Car imports

Bima Clearing and Forwarding Limited has partnered with Avecs a leading logistical company from South Africa and Stanbic Bank Kenya to enable Kenyans to import vehicles from the South Africa. Our customers can obtain vehicles from source market through Avecs, obtain financing from Stanbic Bank Kenya while we provide them custom clearing.

Assistance you get from a Bima Clearing and Forwarding Limited when importing a car to Kenya.

• Register an import entry in Kenya Revenue Authority system
• Pay duties and taxes
• Advise and present all the relevant documents for customers to pass the entry.

The documents required for importation of motor vehicles and clearance through Customs in Kenya include:

• Original Commercial Invoice.
• Original Bill of Lading.
• Import Declaration Form obtained from Customs.
• Authentic Original Logbook from country of origin.
• Certificate of road worthiness

Age limit requirement for vehicles imported into Kenya market; – the vehicle should not be more than 8 years old from the year of manufacture (year of first registration).

Reason why Kenyans are not importing vehicles from South Africa Market;

1. Lack of know how to import from this market south Africa market
2. Lack of contacts for legitimate suppliers (and they are there) on the ground in South Africa and other markets
3. Uncertainty of costs that will be applicable
4. Uncertainty of “What you see is what you get!”

Bima Clearing and Forwarding Limited has partnered with Avecs a reputable company in South Africa and have a solution on the ground that will not only automatically tick the above boxes, but also include value adds including but not limited to:

1. Physical vehicle inspection before any purchase is completed.
2. Tracking tool that allows customers to see how the vehicle will move from origin to destination.
3. Landed cost calculation that factors in registration of the vehicles therefore customer knows what they will pay to the last cent.
4. Available financing from Stanbic Bank in Kenya for up to 60months (5 years)

If you are looking to import your own vehicle please do not hesitate to contact us.