G/TBT/N/KEN/1344  
9 December 2022  
(22-9163) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  KENYA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website: http://www.keb s.org 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor cars 
and other motor vehi cles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than 
those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars. (HS code(s): 8703); 
Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 03.120.20)  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Public Notice on 
Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) of used / secondhand motor vehicle s; (1 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  In pursuant to the provisions of KS 1515:2000 - Kenya 
Standard Code of Practice for Inspection of Road Vehicles, and Legal Notice No. 78 of 
28th April 2020; The Standards (Verification of Conformity to Standards and other 
applicable Regulations) Order - 2020, KEBS wish to notify all importers of used / 
secondha nd motor vehicles including diplomatic staff that in observance of clause 2.5 of 
KS 1515:2000 on the eight (8) year age limit requirement, only Right Hand Drive (RHD) 
motor vehicles whose Year of First Registration is from 1st January 2016 and later shall 
be allowed into the country effective 1st January 2023.  
All used /secondhand motor vehicles exported to Kenya are expected to comply with KS 
1515:2000 - Kenya Code of Practice for Inspection of Road Vehicles. Further, used / 
secondhand vehicles from Japan United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Thailand, 
Singapore and South Africa should be accompanied with Certificate of Roadworthiness 
(CoR) issued by Quality Inspection Services Inc. Japan (QISJ).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. KS 1515:2000 - Kenya Standar d Code of Practice for Inspection of Road Vehicles  
2. Legal Notice No. 78 of 28th April 2020; The Standards (Verification of Conformity to 
Standards and other applicable Regulations) Order - 2020 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Kenya Bureau of Standards  
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point  
P.O. Box: 54974 -00200, Nairobi, Kenya  
Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/6948258  
Fax: + (254) 020 609660/609665  
E-mail: info@kebs.org ; Website : http://www.kebs.org  
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