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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