Get the KEBS Diamond Mark of Quality (D-Mark)
Kenya Bureau of Standards · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Fill in the Diamond Mark forms (STA 1, STA 3 and SL1), send them to KEBS with your company registration papers and pay the fee: KSh 220,000 plus VAT per product, brand and site for a 4-year permit (local firms). KEBS then inspects your factory and its Permit Approval Committee decides.
- Fee
- KSh 220,000Local firm: 4-year permit, per product/brand/production site (plus VAT)
- How long
- Depends on how ready you are; many firms take about nine months from application
- Where
- KEBS Quality Assurance, KEBS Headquarters, Popo Road off Mombasa Road, Nairobi (forms on the KEBS Diamond Mark page)
What you need
- Diamond Mark application form (STA 1), filled in duplicate
- Assessment form (STA 3)
- Standards levy notification form (SL1), filled in duplicate
- Copy of company registration (CR12 for limited companies; registration evidence for CBOs, co-operatives, self-help groups)
- The product standards that apply to your product (specification and sector codes of practice)
Steps
- Download the STA 1, STA 3 and SL1 forms from the KEBS Quality Assurance Diamond Mark page and fill them in.
- Submit the filled forms, company registration and fee. KEBS reviews the application and assigns an inspector.
- KEBS inspects your production process and quality controls. Fix any problems found and tell KEBS what you did.
- The Permit Approval Committee reviews the recommendation. Once all requirements are met, you get a Diamond Mark permit with a unique number to print on your label.
Watch out
- Each permit covers one product, brand and manufacturing site, and cannot be moved to another site, branch or firm.
- With a Diamond Mark permit you also qualify for the Standardization Mark (S-Mark) at no extra cost. The permit lasts 4 years.
- Foreign manufacturers must show evidence that they have a local agent in Kenya. Their fees are different (in US dollars).
Who can apply
- Any manufacturer, based in Kenya or abroad, that meets the Diamond Mark criteria. It is voluntary.
- New applicants need product compliance history to standards at least every 3 months over the last year.
Official sources (2)
- Diamond Mark qualityassurance.kebs.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions (Quality Assurance) qualityassurance.kebs.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026