Here is a list of authorized manufacturers and importers
Pursuant to Section 90 and Section 116 (B) of the Customs and Excise Act, CAP 472 of the Laws of Kenya, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has produced a list of companies that have been duly licensed to manufacturer as well as import excisable goods. This comes after KRA lay down guidelines for manufacturers and importers to follow.
The authority body has therefore advised wholesalers, retailers and other outlets including customers against purchasing from unauthorised companies or else face the law in accordance to Section 185 (1) (d) (iii) of the Customs and Excise Act, CAP 472 of the Laws of Kenya.
Any goods in respect of the offence under Section 90, Section 116 (B) and Section 191 of the Act as read together with the Customs and Excise (Excisable Goods Management System) Regulations, 2013 shall be seized and destroyed at the offenders’ cost.
Licensed Excise Manufacturers in the Year 2015
Beer
- Big Five Breweries Ltd
- Kenya Breweries Ltd
- Sirville Investments Ltd
- Top Rank Industries Ltd
Opaque Beer
- Amsco Ltd
- Heritage Distillers
- Karungaru Distributors Ltd
- Mashwa Breweries Ltd
- Mt. Kenya Breweries
- Terjo Agencies Ltd
- Vinepack Ltd
- Wiseborn Industries Ltd
- Roskin Agencies
Potable Spirits and Wines
- Africa Spirits Ltd
- Kenya Nut Company Ltd
- Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd
- London Distillers (K) Ltd
- Mt. Kenya Breweries
- Nyanza Local Distillers Ltd
- Platinum Distillers
- Telleny Beverages Ltd
- Top Rank Industries Ltd
- UDV (K) Ltd
Ethyl Alcohol
- Agro Chemical and Food Company Ltd
Tobacco And Tobacco Products
- BAT (K) Ltd
Polythene Shopping Bags
- A-One Plastics Ltd
- Africa Polythene
- Bobmil Industries Ltd
- Coast Polythene
- Cocorico Investment Ltd
- Elgon (K) Ltd
- Hi – Plast Ltd
- Laneeb Industries Ltd
- Packaging Industries Ltd
- Packaging Manufacturers (1976) Ltd
- Polyflex Industries
- Polythene Industries Ltd
- Sai Industries Ltd Polythene Shopping Bags (contd.)
- Styroplast Ltd
Juices And Other Non Alcoholic Beverages
- Aquamist Ltd
- Coca Cola Juices (K) Ltd
- Delmonte (K) Ltd
- Excel Chemicals Ltd
- Glaxosmithkline Ltd
- Highlands Mineral Water Company Ltd
- Jetlak Foods
- Kenya Breweries Ltd
- Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd
- Kevian Ltd
- Skyfoods Ltd
- Sunny Processors Ltd
- Triclover (K) Ltd
- Trufoods Limited
- Victoria Juice Co. Ltd
- Miritini Kenya Ltd
Soft Drinks (Sodas)
- Coastal Bottlers Ltd
- Equator Bottlers Ltd
- Highlands Mineral Water Company Ltd
- Mt. Kenya Bottlers Ltd
- Nairobi Bottlers Ltd
- Rift Valley Bottlers Ltd
Cosmetics
- Affia Enterprise
- Alison Products (K) Limited
- Beiersdorf E. A. Ltd
- Buyline Industries Ltd
- Cannon Chemicals Ltd
- European Perfumes & Cosmetics Co. Ltd
- Haco Tiger Brands (E.A) Ltd
- Nightrose Cosmetics Ltd
- PZ Cussons East Africa
- Rok Industries Ltd
- Shethia Industrial Chemicals
- Triclover (K) Ltd
- Tropikal Brands Ltd
- Unilever (K) Ltd
- Uzuri Industries Ltd
Water
- Abadin Ltd
- Aberdares Water
- Alpha Holdings Ltd
- Alpine Coolers Ltd
- Aquamist Ltd
- Blue Wave Co. Ltd
- Bounty Limited
- Crown Beverages Ltd
- Cway Kenya Foods & Beverages Ltd
- Danmar Enterprises Limited
- Diarim Enterprises Limited
- Equator Bottlers Ltd
- Excel Chemicals Ltd
- Gichoya Development Co. Ltd
- Grand Beverages Ltd
- Highlands Mineral Water Co. Ltd
- Jetlak Foods
- Joys Springs Investments Ltd
- Kabarnet Mineral Water Co.
- Kennka East Africa Limited
- Ketepa Ltd
- Kevian Ltd
- Ki Ventures Limited
- Lucus Mwaniki Enterprises Ltd
- Mustard Masters Ltd
- My Water Business Ltd
- Nairobi Bottlers Ltd
- Natures Limited
- Pearl Industries Ltd
- Premier Water Solutions
- Pristine International Ltd
- Raili Enterprises Ltd
- Salysbury Enterprises
- Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Ltd
- Smartlife Ltd
- Spark Fresh Investments
- Triclover (K) Ltd
- World Trade Ltd
Registered Importers of Excisable Goods in the year 2015
- All Drinks Ltd
- MIA Wines & Spirit International Ltd
- Branded Beverages
- Mig Trading Company Ltd
- Brown Biashara Ltd
- Milestone City Hotel Ltd
- Cama Trading Ltd
- Mohans Oysterbay
- Canon Chemicals Ltd
- Monte Bello Wines Ltd
- Casks and Barrels
- Monwalk Inv Ltd
- Chareth General Agencies
- MRG Trading
- Crown Beverages
- Museum Hill Wines Ltd
- Decanter Ltd
- Nairobi Vintners (K) Ltd
- Distell Winemasters Ltd
- New Italycor Ltd
- Domaine Kenya Ltd
- New Westlands Stores
- Fairview Hotel
- Patialla Distillers Kenya Ltd
- Famaco Limited
- Pernod Ricardo (K) Ltd
- First Drinks Kenya Ltd
- Posner & Klein Company Ltd
- Goldust Ltd 46. Raa Ltd
- Healthy U 2000 Ltd
- Rio Kenya Ltd
- Heineken E.A. Import Co. Ltd
- Roads Into Africa Company Ltd
- Huashi Wines Importers
- Roshni Distributors Ltd
- Imperial Liquors Ltd
- San Giorgio Ltd
- Jambo Italia Ltd
- SBC Kenya Ltd
- Jos Hansen and Soehen
- Slater & Whittaker East Africa Ltd
- Spanwell Limited
- Jovet K. Ltd
- Sunrise Supplies Ltd
- Kapari Ltd
- Swift Klein Global Ltd
- Kenruss Ltd
- The Wine Company
- King Beverages Ltd
- The Wine Shop Ltd
- Liquid Africa
- UDV Holdings Ltd
- Liquid Point Limited
- Verum Kenya Ltd
- Magnum Ventures
- Viva Productline Ltd
- Maxam Ltd
- Wines of The World
- Meera Umoja Kenya Ltd
- Ziani Agencies Limited
- Mega Wines & Spirits