Kenya Gazettes Standards (Standards Levy) Order, 2025

The Kenyan Official Gazette Oct. 31 published Legal Notice No. 136/2025, the Standards (Standards Levy) Order, 2025, for manufacturers selling specified products or services. The order includes measures: 1) setting the levy’s rate at 0.2 percent of a manufacturer’s monthly turnover from goods or services, net of VAT, excise duty, and discounts, and exempting manufacturers for which this monthly amount doesn’t exceed 5 million Kenyan shillings (US$38,495); 2) specifying deduction at source and the payment deadline of the 20th of the following month; 3) capping the levy payable at 4 million shillings (US$30,803) annually for five years after the order’s ...