions about importing to Kenya

Which MAXUS pickups can be registered in Kenya?

The four factory right-hand-drive models: the T60, Interstellar L, eTerron 9 and T90 EV. Left-hand-drive vehicles cannot be registered for road use in Kenya, and post-arrival conversion is neither economic nor reliably approved.

How long does the whole process take to Nairobi?

Budget 70 to 95 days from deposit to a vehicle on the road. That is 5–15 days for RHD build slot allocation, 25–35 days production with the PVoC inspection running in parallel, 28–35 days sea transit to Mombasa, 5–12 days port clearance and 1–2 days road transit to Nairobi.

Will charging work outside Nairobi?

For depot-based fleets, yes, without any public infrastructure. Both platforms charge fully overnight from an 11 kW three-phase supply, which most Kenyan commercial and industrial premises already have. The T90 EV's 471 km WLTP city range covers a full working shift with margin.

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Other destinations in Africa

Tanzania (RHD)Uganda (RHD)Nigeria (LHD)Ghana (LHD)Zambia (RHD)South Africa (RHD)All Africa notes

Quoting a shipment to Kenya?

Send the destination port, quantity and specification. We return a proforma invoice with FOB and CIF priced side by side, plus the KEBS PVoC Certificate of Conformity your customs authority will ask for.

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