Register as a horticultural produce dealer for the local market (marketing agent, transporter, processor)
Agriculture and Food Authority - Horticultural Crops Directorate · sources read 2 Oct 2026
If you collect, transport, store, buy or sell fruits, vegetables, flowers or other horticultural produce within Kenya, apply to AFA's Horticultural Crops Directorate on Form 7 for a dealer's certificate of registration. It runs to the next 30 June and must be displayed at your business.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Deadline
- The certificate expires on the 30 June after it was issued.
- Where
- Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), Horticultural Crops Directorate. AFA's online system is AFA IMIS (imis.afa.go.ke).
What you need
- Form 7: Application for registration as a horticultural produce dealer in the domestic market
- Copies of the company incorporation certificate, directors' IDs and current Single Business Permit, where applicable
Steps
- Fill in Form 7, stating your type of dealership (for example marketing agent, transporter or processor), the produce you handle and where you source it.
- Submit it to AFA. If you meet the requirements, AFA issues your certificate of registration.
- Display the certificate where customers and inspectors can see it at your place of business.
- Renew on Form 7 at least three months before it expires.
Watch out
- Dealers must not deal with marketing agents (brokers) who are not registered with AFA.
- The certificate can't be transferred to someone else.
- You must declare to AFA where your produce comes from (your own farm, contracted growers, or markets).
Who can apply
- Anyone in the business of collecting, transporting, storing, buying or selling horticultural produce, including marketing agents and processors.
- This registration is for the domestic market. Exporters and importers register separately.
Official sources (2)
- The Crops (Horticultural Crops) Regulations, 2020 infotradekenya.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- AFA IMIS imis.afa.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026