Semi-Trailers & Trucks for the Kenyan Market

Kenya is the logistics gateway to East Africa: cargo arriving at Mombasa port moves inland by road and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Nairobi, then onwards to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the eastern DRC. This transit-trade corridor creates strong, sustained demand for container chassis and flatbed trailers among Kenyan haulers serving both domestic construction and regional freight.

The fuel distribution network across Kenya — from the Mombasa refinery and Nairobi depots out to county-level filling stations — drives consistent orders for fuel tanker trailers in the 35,000–42,000 litre range. In the arid northern and eastern counties, water tanker trailers serve municipal supply, livestock watering, and emergency drought relief, making them a year-round requirement rather than a seasonal one.

Primary port: Mombasa (Kilindini Harbour). RoRo service from Yantai and Shanghai with 25–35 day transit. Semi-trailers roll on as RoRo cargo; bulk orders of 5+ units can fill a flat-rack container shipment if RoRo schedules don't align.

Import duties: Kenya applies 0–10% duty on semi-trailers under the East African Community Common External Tariff (EAC CET, HS 8716), plus 16% VAT. Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) is required — we coordinate the inspection at the factory before shipment.

Transit trade: For cargo destined for Uganda or Rwanda via the Northern Corridor, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) issues transit bonds at Mombasa. We prepare all documentation needed for seamless customs transit clearance at both the port and inland container depots (ICDs) in Nairobi and Naivasha.