Get a PCPB permit to import or export pesticides
Pest Control Products Board · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply for the PCPB import or export permit online through KenTrade's single window (kentrade.go.ke). Imports worth under KSh 150,000 cost KSh 2,000 per product, bigger imports cost 2% of the FOB value, and exports cost KSh 1,000. PCPB aims to decide within 2 working days once your documents are complete.
- Fee
- KSh 2,000Import worth less than KSh 150,000 (per product)KSh 1,000Export of any amount (per product)
- How long
- Within 2 working days once all documents are provided
- Where
- Online through KenTrade's National Electronic Single Window (kentrade.go.ke). Questions: PCPB head office, Loresho off Waiyaki Way, Nairobi (info@pcpb.go.ke; 0720 480 904).
Steps
- Get a KenTrade single window (TradeNet) account if you don't have one.
- Apply for the PCPB import or export permit through kentrade.go.ke.
- Pay the PCPB fee for each product: KSh 2,000 for imports under KSh 150,000, 2% of FOB value above that, or KSh 1,000 for exports.
- PCPB reviews the application and aims to decide within 2 working days once all documents are in.
Watch out
- Imports worth KSh 150,000 or more pay 2% of the FOB value, not a flat fee.
- Samples for research trials by universities and research bodies follow PCPB's separate trial samples procedure.
- PCPB says its fees can change, so confirm the amount before paying.
Official sources (4)
- PCPB Fees pcpb.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Citizens' Service Delivery Charter pcpb.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Kenya Trade Network Agency home page kentrade.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Trial Samples Import Procedure pcpb.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026