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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
September 2, 2026
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Ruto orders ACD exemption for cargo consolidators after traders’ protests

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2 – President William Ruto has ordered the exemption of cargo consolidators from the new Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) requirements. The head of state speaking during a…..
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President William Ruto has ordered an exemption for cargo consolidators from the new Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) requirements, responding to protests from small-scale traders.
- This directive addresses concerns that the ACD system, implemented on August 3, would increase import costs and complexity for small-scale importers.
- The exemption was announced during a meeting with micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) representatives.
- The intervention follows recent demonstrations by traders in Nairobi against a revised customs valuation framework by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which increased the minimum benchmark for a consolidated 40-foot container from Sh2.5 million to Sh3.2 million.
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