No agricultural chemicals can be imported into Kenya without prior PCPB authorization and chemicals can only be sold for the specific use permitted by the board. Unfortunately violations do occur, endangering the environment. For the most part, however, major horticulture producers and exporters apply strict European Union and U.S. standards in the application and use of agricultural chemicals. This document requires rigid controls in manufacture, packaging, labeling, and distribution. It also mandates an ethics code.
Seed certification is mandatory before it can be sold locally.
The process takes three years. Kenya is not yet a member of UPOV, but plans to join. The six are inclusive of both GOK and privately owned zones. Sameer Industrial Park is Kenya's largest privately owned space-leasing export processing zone. Located in Nairobi's industrial area, it has been operational for over seven years.