Plan mooted to speed up cargo clearance at Nairobi terminal

Some of the uncollected containers at the port of Mombasa awaiting scanning before being allowed out of the port on March 02, 2016. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Importers could clear their cargo arriving through the port of Mombasa in six hours following the amendment of the East Africa Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA).

The Act if implemented by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will allow for advance cargo profiling, which will enable direct loading at the port for containers headed to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi through the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).