The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a mass auction targeting a backlog of uncollected goods within the next two months.
In a gazzette notice, the KRA revealed the hundreds of uncollected goods are currently held at the Customs Warehouse at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.
According to the taxman, the online auction will run for five days between July 28 and August 1, 2025, through the KRA's official portal. "Notice is given that unless the under-mentioned goods are entered and removed from the custody of the Customs Warehouse Keeper, Forodha JKIA, within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, they will be treated as abandoned and will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of EACCMA 2004," the gazette notice read. "This includes being sold by public auction on 28th July, 2025, 29th July, 2025, 30th July, 2025, 31st July, 2025, and 1st August, 2025 through an online portal," the notice added.
Vehicles at an auction Photo Motor Trader The taxman intends to auction the uncollected goods in line with Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as amended (EACCMA, 2004).
