3 years rule - change of owner duty free car

Priska16

Member

Member since 22 July 2017

Priska16

30 July 2017 20:55:58

Priska16

30 July 2017 20:55:58

Hi everyone
I heard from colleagues that there is a rule that a duty free car, imported by a diplomat has to be in his/her possession for at least 3 years before a new buyer can register (also duty free) this imported car Does anybody know anything about that?
Thanks for your feeback

Longonot62

Kenya Expat Advisor

Member since 05 March 2010

Nyeri

Longonot62

02 August 2017 10:05:37

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Longonot62

02 August 2017 10:05:37

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Nyeri

I understood that if the duty free (diplomatic) vehicle is disposed of locally, duty becomes payable at that point. The KRA website appears to confirm this. The only way, as far as I know, that you can delay paying duty is by not registering the change of ownership, which isn't strictly legal!

I don't know of any 3 year rule which might lead to duty exemption for the new owner. Perhaps you should check with KRA?