Get an EPRA lubricants import, blending or wholesale licence
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply free on the EPRA licensing portal under the lubricants category you need (import, blending, wholesale and export, or bulk storage) and upload company, KRA, county permit, brand and environment liability documents. EPRA evaluates applications within 30 days and the licence lasts one year.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Within 30 calendar days
- Where
- Online on the EPRA licensing portal (portal.epra.go.ke). EPRA head office: Eagle Africa Centre, Longonot Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi.
What you need
- Certificate of Incorporation or Business Registration Certificate
- CR12 not older than 1 year
- Copies of IDs or passports for all directors
- Valid KRA Tax Compliance Certificate
- Valid county Single Business Permit for your premises
- Import/wholesale: proof the lubricant brand is registered in Kenya
- Import of finished goods: written authority from the brand owner
- A signed Environment Liability Policy
- Blending: NEMA EIA licence for the project
- Blending: KEBS letter confirming conformity assessment of the facility
- Blending: county fire clearance certificate
- Blending: proof that at least four staff are trained in safe handling of petroleum
Steps
- Go to the licensing portal on the EPRA website and create an account.
- Open License Management, choose New Licence Application and pick your lubricants category (import, blending, wholesale and export, or bulk storage).
- Fill in the details, attach the documents for your category and submit.
Watch out
- EPRA charges no fee for these licences, so be wary of anyone asking you to pay for one.
- Bulk storage of lubricants needs its own separate licence.
- The licence lasts one year. To renew, you must show you have been sending EPRA your statistics on time.
Who can apply
- A registered company or business.
- Import or wholesale: the lubricant brand must be registered in Kenya.
- Blending: you must own the blending facility or hold a registered lease on it.
Official sources (7)
- Licence for Import of Lubricants epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Lubricants Blending epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Wholesale and Export of Lubricants epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Bulk Storage of Lubricants epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- EPRA Citizens' Service Delivery Charter 2026 epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- License Application epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- EPRA Licensing Portal portal.epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026