Opening Up the Cargo Tracker Seal Market: What KRA’s New Move Means for Importers and Transporters
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a significant policy shift in the management of electronic cargo tracking seals, opening the market to multiple vendors and allowing traders and transporters to use approved, user-owned devices. This move marks a departure from the long-standing single-vendor procurement model and signals a broader push towards efficiency, competition, and modernization of customs controls. What Has Changed? KRA has now adopted a multi-vendor, user-owned model, under which: Multiple suppliers can provide electronic cargo tracking seals, subject to KRA approval. Transporters and traders may procure and use their own compliant tracking devices. KRA will continue to monitor cargo centrally through its customs systems, ensuring security and compliance standards are maintained. All approved devices must meet strict technical and security specifications, including tamper detection and real-time data transmission to KRA syst...