KRA gives importers 30 days to collect abandoned goods or risk losing them in December auction

KRA gives importers 30 days to collect abandoned goods or risk losing them in December auction

The department said any consignments that remain uncollected after the deadline will be handled in accordance with the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as amended.

Companies and individuals with goods lying uncollected at Nairobi’s inland container depots have 30 days to clear their consignments or risk losing them at a public auction scheduled for December.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), through its Customs and Border Control Department, has issued a notice warning importers that goods left uncollected beyond the deadline will be declared abandoned and sold through an online auction in December 2026.

In a Gazette Notice dated October 30, 2026, the department directed owners of the affected consignments to complete the necessary customs entries and remove their goods from the custody of the customs warehouse keeper within 30 days.

It warned that any goods not cleared within the stipulated period would be handled in accordance with the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as amended.

The online auction is scheduled to take place on December 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2026, through the portal https://ibid.kra.go.ke.

“Pursuant to the provisions of section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 as amended (EACCMA 2004), notice is given that unless the under-mentioned goods are entered and removed from the custody of the customs warehouse keeper, Inland Container Depot Nairobi within thirty (30) days of this notice, they will be treated as abandoned and will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of EACCMA 2004,” reads the notice.

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Prospective buyers will be allowed to inspect the goods at their respective storage locations on December 10 and 11, 2026, during official working hours.

The affected consignments belong to various businesses and individuals and cover a wide range of products, including foodstuffs, pharmaceutical supplies, agricultural chemicals, machinery, construction materials, electrical equipment and household goods.

Among the consignments facing auction are 1,260 packages of fortified rice and soy meal belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, 1,695 cartons of assorted confectionery consigned to Safi Trading Company and 175 packages of used personal effects belonging to Felix Adero Osese.

Other shipments destined for South Sudan include general gear oil and diesel oil belonging to Chevron General Trading Limited, alongside 1,200 packages of engine oil and 1,750 packages of baby diapers consigned to Bunyaan General Trading Company Limited.

Several consignments belonging to Tarita Farm Limited and Tarita Dairies Limited have also been listed. They include poultry equipment for layers and broilers, as well as dairy plant machinery and equipment used in milk and by-product production.

Stronova Waters Company Limited also faces the auction of several consignments, including water-filling equipment, office shelves, desks, chairs, sheet materials, water purifiers, water dispensers and low-voltage distribution cabinets.

Other affected businesses include Promitto Limited, which has 1,017 packages of MDF door skins, and Crescent (K) Limited, whose consignment comprises 752 packages of polyester fabrics.

The department has also listed 696 packages of water-related equipment belonging to Stronova Waters SEZ, alongside rubber shoe-moulding machinery consigned to Magman Manufacturers Limited.

At the Embakasi Inland Container Depot, the goods earmarked for auction include aluminium ingots belonging to Fanaka Aluminium Company Limited and 1,080 packages of high-density polyethene resin consigned to Infinity Plastics Industries.

Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited also has a consignment of 466 packages of materials intended for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of medium-voltage and low-voltage electricity lines and service cables.

Other affected consignments include agricultural chemicals belonging to Farmyard International Investment Limited and Second Chance Connections Limited, as well as pharmaceutical products consigned to Planet Pharmaceuticals (U) Limited, Biodeal Laboratories Limited and Unisel Limited.

The auction list also features ceramic tiles, industrial fans, solar equipment, electrical cables, construction machinery, household goods and personal effects, including two motorcycles.

Several consignments belonging to O Trade Logistics Limited and Rocoli Contractors Limited comprise ceramic tiles, while Primelick Vet Company Limited has 1,000 bags of animal feed supplements and related products listed.

Other businesses named in the notice include Seremala Construction and Engineering Limited, Cytek Solar Limited, Crown Solutions Limited, Blue Scope Shipping and Logistics Limited, Koko Networks Limited and Megvel Cartons Limited.

Their consignments include block-making machinery, solar connectors and cables, industrial chillers, milk dispensers, filling machines, cookers and spare parts, as well as equipment used in the manufacture of corrugated boards.

The affected goods are being held at various storage facilities, including Autoport Freight Terminal, Chai Logistics Centre, Compact Free Trade Zone, Mitchell Cotts Freight Limited, Embakasi Inland Container Depot and Syokimau Inland Container Depot.