KRA should consult widely on the new excise system

NAIROBI: The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been implementing new excise duty stamps through the Excise Goods Management System (EGMS) for beer, mineral water, juices and soft drinks. The excise duty stamps, were rolled out in 2013 and initially focused on tobacco products, wines and spirits.

The new EGMS system is designed such that details of each excise stamp appended on a product at the point of manufacture, are captured by the system at the time of printing and then tracked along the supply chain right from the production facility.