Get an EPRA petroleum import, export or wholesale licence (oil marketers)
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply free on the EPRA licensing portal under the right category (petroleum products, Jet A1, bitumen, fuel oil, crude, bulk LPG or bunkering) and upload company, KRA, county permit and oil spill group 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
- Proof you applied to join an Oil Spill Contingency Group (import, fuel oil, bunkering)
- Bulk LPG: proof of at least 2,000 metric tons a year throughput, or that you own a cylinder brand
Steps
- Go to the licensing portal on the EPRA website and create an account.
- Open License Management, choose New Licence Application and pick your category, e.g. Import, Export and Wholesale of Petroleum Products (Except LPG).
- Fill in the details, attach the documents for that category and submit.
Watch out
- EPRA charges no fee for petroleum business licences, so be wary of anyone asking you to pay for one.
- Jet A1, bitumen, fuel oil, crude oil, bulk LPG and bunkering each have their own licence category, so apply under the one that fits.
- The licence lasts one year from the date it is issued, so renew it on the portal before it runs out.
Who can apply
- A registered company or business.
- To import petroleum products you must show financial capability, for example 6,600 cubic metres a year of wholesale petrol, diesel, Jet A1 or kerosene sales in Kenya (EPRA lists other options).
- Bulk LPG: you need access to a licensed bulk LPG storage facility.
Official sources (12)
- Licence for Import, Export and Wholesale of Petroleum Products (Except LPG) epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Export and Wholesale of Petroleum Products (Except LPG) epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Export and Wholesale of Jet A1 epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Import, Export and Wholesale of LPG epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Bunkering of Petroleum Products (Except LPG) epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Import, Export and Wholesale of Bitumen epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Import, Export and Wholesale of Fuel Oil epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licence for Export and Wholesale of Crude Oil epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- EPRA Citizens' Service Delivery Charter 2026 epra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- FAQs 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