Meat processor Farmers Choice Limited has lost a tax appeal after a tribunal ruled it filed its challenge against a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tariff decision outside the statutory deadline.

• The Tax Appeals Tribunal struck out Farmers Choice's appeal, upholding the KRA's decision on the classification of an imported sausage ingredient.
• The dispute involved imported consignments on October 15, 2024, with KRA reclassifying an ingredient from a general food preparation tariff to one for food and beverage manufacturing, impacting applicable taxes.
• Farmers Choice filed its tribunal appeal on January 16, 2026, significantly past the 45-day statutory deadline provided under the East African Community Customs Management Act (EACCMA).