Kenya to open market for duty-free EU imports after trade deal takes effect

Rebecca Miano

Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano at a past event on December 13, 2023. Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

Kenya and the European Union have enforced a trade deal after a decade of negotiations, opening up the domestic market for tax-free goods from the 27-country bloc after 25 years.

EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which preserves unrestricted access of Kenyan goods to the European bloc except for arms, came into force on Monday, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry Rebecca Miano announced.