Traders scramble to beat planned shutdown of KRA cargo portal

Similar shut-down for maintenance last month triggered disruptions in Mombasa...

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Traders are rushing to complete transactions on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) cargo clearance system ahead of a scheduled weekend shutdown for maintenance. This follows a similar outage last month that caused significant disruptions at the Mombasa port.

The Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) will be offline from Saturday, April 4, 2026, 6 pm to Monday, April 6, 2026, 6 am.
The shutdown affects importers, exporters, clearing agents, and shipping lines.
KRA Commissioner for Customs and Border Control, Lilian Nyawanda, urges users to submit urgent declarations and clear cargo before the downtime.

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