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Kebs tightens used car import rules

Imported cars must be less than eight years old. FILE PHOTO | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Traders are expected to complete import arrangements for used vehicles by December 31.
  • Under the rule by Kebs, dealers will be expected to complete import arrangements for used motor vehicles whose year of first registration is 2010 by the end of next month.

Importers of second-hand motor vehicles will no longer have a three-month grace period after the expiry of the deadline set by Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) in a bid to enforce the eight-year age rule.

This means that all certificates of roadworthiness for vehicles whose year of first registration is 2010 will only be valid up to December 31, 2017.